
The WiMAX Aspire One managed speedtest.net results of 6.7 Mbps on the downlink and 2.8 Mbps on the uplink; it also loaded the NY Times homepage in 15 seconds and played smooth streaming video from Hulu in full-screen. Check out the Laptop Mag link for the video demo of the WiMAX netbook in action.
As for market availability, our contacts at Acer passed us this European press release for the netbook which confirms that not only integrated 3G but integrated WiMAX are upcoming options. While the release specifies the Euro/Asian spec 2100MHz HSDPA band, we’re told a 3G version suited to the US is certainly on the cards.
Further reading @ www.slashgear.com
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