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Acer has just opened up its UK product page for the Acer Aspire One D250. This is, in all probability, the first 10″ model from the Aspire One Pro line of netbooks. Among the features expected include :-
•10.1″ display at 1,024 x 600 resolution
•160GB hard drive
•802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity
•Ethernet connectivity
•3G wireless with support for HSDPA, HSUPA and UMTS networks
•Up to 2GB RAM
Powered by Windows XP, the D250 will feature either a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 or a 1.68GHz Intel Atom N280 processor with an Intel 945GSE or Intel 82801GBM chipset, respectively. No word on pricing yet.
The Aspire One D250 measure 10.2? x 7.2? x 1 inches. The notebook supports up to 2GB of RAM, and comes comes with a 3 or 6 cell battery. Interestinly, there appear to be two different 6 cell battery options. One is a 48.8Whr 4400mAh battery that will provide up to 6 hours of run time, while the other is a 57.7Whr 5200mAh battery that should be good for up to 7.5 hours. The 3 cell battery is a 24.4 Whr 2200mAh battery that Asus says is good for up to 3 hours and 15 minutes.
With a 3 cell battery the laptop weighs 2.4 pounds. The 6 cell version will weigh 2.8 pounds.
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The Acer Aspire One D150 is a 10in netbook with an upgraded intel Atom chip.
When Acer created the original Acer Aspire One, it came up with a bestseller that was helped along by the fashionable styling, attractive low price and good overall build and performance.
It has now stretched the original screen by an inch, bringing the new Acer Aspire One D150 model in line with the rest of the 10in pack
Full review @ www.pcadvisor.co.uk
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PC World norway has a preview of the new 11.6 ich Acer Aspire One 751
“Aspire One 751 weighs only 1.24 kilograms, about the same as the Packard Bell Dot – despite the fact that Dot has only 8.9-inch screen. Etter en kontrollveiing fant vi ut at vekten faktisk ikke er mer enn 100-200 gram mer enn de fleste 8,9-tommers mini-pc-er og likevel er Aspire One 751 en pc med større skjerm og større tastatur. After weighing a control we found that the weight is actually not more than 100-200 grams more than most 8.9-inch mini-PCs and still is Aspire One 751 pc with a larger screen and larger keyboard. Riktignok ble vårt eksemplar levert med et lite og lett 3-cellers batteri, mens Packard Bell Dot og flere modeller i Asus Eee-serien har batteri med høyere kapasitet. Sure, our copy provided with a small and lightweight 3-cell battery, while Packard Bell Dot and more models in the Asus Eee series battery with higher capacity. The thickness of the machine is around 2.2 to 2.5 cm”
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“We’re not entirely sure how serious to take this, but apparently Acer’s hugely popular 8.9-inch Aspire One netbook will trash the hard drive if you play music through it too loudly according to some users on HardwareCult. One of the tracks it has taken a particular dislike to is U2’s Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, which several users have been able to replicate the problem with.
Ultimately, the drive will undergo “complete catastrophic failure, talking with it all the user’s data“, according to Tigre Marino who made the original claim. The result is “read errors, ATAPI errors on the system log, and even logging Raw Read Errors on the hard drive’s SMART health monitoring system.”
“You’ll see, after some seconds, the hard drive LED will get stuck and the machine could freeze or get a BSOD. Lower the volume or plug in some headphones and the problem magically disappears,” Tigre said.
It’s unknown what causes the problem. Is excessive vibration to blame? Does the video emit a frequency that causes part of the HDD to resonate? Is it simply electrical or magnetic interference? Others have suggested that when the speakers are on full, the HDD received insufficient power. All of the users that reported this were running XP rather than Linux and had hard-disk drives rather than solid-state drives. For those that dare to try it themselves, the U2 video can be found here.”
Soruce: www.netbookchoice.com
Anyone done this ?
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The Acer Aspire One 11.6-inch netbook has a 16:9 aspect ratio screen that pulls in a neat 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, it could well be the first HD Ready netbook to hit the market.
The other main difference with this netbook seems to be a move away from the Intel Atom N270, to the more cost-effective Atom Z530 and the Intel SCH USW15S chipset. The rest of the spec is unknown but we can guess that it will come in as Windows XP, to start with, 1024MB of memory, 160GB hard drive and feature the now standard 1.3-megapixel webcam and Wi-Fi arrangement.
The site is also claiming that two different batteries will be available with a standard pack offering four hours of battery life, while the high-capacity version should safely double this.
We’re waiting for an official announcement from Acer as to release date and pricing of the Aspire One 11.6 but hopefully this will be soon, as we’d love to get our hands on a HD Ready netbook.
Source – macles
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Acer is set to release the most advanced Aspire One yet, moving away from the 10.1-inch models currently in the series, with an 11.6-inch model according to macles. Up until now the Acer Aspire One netbook has only seen minor technical revisions, whereas this new model is expected to be a new generation of netbook/mini-notebook for Acer.
The design itself is very similar to previous models, however the 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display with widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio has enabled Acer to stick a full-sized keyboard with flat keys into the netbook. Acer has also rung the changes underneath the hood too with the 11.6-inch netbook powered by a low-power 1.6GHz Z530 Intel Atom CPU, rather than the N270 Atom CPU. The net effect of this is an increased battery life of four hours with the standard battery and eight hours with the higher-capacity battery, despite the larger screen size over the 10.1-inch variants.
The new model will also use the Intel Poulsbo chipset with GMA500 graphics core, instead of the Intel 945GSE and GMA950 graphics core found in earlier models. Despite the confusing numbering for the graphics core, the GMA500 is more advanced and features H.264 hardware decoding along with other video codecs. The new platform has a TDP of just 4.3W compared to 11.8W highlighting how much difference the move will make to power efficiency.
Source: macles
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Want to put a sata connection on your Aspire One – here is how to do it !
“There are two basic versions of the original Aspire One – both use the same motherboard, and both support a PATA interface and a SATA interface. The SDD version features the same ZIF connector found on 1.8? PATA hard drives, but no SATA connector. The HDD version features a standard 2.5? SATA hard drive connector and a modified casing, but no ZIF connector…
Since I replaced the slower 8 GB SSD with a faster 60 GB hard drive on the PATA interface and the SATA interface was still unused, I decided to add an external eSATA connector to my Aspire One 
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The slimline version of the Acer Aspire One netbook has cleared the FCC, suggesting that it’s scheduled for a US release. Hardware specifications are unclear from the filing, but according to earlier reports include Intel’s 1.6Ghz Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive. The FCC filing does indicate a 3G SIM slot, however, suggesting that the netbook will have integrated WWAN broadband.
According to the FCC report, the specific model is the Acer Aspire One ZG8 AO530, and it measures approximately 25.5 x 18.5 x 2.4 cm. To achieve that, Acer has had to rework their ports; the ethernet and VGA ports, for instance, are repositioned to the netbook’s hinges, although they still manage to squeeze in three USB 2.0.
Going by the photos, the Aspire One ZG8 will have a 2200mAh/23Wh battery. It will run Windows XP, and the 3G-equipped models may have a retractable antenna. Still no official word from Acer themselves.
Source Slashgear.com (link for images as well)
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macles blog site is reporting possibly another new Acer Aspire One netbook.
Details – “It looks very much like the just released D150, so you probably wouldn’t even notice that it’s a new model. The most noteable changes are a completely different motherboard layout, evident in the rearrangement of all ports, and a few minor design improvements. It’s also slimmer with a height of only 26 millimeters. You can use the dimensions and pictures of the D150 posted in a previous post for comparison. The technical specifications remain unchanged. And despite being what appears to be only a minor revision Acer will increase the model number to D250 for the HDD configuration”
