Acer has released Windows drivers for the A150 today and they can be downloaded here. They are not really useful as no AA1s with built-in 3G are available yet, but they do reveal which 3G module will be used. There are actually two drivers included in the package. The first is for the internal Option GTM380 PCI Express module while the other one is for an external 3G USB modem by Qualcomm.
The Network Manager in Linux was already updated with an 3G Option a few days ago, which may actually be referring to the name of the 3G module itself.
Thanks to macles for the heads up.
The low-cost Aspire One has built-in 802.11b/g, but Acer has left room inside the laptop to install a 3G card.
The laptop costs £225, but the mobile networks will almost certainly give the Aspire One away for free or at a heavily subsidised price to customers who sign up for 18 or 24-month deals.
Carphone Warehouse began offering a free Fujitsu Siemens laptop to customers on Orange’s £30-per-month 3G tariff earlier this year, while PC World already offers other Acer Aspire laptops for free to customers signing £30-a-month deals with 3.
Quick update, that Acer will be releasing the Aspire One in brown and pink in August, with the 3G adapter pre-fitted, so its mobile internet ready.
