Acer is planning to launch a low-power and low-cost 1-liter nettop at the beginning of 2009, according to sources at OEM providers. Since Acer expects Aspire one netbook shipments to surpass its goal of 12-13 million units in 2009, to prevent the nettop from impacting the company’s Atom processor supply, Acer is considering using processors [...]
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Acer revises down Aspire one netbook shipment target
July 31st, 2008
Component supply problems and software development delays caused Acer to delay the launch of its Aspire one netbook by a month, leading it to revise down its shipment target for this year. The world’s third-largest PC vendor now expects to ship 5 million to 6 million Aspire ones in 2008, down from a previous estimate [...]
Ubuntu on Atom: coming soon to a subnotebook near you
July 27th, 2008
“On the Aspire’s 8.9 inch 1024×600 LCD, the Ubuntu mobile launcher looked crisp and elegant. He demonstrated several of the hardware features and showed me that the built-in webcam worked perfectly with Cheese, the GNOME webcam application. Seeing Ubuntu in action on the Aspire has cranked up my enthusiasm for Linux-based subnotebooks. I’ve gotten a [...]
Philippines to get first Atom laptop
July 8th, 2008
In a briefing Tuesday, Acer officials confirmed the company will now formally take on current market leaders in the low-cost laptop segment, including fellow Taiwanese company Asus with its Eee PC product line. According to Asus, demand for the low-cost subnotebook in the Philippines has been so strong that supplies are short. However, Manuel Wong, [...]

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