Mobile Computer magazine in the UK has a video comparison of three of the new breed of tiny laptops, the MSI Wind, Asus Eee 901 and the Acer Aspire One.

“Here they are side by side. It’s a matter of taste regarding which looks purdier. Some Cravers like the Eee PC 901’s glossy curves, while others prefer the two-tone design of the Aspire One. The two gangs are organising a fight outside the Tate Modern at lunchtime tomorrow, if you fancy popping down. Bring your own weaponry. ”

Full comparsion here

“The Aspire One is available in a wider range of configurations, including a £220 entry-level model. But here’s how it stacks up against the Eee PC 901, pound for pound: 8.9-inch screen, 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB mechanical hard drive — which offers more storage, but is more fragile.”

Acer is trying to spin a neat line in marketing with the launch of its Aspire One.

Even though it follows the brand name of its consumer notebook line, if Acer is to believed, this isn’t actually a notebook.

Instead, Acer is calling it a ‘two-handed internet device’. In reality, this spin detracts from the fact that Acer has put together a feature-rich mini-notebook in its own right.

The look is very much akin to what we’ve seen from Asus and MSI – a plastic chassis with a keyboard squeezed into a tiny casing.

To fit a decent keyboard, Acer has opted for a large bezel around the screen but you still get a standard 8.9-inch panel with 1024 x 600-pixel resolution.

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