Netbooks are on-the-go machines built to accomplish basic computing tasks without weighing your bag down. Since surfing the net is one of the primary use of such PCs, all of them come embedded with a Wi-fi chip. In some countries, there have been a handful of models that have been sold with 3G adapters built-in. But most of these didn’t really make their way into India, obviously as the country is just waking up to the 3G revolution this year. But this is GSM 3G we’re talking of, while CDMA’s competitive 3G technology (dubbed EV-DO) has been around in India for some time, providing users with theoretical speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps.

We’d tested the Olive Zipbook, a Netbook that had an EV-DO based wireless modem built-in. Although it was a pioneering attempt in the country, the device lacked the basic deliverables that are expected from a Netbook.

Today, we have the Acer AOD260 – a variant of the “Aspire One” series Netbook from the company, with a 3G EV-DO modem built-in. So, does the AOD260 finally pull off the characteristics of a netbook without the need to have a stick-like object poking out of its USB port? Read on to find out.

Design and Build

The Acer Aspire AOD260 is very similar in design to its Gateway counterpart, the LT23. The glossy black top with the “Aspire One” logo is striking, and oddly enough, the same glossy part is even fitted at the base of the laptop. The AOD260 is pretty thin and light compared to the current iteration of Netbooks; anything smaller than this is going to burn a hole in your pocket. The build quality is also pretty good as the AOD260 does not creak or flex to the point of concern.

Source:-http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Acer_Aspire_AOD260_Wireless_Broadband_Netbook/551-114249-616.html

Laptops
Acer Aspire One D255 with dual-core Atom hits at $330
By Joanna Stern posted Oct 4th 2010 12:01AM
It was only a matter of time before Acer let out the pricing / availability details on its dual-core Atom netbook, and as we could have predicted, the Taiwanese company’s smacked an extremely enticing pricetag on this one. Ringing up at an aggressive $329.99, the 2.2-pound D255 looks almost identical to the D260 — yes, even those with the worst of cataracts could tell it’s an Aspire One from afar — but in terms of specs it’s got that notable difference of a brand new dual-core Atom N550 processor.

But not to worry, even though it’s now the cheapest dual-core netbook around, it’s still got the netbook standards — including 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and six-cell battery. The single-core version will go for $269.99, but we do have to say that shelling out that additional $50 for that extra core does buy you slightly faster performance (see our HP Mini 5103 review for some Atom N550 performance results). Sounds mighty tempting to us, but it still doesn’t make us forget about that Chrome OS netbook Acer’s been promising.

Source:http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/acer-aspire-one-d255-with-dual-core-atom-hits-at-330/

Acer just announced its Aspire Revo AR3700 Stateside, and it is nice to see the nettop hit the market via a pre-order state on Amazon.com as well as Newegg.com, retailing for less than $350. That’s pretty pocket friendly, and it ought to be good enough for most folks who want an ordinary computing machine without breaking the bank. After all, its performance shouldn’t be too shabby with an Intel dual core Atom D525 processor aided by Nvidia ION 2 graphics, 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi connectivity and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit as the operating system of choice. It does seem as though a VESA mount has been thrown into the mix, which would make this to be a decent candidate for a HTPC in your living room if the need arises.

Source:http://www.newsfactor.com/blog_article.php?aid=3019029

The Acer Aspire line has grown by the addition of a new all-in-one computer. The new desktop model is the Aspire AZ3100-U3072 which is characterized by its compact design, thereby making it a space saving computer like all other AIO computers.

The new Acer model comes with a 21.5-inch display that supports full high definition video and 1920×1080 pixel resolution. Under the hood, the AIO features a 2.0GHZ AMD Athlon II 170u CPU, 3GB RAM, 500GB hard disk drive and a GeForce 9200GPU Nvidia video card.

Additionally, this device also has the other hardware components one would expect in an AIO including WiFi and wired LAN support, a pair of integrated speakers, a webcam, DVD drive, an HDMI port, and a wireless keyboard and mouse.

The Acer Aspire AZ3100-U3072 AIO runs on the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and will retail for $599.

Source:http://www.coated.com/acer-aspire-az3100-u3072-aio-0930201007/

Acer president Scott Lin said that despite pessemistic statements to the contrary, the netbooks category will not die.

At a press conference in Taiwan, Lin had been asked about PC makers shifting towards tablet PCs and away from netbooks according to the Digitimes. Lin forecast that global netbook shipments for 2010 will be around 40 million units, around 20 per cent of the entire notebook market.

Lin didn’t go far as to say that growth could be expected in the decline category, instead saying that 2011 will remain around the same level Acer and fellow Taiwanese manufacturer Asus would have more of the market to themselves following the withdrawal of Dell and HP.

Pinning hopes on Intel’s new Atom N550 CPU offering better performance at the same price, Lin said that the price to performance ratio for netbooks based on Intel’s revamped Atom CPus would be attractive to consumers.

Acer aksi saud they expect to sell 2 million smartphones in 2011 and set an aggressive goal to more than double their smartphone shipments to 4 or 5 million in 2011.

Source:http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/34751/Acer-says-Netbooks-will-not-die