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Rob Beard wrote: > Just seen this on The Register... > > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/03/acer_launches_one/ > > It's the new Acer Aspire One. > > It's got a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 512MB DDR2 memory with one slot > free, 1280x600 8.9" screen and running Linux, a 3 hour battery life > which with a bigger battery is extendable up to 7 hours!!! > > Not sure how it compares to the EeePC with regards to size/weight but > if they are at the suggested £200 mark for the Linux version, I'd > certainly be interested in buying one. > > It looks like the Linux version has an 8GB SSD with an SHDC slot so > you can stick in a whopping big SD card to extend the storage. > > Rob > > > > > I think Asus have shot themselves in the foot over the eeepc, with making it bigger and thereby upping the price to that comparable with budget full spec laptops. I know which I would rather have for my £350 - £400. I'm sure the likes of Acer will more than fill the gap that Asus dont seem to want to fill. I'm going to get one of these for my 6 year old, he can take it to school and who knows, as well as making the school aware of these low cost alternatives, it might be a good way of introducing Linux to the school and a generation not yet reliant on M$. Dave -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html