

The pearl white top is glossy, so expect to spend some time cleaning fingerprints, although oils deposited on the lid do not show as much as on the One’s piano black LCD bezel. A pearl white finish with black trim and metallic orange hinge accents delivers more visual impact than the Eee. Perhaps because netbooks are generally seen as accessories to a primary computer, Acer has designed the One with an aesthetic flair that is second only to the HP Mini-Note 2133. That outfit is just screaming for an accessory! To the untrained eye that looks like a heck of a bargain for a system with an Atom processor, a 1024×600 display, and solid-state storage.


Unlike some of the more recent entries in the netbook market, the One is quite affordable, allowing retailers to lure in shoppers during the busy back-to-school season.Īcer recently cut its netbook prices, and the One is now turning up at a lot of resellers for as little as $329. Retailers like a product with buzz, and here the One has the successful Eee PC’s coat tails to ride in on.
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At this rate you’ll probably be able to buy one at your local gas station before long, and it might even be cheaper than a full tank of gas by then. As Asus seeks to consolidate its position as the netbook market leader, its rivals are crashing the party hoping to get a slice of the pie before Asus hoards it all.Ĭhief among those rivals is Acer, whose new value-priced Aspire One netbook is springing up at almost every retailer that has an interest in computers. Asus has since filled this category to the brim with a variety of Eee models designed to appeal to an ever-wider audience. What started as a bit of a cash-in on the hype surrounding the altruistic OLPC project has grown into a pretty attractive little business.
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Asus created a new category of portable computers last year when it unveiled the Eee PCthe first of the much ballyhooed netbooks.
