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The screen was bright and even. The 8.9in size and resolution meant that websites were easy to read.
Playing around on the Linux version - on which Acer will ship a Vista-like GUI that links web browsing, emailing, word processing, and multimedia support - navigation between panes was a little slow compared to a full-sized laptop. Further, opening up concurrent applications caused the sample model to slow to a crawl, but that should be remedied with more system RAM.
Acer steadfastedly maintained that the Aspire One isn't designed as a traditional laptop replacement. Rather, it's pitched as an on-the-go machine. In that respect, it does well, and has a subjectively nicer feel about it than the Eee PC in its various incarnations.
Acer will add different Atom processors and the pink and bronze colours at a later date, we were told, and the company has high hopes for the Aspire One: it plans to ship between 5-7m units in one year!
Another solid offering in the nascent netbook market. Acer really needs to hit the quoted $349/$399 price-points if the Aspire One is to be successful. Over to you, Dell.
