Acer Aspire One now available for purchase in America

The netbook category is relatively new and is already getting crowded with lots of competition. The first netbook to show up was the ASUS Eee and it has spawned a wealth of competitors looking for a piece of the low cost netbook market.

Back in June Acer unveiled its Acer Aspire One netbook and Acer has now announced that the Aspire One is available for purchase in the America. Acer says prices for the machine starts at only $379. For that amount of cash you get a 2.17 pound netbook that measures 9.8” x 6.7” x 1.14”. The CPU is an Atom N270 and it features 512MB of RAM, 8GB SSD, 8.9” LCD, webcam, 802.11 b/g and a 3 cell battery.

The OS on the lowest price model is Linpus Linux Lite. Add $20 to the price and you can get a unit with 1GB of RAM (512MB onboard), a 120GB HDD, and Windows XP Home. At $449 you get Linux, a 6-cell battery, 1GB of RAM and all other features are the same. Graphics on all models are via Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950.

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