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It's on again at CotD Small Fish - The XP / 1GB RAM / 8GB SSD (+ 8GB SDHC card) version.
"Hurry, cashback offer ends soon and there's only a few left!"
For some reason shipping has gone up from $19.95 to $29.95 since last time.
It’s the netbook known as “The One”. The Acer Aspire One, powered by Intel® Atom™ processor technology, providing leading performance for your internet centric lifestyle. With an ultra small and slim form factor this beauty has the performance and portability every road warrior and casual café net browser needs. In addition to its – might I say, extremely alluring appearance, the Aspire One helps you stay productive, entertained and connected to your digital world.
Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache
Mobile Intel 945GSE Chipset
1GB (2x 512MB) DDR2 533MHz
16GB storage (8GB SSD on board + 8GB SD card)
8.9” WSVGA high-brightness TFT LCD, 1024 x 600 pixel Res
3-cell l-ion battery
High-definition audio support, 2 built-in stereo speakers MS-Sound compat, Built-in Mic
Integrated Intel Graphics GMA950
Acer 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Ntwk connection 10/100 Mbps Fast E’net
3 USB 2.0, VGA, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Mic-in jack, RJ-45, DC-in jack for AC adapter
5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Windows XP Home Preloaded
249 x 170 x 29 mm
985 g (approx)
Black Colour
Wow, seems like a pretty good price for a 8.9in netbook. The few negatives I can see are the lack of integrated bluetooth, low capacity SSD HDD, and three-cell battery (though I guess having the SSD+flash storage would give better battery-life from the three-cell versus using a traditional HDD).
Also, the RAM configuration of 2x512MB means that the internal slot is already used so you'll need to discard 512MB if you want to upgrade the RAM. That's not to mention that there is no easy-access RAM cover - you'll have take apart the netbook to access the slot (though 1GB on WinXP home should be sufficient for most people).
Lastly, I've never used/owned an Acer, but I've heard people say bad things about their build quality.
Regardless, at this price it is still pretty tempting :)