Additional details of the upcoming Acer Aspire One AOD250 netbook featuring both Windows XP and the Android OS were released by Acer and on Amazon.com. With this latest iteration of the Aspire One, users will be able to select either OS depending upon their immediate needs. If you simply want to get onto the web, check email etc, then you’ll be able to boot into the Android OS in approximately 18 seconds. Shutting down the netbook from Android will be even faster at a claimed 3 second pace.
Why bother even creating a dual booting netbook you might ask? Why not simply stick with Android? According to Acer executives, it boils down to Internet Explorer. Many websites are still optimized for IE and thus Acer wanted to make sure customers had the option to go into Windows to check out these sites. Controlling market share helps eh?
OK.. onto additional details. Amazon.com claims the upcoming AOD250-1613 netbook
- 10.1 inch LED backlit CrystalBrite screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
- 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N280 processor
- 6 cell battery with 9 hour battery life
- Multi-gesture enabled touchpad
- 160GB HDD
- 1GB DDR2 RAM
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- CrystalEye Webcam
- 89 percent keyboard (ugh.. they couldn’t fit a 92 or larger in there???)
- 802,11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, Ethernet connectivity
- VGA video output
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- Multi-in-1 memory card reader
- Stereo speakers
- Optimized Dolby Headphone Technology
- Measures 10.17 x 8.04 x 1 inches and weighs 2.79 pounds
The Acer AOD250-1613 is available for pre-order now on Amazon.com for $349.99.
OK.. I have to say this again.. an 89 percent keyboard on a 10 inch netbook?? That’s just unacceptable..
[Check it out via PC World]
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