Acer Aspire One & Asus Eee PC 901
Monday
Jun 9, 2008
I’m almost sold on the HP 2133, and I’ve actually been scouring stores for stocks these past few days. Never mind that I’ve been offered a hefty discount by a distributor contact—I have to wait for stocks to come. But now with other worthy alternatives, I don’t think I should rush into going for the Mini Note yet.
Enter the Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee PC 901. Both don’t look as sexy as the HP Mini Note, but both run on Intel’s new Atom platform. That means better ultraportable mobility, in terms of low power consumption (and hence heat), and longer battery life.
That’s one gripe I usually hear about the HP Mini Note—that it runs on a VIA platform, rather than Intel. And it’s not even VIA Isaiah yet, which is supposedly at par with Intel Atom when it comes to ultraportable computing.
The Acer Aspire One looks attractive and is supposedly priced more reasonably than other ultraportables.
– Intel Atom @ 1.6Ghz – 8.9” LED-backlit 1024×600 screen, – 512MB of RAM – Linupus Lite OS – 8GB of SSD. – SD card reader (5-types) – Four colours: sapphire blue, seashell white, golden brown and coral pink – 248mmx170mmx29mm – 3hrs (3-cell) and 6hrs (6-cell) battery options. – Options: 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD. Windows XP
The Asus Eee PC 901, meanwhile, will be much like the 900, but with an Intel Atom processor, which should boost the battery life upwards of 7 hours.
Screen size: 8.9”
OS: Genuine Windows XP® Home / GNU Linux
Storage: SSD 12GB (Genuine Windows XP® Home) / SSD 20GB (Linux)
Processor: Intel Atom
Networking/connectivity: 802.11 n / Bluetooth
RAM: 1GB (DDR2)
WebCam: 1.3M Pixel
Audio: Dolby Sound Room Certified / Stereo speaker / Digital Array Mic
Battery: 6 Cells, 4.2 ~ 7.8 hrs*
Weight: 1.1 kg
Both are tempting options.
Comments
Kung Fu Panda
June 10th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I have been using ACER for close to 2 years now. Performance-wise, I don’t have any problems. But you better make sure that these new ACERs don’t get as hot as the old models they have. Even with 2 internal fans, 1 tabletop fan and 1 mini industrial fan, the laptop gets insanely hot, enough to burn your lap. The laptop automatically shuts down when it gets too hot so there’s always a danger of losing the file you are currently working on.
Peter "The Mordo" Juan
June 11th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I’ve been a long time Acer user too and while it does tend to run hot, I hardly ever have a problem with them. I use stands to elevate them and get a lot of air circulating at the bottom. This of course requires that I have desk in front of me and so it’s hardly ever literally a laptop. I’ve been holding off buying myself one of these UMPCs waiting for the best bang for my buck. If the article you linked is true, it looks like I have a winner in the Acer One.
hiromifan
August 4th, 2008 at 4:26 am
I’m dying to buy an eee 901, pls. but as far as I know it won’t be available here in the Philippines. I need help.
webster12
August 18th, 2008 at 4:03 am
i was at the mall yesterday and i saw a much better specs for acer aspire one…it’s called aspire one a0a-150 it cost 26,900 pesos. And well if you even compare that with the new asus eee pc 1000 or 1000h it’s still a steal!
1000h is about 25 thou and with a much lower memory..like, i think it’s just 20 or 30 gb!
definitely now…i have my eyes on the new acer aspire one a0a-150! ah! a few more months and im gonna be able to buy this baby. I just hope that they will still continue making one and by november or december the 26,900 is 20k-23k..
this is definitely a steal!
hiromifan…i’d suggest you wait before buying the eee 901..and look at other options.
joaquin
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Huh?
The difference in price for all the netbooks are related to features, and make them all nearly identical in terms of getting for your . You cannot possibly compare a 8.9” with a 10”, or a 8gigSSD with a 64 gig SSD, and especially not a 3 cell with a 6 cell. Right now is the time to choose what matters most and get one. Me? I like the stripped down aspire one. If I want or need another stick of ram, I can get one when they are practically free, and the small SSD drive is fine, since my lappy goes home nearly every night and unloads in the toilet that is my desktop with 500 gigs. Why waste energy carrying all that electronic weight?