Sub-notebooks galore.

In an apparent attempt to boost flaggins sales Acer has announced the launch of its ‘netbook’. Basically, the Ultra Mobile PC has been designed to compete with the Eee PC and HP2133 in a market that is reported to become the next big thing in hardware sales.

The Aspire One is a Linux based device offering WiFi and an 8Gb Solid State Disk - not great storage features but likely an attempt to keep the price low. WiMax and 3G models are expected to follow shortly after the initial launch.

The Aspire One should make its debut on 10th July 2008. Prices range from £199 for the Linux variant, featuring  an 8Gb SSD, to £249 for the Windows XP model with an 80Gb platter disk. Hmm, I can’t wait to try this out when it hits the market.

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