OMG! Folks who buy at  Buy.com should hurry for this dirt cheap deal for the Acer Aspire One - $309.99? How cheap could this netbook get really. The product page doesn’t say up to when the offer would stood and neither does it say how many units will be available.

But if you’re looking to buy a netbook and seriously looking into the Acer Aspire One, now is your chance to get at such a dirt cheap price.

For your $309.99 you’ll get an Acer Aspire with:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor
• 8.9-inch screen
• 512 MB RAM
• 8GB SSD
• webcam
• WiFi
• Linpus Lite OS

Via CrunchGear, DealNews

“Netbooks are a very good solution for mobile people, and help to satisfy certain needs, the margin impact of netbooks is better than on notebooks. The margin of netbooks is not a problem.”

Those are the words of Acer President and CEO Gianfranco Lanci delivered during an Acer Global press conference in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Lanci also confirmed that due to the success of their Acer Aspire One netbook, it is most likely that the company is planning to release an Aspire One netbook with larger screen. And this is understable since most of the late comers in the scene did not bother to come up with a 7-inch and 8.9-inch netbook anymore, but instead immediately released their notebook with the 10-inch screen.

Additionally, he also said that the current model of the Acer Aspire One will soon have a 3G capability as well as WiMAX to futher boost the success of their netbook.

Similarly, Mr. Lanci also announced that Gateway, the company which they recently bought will also be coming out with a netbook of their own.

There you go, Acer fans, better wait up for these new model of the Aspire One if you haven’t bought one for yourself, unless of course if you’re looking into another brand.

Via LaptopMag

Acer Aspire One with 6-cell battery shows up at Amazon for the nice price of $399.95.

There have been many complaints over the 3-cell battery thats ships with the Aspire one that only lasts for 2.5-3h. The 6-cell battery should last 5h+.

Unistep.net have a done a size comparision of the 3-cell vs. the 6-cell version with some pictures, check it out!

From: Engadget

Digitimes is reporting that Acer is projecting that they can ship two million units of the Aspire One netbook by 3Q of 2008. While Acer is yet to achieve one million units sold which it hopes to achieve by the end of September, still the company is confident that they could achieve the 2 million mark.

To help in achieving this goal, Acer is planning to release a new version of the Aspire with a built-in 3G module, initially for Taiwan sometime in November. This 3G-powered Aspire One will be released in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile.

In addition, said new version of the Aspire One has adopted Qualcomm’s 3G chip.

Some people are touting the Acer Aspire One as the better netbook than the recently released Dell Inspiron Mini 9, primarily because of its sleek-looking design and affordable price. Adding a 3G module to the Aspire One will definitely gather more interest for the netbook, and perhaps increase unit sales.

Those who are wishing that Acer would still reduced the price of their Aspire One would be glad to know that Acer has brought down the price of the said netbook to $329 from its previous SRP of $379. Although it’s not quite clear why Acer decided to bring down the price of the Aspire One, it could only point to one thing, it needs to be more competitive and is probably not getting any mileage as against the more popularly priced Eee PC 901 which is currently selling at Amazon for $379.99

For a difference of $50, you’ll get the same specs as the Eee PC 901 - 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz ATOM processor, 512 MB of RAM, 8GB of Flash Drive and Linux OS. So, if you’re not really an Eee PC fan and looking for just a netbook which you can tout around, the Acer Aspire One would seem to be a better choice. Will this affect the Eee PC 901’s sales? I would like think that it won’t really matter. The interest with the Eee PC 901 has already gone down with the successive release of other Eee PC models.But if ACER is still targetting those who have not bought a netbook by now, chances are they might get those in their sales inventory.

Incidentally, other higher-end models of the Acer Aspire One has also received a price cut. The mid-range Aspire One is now selling for $349 from $399.

Via Electronista

The guys at laptopmag are very lucky indeed to get an in-depth look at the pre-production unit of the Acer Aspire One.

Among their observations after tinkering with Acer’s machine are, laptopmag said that in terms of design and aesthetics, the Acer Aspire One has a nice look. They also said that the keyboard and touchpad is big enough for touch typing, decent sounding quiet speakers, a possibility of having a 3G/WiMAX feature, 0.3 webcam that performs better in low-light environment, smooth and fast performance.

Finally, their early verdict on the Acer Aspire One is that its thickness and weight could be a big factor in attaining a competitive advantage to competitors’ product.

If you want to learn more, watch this video.

So, after the Dell Mini Notebook photos that we saw from Michael Dell himself which created quite a stir among us, UMPC-loving geeks, here comes another juice rumor, this time about detailed specs of Acer’s Aspire One. The specifications came from “an alleged insider” from Notebook Review’s forum.

The Acer Aspire One would have the following features:

• Processor: Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz)
• Chipset: Intel 82945GMS + Intel 82801GBM
• OS: Highly modified Acer Linux (Acer smartfile manager, home page navigator)
• Memory: 512 MB
• Mass storage: 8 GB SSD
• Screen size: 8.9″ Acer CrystalBrite (1024×600), LED backlight
• Wireless: 802.11b/g, Acer SignalUp technology
• Ports: 5-in-1 cardreader, SD slot, 3xUSB, VGA, RJ-45, headphone/lineout, microphone, Acer CrystalEye webcam
• Keyboard: 95% full size keyboard, touchpad with scroll zone
• Dimensions: 249 (w) x 170 (d) x 29 (h) mm, 2.17 lbs
• Power: 3 cell, 2200 mAh, 30 W AC adapter

A Microsoft XP version will also be released one month after the Linux version comes out. As for pricing, Acer Aspire One would retail for around $400.