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Review: The Aspire One A110 Netbook
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| Just how does the A110 hold up against the regular laptops? Well, when used
| with pre-installed Linpus Linux, it does live up to its advertised claims. On
| a cold boot, the machine fully logs into the Linpus Desktop in about 20
| seconds. Wi-Fi connection is about 10 seconds. You can access all your e-mail
| accounts from Acer's One Mail.
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http://www.toptechnews.com/news/Review--The-Aspire-One-A110-Netbook/story.xhtml?story_id=0020007DM1HO
Netbooks Dominate Cyber Monday on Amazon
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| Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com
| on Cyber Monday in the U.S., the biggest online shopping day of the year.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/154754/.html?tk=rss_news
Recent:
Review: Acer Aspire One Is In The Game
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| The Linpus OS on this netbook loads in less than 15 seconds into a
| well-organized home screen where applications are grouped by function. The
| Internet applications, such as IM, e-mail and browsing, are in one box,
| office applications in another, and so forth.
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| The power consumption is impressive, drawing very little power, a little less
| than 30 watts. The battery life was measured by playing a movie continuously
| using VLC and with power saving settings turned off. It lasted about four and
| a half hours, about on par with the Asus EEE. Unlike most other laptops, the
| Aspire One remained fairly cool to the touch, with surface temperatures
| barely reaching 100 degrees after two hours of operation. On a recent
| cross-country trip, the Aspire One easily lasted a whole day with a user
| editing some documents, writing memos, and surfing the Internet in the
| airport and on a flight without requiring a charge.
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http://www.crn.com/hardware/210700251
I’m turning Taiwanese (I really think so)
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| As for my first non-Mac experience in some time, Linpus Linux served on Acer
| Aspire has me pretty well hooked. I’ve got pretty close to touch-typing on
| the keyboard; and that was my biggest area of concern. The screen quality is
| as good as any of the reviews have already said it is. Video seems to play
| really well (although it struggled a bit with Little Britain USA on BBC
| iPlayer) and I think the on board games are cool.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009467o-2000458459b,00.htm?new_comment
Acer: We’re comin’ at ya, Dell
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| And so to Budapest last month for Acer’s annual global press conference. What
| did I learn?
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/10/06/acer_plans_for_world_domination/
The One for you?
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| At the time of writing we were only able to procure an Aspire One that runs
| on the Linpus Linux Lite operating system, hence this review will focus on
| the Linux version of the mini notebook.
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http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/9/16/prodit/1997791&sec=prodit
Linpus Linux Lite Review
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| A few weeks ago I became the proud owner of an Acer Aspire One Linux edition
| (reviewed here). Out of the box, this little wonder comes with the relatively
| unknown Linux distribution Linpus Linux Lite, which has been customized
| somewhat by Acer to make the most of the hardware in the Aspire One. The
| screenshot above and many more pictures of Acer’s version of Linpus are
| available at Golem.de, or you can find captures of the vanilla Linpus Lite
| 9.4 here.
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http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/09/15/linpus-linux-lite-review/
Review: Acer Aspire One notebook computer
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| Windows XP Home will be available on more expensive Aspire One models, but
| this one uses the free Linux operating system with a selection of useful
| programs installed. We liked the ability to start both Firefox and Openoffice
| Writer from the front screen, and the email and instant messaging programs
| can cleverly connect to several services.
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http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/hardware/2221268/review-acer-aspire
Aspire One: the netbook Eee PC killer from Acer?
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| The Aspire One is definitely a contender, coming with the Linpus version of
| Linux and enhanced with a friendly interface that looks graphically nicer
| than that which comes with the Xandros powered version of Linux on the Asus
| Eee PC.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19224/1103/
Acer's Linpus Linux Lite (Fedora) ultra portable laptop piles the pressure on
Microsoft
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| Gianpiero Morbello, Acer’s Vice President of Marketing and Brand, interviewed
| by vnunet, said, bluntly, that Acer “has shifted towards Linux because of
| Microsoft”.
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| He didn’t elaborate but went on to say, perhaps more importantly,
| that “Microsoft has a lot of power” which could make things difficult for
| them but they were nevertheless “determined to develop the Linux market”.
| That’s pretty bold talk but as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is
| in the eating. We’ll have wait and see if they have the stomach for a
| showdown with Microsoft when the threats start to come. Perhaps they might
| start backsliding like Asus. In the real world, Microsoft has real power and
| it has never been slow or afraid to wield it when its commercial interests
| are threatened. Linpus Technologies haven’t been behind the door either. As
| the software vendors of Linpus Linux Lite they have pitched their product to
| GNU/LInux novices and experts alike
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| [...]
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| The HP 2133 is another well spec’d contender but it chose to install SUSE, a
| Novell product that is being currently boycotted by many in the Unix
| community because of its link up with……Microsoft.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/acers_linpus_linux_lite_ultra_portable_laptop
Acer punts £199... er... £220... er... Linux laptop
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| At launch, the company stated the basic version of the Eee PC rival would run
| Linux, pack in 8GB of solid-state storage and 512MB of memory, and sport a
| £199 price tag. Company officials stressed that that figure included VAT, the
| UK's 17.5 per cent sales tax.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/02/acer_ups_linux_laptop_price/
Acer launches $500 Atom-powered Linux mini-note
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| Aspire One sports Intel’s Atom processor, an 8.9in screen and a $99 cashback
| deal on its $599 (Linux) and $699 (Windows XP) sticker price
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http://apcmag.com/Content.aspx?id=2556
Acer Aspire One
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| Many of us will be familiar with Linux-based operating systems, but
| relatively few of you will have seen the particular 'Linpus' implementation
| in the One. The home screen is divided into four sections: "Connect" for all
| Internet, instant messenger and email-related tasks; "Work" for accessing
| OpenOffice word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and database
| applications; "Fun" for the games, media player and photo management
| software; and "Files" for accessing your data. There's also a search bar at
| the top right that can be used to search the Internet directly or the files
| on the hard drives.
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http://www.cnet.com.au/laptops/laptops/0,239035649,339290036,00.htm
Acer bets big on Linux
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| Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its laptops and
| netbooks.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2218172/acer-pushes-linux-hard
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
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| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
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