Comments on: Acer aspires to lead low-cost laptop race

The Acer Aspire One is the PC maker's long-rumored entry into low-cost computing market.

[ajnauron]

Both HP and Acer are doing the "mouse buttons on opposite sides of the touchpad" thing, which is kinda annoying.

[pugster]

LED backlit display for $379? I also liked the keyboard. Yes mousepad is left something else to be desired. Definately on my want list besides the msi wind.

[Linuxclassicist]

The price differential between the Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee PC 900 is explained in part by the higher specs on the Asus. These include a 20GB solid-state drive and 1GB RAM on the Asus versus an 8GB drive and 512MB RAM on the Acer. At these price points, the more powerful configuration affects the cost.

A more subjective question is Asus' reputation for quality. Or more to the point, Acer's reputation for cheap and nasty.

[oxtail01]

"Highly tech-savvy set" are also highly wealthy set and wouldn't touch these underpowered cheap toys even if they were free.

On the contrary .. I as a 30 year computing veteran with loads of spare cash can easily drop $400 on a "toy" if its the right size and function. I did so in December on a $400 digital camera, $400 iPod classic and $400 eeePC 701 and these were just xmas toys to myself 8-) This time next week I might get a 3G iPhone 2 if it gets discounted by the carriers!

I will be upgrading the eeePC, probably to an Acer Aspire One (blue one for me and maybe brown for the wife) due to the better screen size and will fit the 701 in to my car (with added touchscreen, usb gps, 3g modem and movies on SD media 8-)

Techy-savvy and rich enough to comment then? I know a good deal when I see it and know how to use my gadgets.

[PunkToad]

Plus I just want cheap Internet access in my kitchen not a powerful do everything machine that I'm going to spatter grease on.

[jrjr18]

i want, where and when, is on sell?

[TechSavvySet]

It is the mobility of these toys which attracts the grown ups. Travel with a laptop a few times and then ask if you'd prefer an underweight cheap one. How will you feel when airport security is grabbing at your macbook air? The asus eee has a vga plug and hooks up to a projector to run a slideshow. Given the weight, this can be enough to justify the price already.

[ericaatnews]

Acer isn't saying which retailers yet, but you can always order it at Acer.com for now. The Linux version will be available in early July, and the XP version by the end of July.

[benjaminstraight]

Looks like they are winning to me.

[rrf1]

I purchased an Acer Aspire 5920 laptop in Nov. 2007 and it has been sent back TWO times to Acer - each time 6 months apart - for hardware replacement!! I would never recommend this laptop to anyone. It is more trouble than what it's worth. Both times I have lost important documents which will never be able to be recovered, my ITunes, my Microsoft Home and Student, and Norton. Acer won't even extend my warranty; customer service says that we the consumers should expect this from electronic equipment, it goes with normal wear & tear. So, I guess they feel that laptops are disposable and won't last over a year. Do not buy Acer products at this time! They have more work to do.