Acer plans to phase out the 8.9 version of the Acer Aspire One as it has already stopped shipping of these versions. It focuses now on its upcoming 10.1 inch version, that has yet to be released this February 2009. The new Aspire One will be unveiled at the computer show CES 2009.
Details are appearing regarding the new 10” Acer Aspire One netbook. Its specifications are the basically the same with the 8.9 version aside from some alterations made, which are:
* a 10.1” display screen(1024 x 600 resolution)
* removal of those pesky trackpad-flanking mouse buttons
* Intel Atom N280
* multi-card reader
* options for 3G and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
* Windows XP OS
* No onboard memory
* a single 2 GB DIMM slot
* 6-cell battery
It is rumored to be priced around $399 or Php 18,880.68
Sources:
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2009/01/03/new-acer-aspire-one-with-10-inch-display-to-be-unveiled-at-ces-2009/
http://www.slashgear.com/10-inch-acer-aspire-one-just-399-1430334/
http://macles.blogspot.com/2009/01/acer-aspire-one-101.html
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/more-10-inch-acer-aspire-one-rumors-trickle-out/
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/personal-computing/acer-aspire-one-goes-10/