Aspire One

May 18, 2009--Acer America today extends its industry-leading line of netbooks with two new models optimized for mobile customers – the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One AO751h and the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One AOD250.

The new Aspire One AO751h lets customers attain a new level of productivity and efficiency with its large 11.6-inch high-definition screen and full-sized keyboard. Acer's first netbook of this size, the new AO751h has a large 11.6-inch high-definition LED-backlit widescreen (16:9 ratio) display that is large enough to easily view multiple windows and reduces the need to scroll to view Internet sites, providing a better end user experience. Thinner than previous generation netbooks, the AO751h still comes with all the same easy-to-use features, sophisticated design and incredibly portable form factor that have made Acer netbooks so wildly popular. In addition, the wider size allows room for a full size keyboard that is easier and more comfortable to use, even for touch-typists. Read more

February 9, 2009 -- Acer America today announced U.S. availability of the 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD150, expanding the company’s growing family of popular netbooks. The new Aspire One AOD150 comes on the heels of its highly successful 8.9-inch predecessor. Acer is offering the 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD150 to U.S. customers today with prices beginning at $349.99.

The new 10.1-inch Aspire One provides continuous access to the Internet in an easy-to-use, stylish design with a similar ultra-compact footprint as the original 8.9-inch version. The netbook is designed to be an affordable and simple solution for Web browsing, checking email, instant messaging, VOIP calls, streaming video, viewing photos and listening to music. Read more

December 9th, 2008 – Acer, the third largest vendor in the worldwide PC market (source: Gartner data, 1H 2008) today announced the Want One? Online Video Contest.

The contest, created to celebrate the spirit of the Aspire One, the first netbook launched by Acer, gives participants the chance to write, direct and make their own video and submit their best work for a chance to score worldwide recognition and win fantastic prizes like an Aspire One netbook, an Xbox 360, Microsoft Zune 8 GB MP3 player, cash and more.

The contest gives anyone with a video camera and imagination the opportunity to showcase their talents to the world. Videos should illustrate power, freedom, and style – everything that the Aspire One stands for and the winners will be decided by the public and based on total YouTube views, comments, honors and overall ratings. Read more

August 22, 2008 - Acer America, the third largest vendor in the global PC market (source: Gartner data, 2Q 2008), today announced it has lowered the price of the popular Aspire one ultra-lightweight mobile Internet device in the U.S. retail channel. In a move that will provide affordability and value just in time for back-to-school, the Aspire one featuring Windows XP Home® will now retail for $349. Compact and smart, the Aspire one provides continuous access to the Internet in an easy-to-use, stylish and ultra-mobile platform. Light enough to tote in a backpack at just 2.17 pounds, the Aspire one is designed to be an affordable, entry-level, “first PC” solution for students, as well as a secondary computing device for on-the-go tech savvy enthusiasts and professionals.

The Aspire one is ideal for everyday tasks such as Web browsing, checking email, listening to music, instant messaging, viewing photos, VOIP calls and streaming video. Equipped with Intel Atom processor, Windows XP Home, 1GB of RAM memory installed, 120 GB internal hard drive, and a three-cell battery, the Aspire one AOA150-1570 is now priced at $349. The Aspire one AOA110-1722 with Linpus Linux Lite is now priced at $329. Read more

July 16, 2008—Acer today announced U.S. availability of the Acer Aspire one, an ultra-lightweight mobile Internet device with prices beginning at just $379.

The Acer Aspire one provides continuous access to the Internet in an easy-to-use, stylish and ultra-compact platform. It’s designed to be an affordable and simple solution for web browsing, checking email, instant messaging, VOIP calls, streaming video, viewing photos and listening to music.

“Our Acer Aspire one is an innovative solution providing quick and easy access to the Internet with an intuitive software interface designed to make computing easy,” said Sumit Agnihotry, Product Marketing Director for Acer America. “It’s an excellent introductory device for both students and others to browse the Internet and take advantage of online research, social networking, streaming video and video conferencing. We’re pleased to make this exciting product available to customers in the U.S. with several new models.” Read more