Acer D260 is nothing but an updated version of the immensely popular Acer Aspire D250 netbook. This netbook claims to be first netbook to run Google Android system and Windows 7 on the same machine. We had a chance to play around with this netbook and were not much impressed with the Android part of the device and it looks like Acer made a rough port to x86 platform and shoved it in D260. It runs older version of Android (Android 1.5 OS) and it was crystal clear that Acer did not put in a lot of efforts in polishing the Android for the netbook. Anyway, here is a quick rundown of its specs:
- 10.1-inch display
- 1024×600 pixel resolution
- 1.66GHz Atom N450/N455
- upto 250GB HDD
- Wi-Fi b/g/n
- Optional Bluetooth 3.0
In case you haven’t looked at your calendar in a while, October 22nd is next week. I know, I was kind of shocked too, but there it is. And that means that Windows 7 will be available to the general public a week from Thursday. And along with the latest version of Windows we can expect a whole slew of new computers to hit the shelves, as well as minor updates to existing PCs.
Acer has announced it’s taking the latter route with its current flagship netbook, the Acer Aspire One D250. Starting on the 22nd, it ill be available with Windows 7 and a new high resolution 1280 x 720 pixel display. It will also have a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a choice of a 3.5 hour or 7.5 our battery.
The netbook will ship with Windows 7 Starter Edition and it will be available in Japan for ¥46,800 or about $520 US. Odds are it’ll be significantly cheaper in the US, although it’s not entirely clear whether it will ship in the US on the same day.