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Acer got a wake up call when there sales numbers were down… by a lot for the last quarter of the year. It was clearly a trend in the wrong direction, and much of their previous sales figures could be owed to netbooks. I would describe their current move as reactionary, and that is to cut [...]
Continue reading...Acer Aspire One Happy
25. April 2011 | by Jonas
Acer is looking to revise their Aspire One Happy to one of four colors. The chipset is being updated from the AOD 255 to the AOD 257 platform. What that translates to is that the Intel N570 chip will be powering the Happy, which is the latest Atom. Rounding out the specs are 2 GB [...]
Continue reading...Acer 722
19. April 2011 | by Jonas
The Acer 721 was always a bit of an overgrown netbook to me. With the netbook innards, but an 11″ screen, I kind of always wondered why not spend a few more bucks to get a CULV. Acer is now updating the model to the 722 model, and it looks less like an anachronism. Once again [...]
Continue reading...Acer Iconia Tab A500
8. April 2011 | by Jonas
Acer has been looking to get into the tablet space after sales of netbooks, well, dropped faster than a rock. Best Buy is selling iPads like hotcakes, but would be just as happy to sell another brand or two as well. So, a partnership is born! The Acer Iconia Tab looks quite similar to the Motorola [...]
Continue reading...Acer Iconia Tab
27. March 2011 | by Jonas
Acer is poised to jump into the tablet area with both feet. No literally, if we count one foot as Android, and the other as Windows. Both will come under the name of Iconia Tab. The Acer Iconia Tab W500 will come with Windows 7 Home Premium. It has an AMD Brazos C-50 chip, a 32 [...]
Continue reading...iPad Cutting Into Netbook Sales
11. March 2011 | by Jonas
There is no doubt that 2010 was the year of the iPad. With 15 million of them sold last year, it was clear that Apple had a hit on their hands. The target buyer was often one that was deciding between a netbook and a tablet; or that was at least what we were told. [...]
Continue reading...Acer Aspire One AOD255E
2. March 2011 | by Jonas
The Intel Atom N570 is out, and it is the new “King of the Hill” Atom chip, which is kind of like saying you drive the fastest econobox. At any rate, an additional detail revealed about the dual core processor is that the power consumption is 8.5 W, which is quite efficient given the two [...]
Continue reading...Acer Aspire One E100 Education
25. January 2011 | by Jonas
Guess Acer is not done with the netbook market yet (um, little sarcasm there). At any rate, before iPads take over classrooms, Acer has come up with a netbook package designed specifically for classroom use. Dubbed the Aspire One E100 Education, it is really a rebranded D255. The specifics include a 250 GB hard drive, 1 [...]
Continue reading...Acer Moves Towards Tablets
18. January 2011 | by Jonas
Given the overall netbook market, that is oversaturated, and low profit margin, it is hardly surprising that Acer is looking to move into tablets. After all, they can undercut the iPad, and still make a serious profit for their efforts. Seriously, they do make too many variations of netbooks in the end. They are talking about [...]
Continue reading...Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
14. January 2011 | by Jonas
The iPas was definitely a phenomenon in 2010, and set the stage for tablets galore. Folks have been heralding the death of the desktop, the notebook and the netbook, not necessarily in that order. However, I saw two sets of numbers that are going in the opposite direction. The first is that clearly Apple is gaining [...]
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26. April 2011 | by Jonas
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