Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks
Acer announced a recall of several notebook models due to an overheating issue. This voluntarily recall is going to impact around 22,000 laptops. As per CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) this overhearing is caused by a defect in the microphone wire to the palm rest, which can short circuit under preasure.
European consumers had already been [...]
Read MoreAT&T Offers 2 Subsidized Netbooks and Cheaper Data Plan for Light Users
AT&T continues the trend of wireless carriers selling subsidized netbooks with the addition of two new Windows 7 netbooks to its lineup. They also are offering a cheaper entry level data package which may appeal to users who don’t need as much data on the go.
The new netbooks start at $199 with a 2 year [...]
$250 Acer Laptop at Best Buy Wednesday Nov 11th
Not one to sit by and let Walmart and Amazon offer up all of the pre Black Friday notebook deals; Best Buy is gearing up to offer a $250 Acer notebook starting tomorrow November 11th.
The deal was announced this morning, and while no specific model was given Best Buy did confirm that the $250 Acer [...]
Acer Aspire AS8940G Brings 18.4″ Screen and Intel i7 to the Party
Acer just announced the new Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 notebook PC which packs in Quad-Core power and a huge screen for a portable multimedia and entertainment experience.
At the heart of the new Aspire is an Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor that gives the notebook the power to handle the demands of many applications, such as [...]
Acer Aspire 5738DG Claims Title of World’s First 3D Notebook
The upcoming Acer Aspire 5738DG is the first commercial notebook to come equipped with a 3D display which Acer is calling ‘TriDef’ (see what they did there?). The screen is most likely using a stereoscopic screen as it requires the user to wear the included polarized glasses in order to view 3D content using the [...]
Read MoreAcer Timeline Series Get Dual Core, 8 Hr Battery and new 11.6″ model
In addition to announcing their first multi-touch notebook, Acer is also updating their Timeline Notebook Series to offer better power and performance as well as a new 11.6 inch model that dodges the netbook tag with a full size keyboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Subsidized Netbooks From AT&T and Verizon
If you’ve been paying attention to commercials lately you may have noticed that many cell phone companies are now selling netbooks, small cheap computers, with a high speed data connection at a subsidized price just like their phones.
Given all the cool things that Bill Kurtis can do with the internet on his AT&T netbook you might be tempted to get one of your own and use its 3g connection instead of paying for highspeed from your cable company but before you do that you better read the rest of this post.
Read MoreToday only: Acer Aspire 16” Notebook for $449
My favorite deal-a-day website, Woot.com, has a nice deal on a refurbished Acer Aspire 16” notebook today. For the uninitiated, Woot sells one product each day. That means tomorrow, this deal will be gone, and it could be gone even sooner if the limited quantity sells out before the end of the day.
Now that we [...]
Acer Releases New Line Of All-Day Notebooks
Acer’s upcoming Aspire Timeline brand of notebook computers will combine performance with long battery life. The Timeline notebooks will come in three iterations with each providing a blend of performance and extended run time. A 13.3″ model dubbed AS3810T is the most expensive model, checking in at $899.99 while running Intel’s Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4GHz). Due to the small screen, it provides a whopping 9 hours of battery life.
Acer Aspire One AOD250 Reviewed
Acer updated its Aspire One line with the AOD150 not too long ago and now laptopmag.com has just reviewed the updated AOD250 we covered last week. The specs are pretty much standard run of the mill for netbooks but the AOD250 comes in at 0.3 inches thinner and over half a pound lighter than the AOD150. Unfortunately, the only thing that has really changed from the AOD150 to the AOD250 is the physical size and weight of the device. The AOD250 still uses Intel’s Atom N270 processor while its competitors have started to switch to the nominally faster N280 processor. Pricing is a definite strong point for the AOD250, starting with a $289 buy-in price for a 3-cell battery unit. 6-cell battery units cost $349 and offers roughly double the battery life (almost 6 hours run time). Check out the laptopmag.com review here.
