Preview: Acer Aspire One D260 Netbook


Engadget: Preview – Acer Aspire One D260 Netbook

The gadget hounds at Engadget attended the Computex show in Taiwan last week and came back with this report of a brief hands-on with the Aspire One D260. It features an Intel Atom N450 or N455 processor, up to 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. No U.S. pricing yet.


“Acer’s Aspire One netbook line has done incredibly well over the past few years — largely due to its competitive pricing — but apparently that’s given Acer the impression that people want to see the brand smacked in large letters on the lid. Yep, that’s the first thing that struck us about the new 10.1-inch Aspire One D260 when we saw it last week at Computex. But, if you can overlook that, Acer has made some rather welcoming aesthetic tweaks, including subbing the glossy plastic cover for one with a softer matte coating, and extending that same feel to the palmrest.

Internally, the D260 boasts an Intel Atom N450 or N455 processor, up to 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Interestingly, there’s mention of it booting Android in the press release, which makes sense given that the D250 was available with the Google OS, but we didn’t notice that option in our short hands-on time with it. Look for this little guy to hit the UK in early July, and we can only assume that the U.S. pricing and availability should be announced soon enough. Check out some more pictures of the machine in the gallery below and the full PR after the break.”

Small Business Computing Staff
Small Business Computing Staff
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