Acer Aspire One D250 Android netbook gets fondled and photographed

Acer (a company that we always knew as ambitious... but not too ambitious) finally launched its Aspire One D250 dual boot Windows 7 / Android netbook today, and as you can imagine the ears of the gadget world have all perked up a little bit. According to Pocket-lint, the implementation of the open source OS on a touchscreen deficient PC is not without its issues. For instance, without any designated Android keys, one can find themselves going to the trackpad and ESC key a bit too often. Also worth noting is that this machine will only boot Android -- to access Windows you've got to select "Switch OS" from within Android itself and then wait for Microsoft to take over. According to Register Hardware, Acer VP Jim Wong explained that the company expects people to use Android for the majority of their computing while only hitting up Windows while looking to use software and tools specific to that OS. And sure, that's a decent rationalization -- but why not give us the choice? Either way, we know you're jonesin' to get at all the red hot hands-on action contained within the read links below. And what are you waiting for? Go on!

Read - PHOTOS: Acer Aspire One D250 with Android
Read - Hands on with Acer's dual-OS netbook

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:35PM]

cool

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:38PM]

If we are talking about netbooks now, they better incorporate flash 10 into android asap :(

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:38PM]

Nah.

[linuxluver Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:39PM]

I'd prefer one without Windows 7 on it. The whole "cheap netbook" trend faded and the devices doubled in price when they moved from Linux to WinXP......and we were once again left with no choice.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:43PM]

well to be honest the photos dont interest me as it's obviously only the change of OS
no difference on the exterior design at all

it'd be better if there was more of the screen shots alone instead

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 23rd 2009 10:45PM]

Wasn't there a laptop that dual booted both desktop Windows and Windows Mobile? I swear I remember reading about it but I can't seem to find anything. Does anyone remember this device?

[Spiny Norman Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:57PM]

It was a MID, not a laptop. It was the HTC Shift:

http://www.htc.com/www/product/shift/overview.html

[sinjinn Posted Oct 14th 2009 6:51PM]

it was a umpc

[Skorpius Posted Oct 14th 2009 4:56PM]

At least they're still using a decent keyboard rather than the damn chicklets and such.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 5:05PM]

There is that damn ugly clock again! that clock is the sole reason I will never touch android.

Yes I know you can hide it, change it... whatever, but at this point the image of that clock is got burned into my mind from over exposure.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 5:15PM]

Someone has a bad case of 'clock envy'?

[hellfroze Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:32PM]

Funny, I feel the same way about the "HTC Clock".

[shanoboy Posted Oct 15th 2009 9:46AM]

You know, I don't care for the clock either. That's why I just click and hold on it, then drag the widget to the trash! Too bad there is no touch screen on the netbook. Might be hard dealing with that ugly widget.

The clock is sorry reason not to use Android, by the way.

[Reluttr Posted Oct 14th 2009 5:23PM]

The hardware appears to be no different than my 10.1' Acer Aspire One AOD 150, I wonder if that means that I may be able to install this to my system somehow...assuming I obtain a restore disk that is.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:35PM]

lol!! who the hell is going to use Android?? Microsoft rules the world..... linux losers need to give up already.

[artshark Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:43PM]

why would anyone EVER want a mobile experience on a laptop?