You could say this is one of the odder ways to make something official, but Acer's Aspire One 521 and 721 have been deemed just that after surfacing at an event today in France. Just as we'd heard the 10-inch 521, is rocking a heretofore unheard of AMD 1.2GHz V105 (single-core) processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, ATI's Radeon HD 4225 GPU and a penchant for handling 1080p video without breaking a sweat. It's also equipped with VGA / HDMI outputs, a media card reader, three USB sockets, audio in / out, Ethernet jack and a native 1,024 x 600 resolution. The 11.6-inch 721, on the other hand, has AMD's newer 1.3GHz Athlon II Neo K325, which similarly sports full HD playback on its 1366x768 resolution screen. And oddly, Acer seems to also have a new Aspire 1551 lying around, which also has an 11.6-inch display and dual-core Athlon II Neo K325/K625 processor options. Sadly, no further details were available, but we suspect they'll be outed faster than you can turn yourself around, mash play on the video past the break and ping your financial manager to get his / her thoughts on picking this up alongside a new Ditch Witch.
@Jeff Wheeler I especially liked ye olde engrish word heretofore and the dropping of the 2nd 'e' in eyeing and the use of the word "And" to start a sentence. then again, i'm typing this message without capitalising the first letter of my sentences. internet laziness ftw! brilliant!
Yawn? This is a breath of fresh air from the netbook brigade... the run-of-the-mill 1.6ghz atom/gma/1gb-ram scenario to something with beef. Something that can even play high def.
The way the photo was taken, well, it makes it look like the size of a postage stamp. Depth of field blur ftw!
Was that a Windows Experience rating of 1.6? Even at 720p I can't get a good look at the first digit. Still, that's on the single-core processor in the 521, which I'm guessing is producing the lowest score, considering how well it plays HD. I'd like to see the rating for the 721 or 1551, along with what graphic chipsets they're using. I'm definitely putting these on my netbook candidate list.
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posted May 11th 2010 10:34PM
It's sooo tiny!
...that's what she sa.... I see what you did there
@higherdestiny One of the tiniest yet cheapest notebook you can see. Reactions- http://j.mp/acer-aspire-721-impressions
I love Engadget headlines. Thank you.
@Jeff Wheeler I especially liked ye olde engrish word heretofore and the dropping of the 2nd 'e' in eyeing and the use of the word "And" to start a sentence. then again, i'm typing this message without capitalising the first letter of my sentences. internet laziness ftw! brilliant!
yawn
Yawn? This is a breath of fresh air from the netbook brigade... the run-of-the-mill 1.6ghz atom/gma/1gb-ram scenario to something with beef. Something that can even play high def.
The way the photo was taken, well, it makes it look like the size of a postage stamp. Depth of field blur ftw!
Huh, from the looks of it, it has an idiotic glossy screen.
So... big failure there. Move along.
Dude, this honestly just makes me want an aspire one all the more...
I think this is kinda sweet.
Price?
I thought it said corrisant.
Its funny because its mildly racist.
Racist? What races are involved?
Was that a Windows Experience rating of 1.6? Even at 720p I can't get a good look at the first digit. Still, that's on the single-core processor in the 521, which I'm guessing is producing the lowest score, considering how well it plays HD. I'd like to see the rating for the 721 or 1551, along with what graphic chipsets they're using. I'm definitely putting these on my netbook candidate list.