

These are available in onyx black, antique brass, or mesh black shells depending on model. Higher end models were released in June 2010 consisting of the AMD Athlon II Neo processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics controller. Newer versions of the Atom were adopted as well.Įarly versions were based on the Intel Atom platform, which consists of the Intel Atom processor, Intel 945GSE Express chipset and Intel 82801GBM (ICH7M) I/O controller, and is available in several shell colors: seashell white, sapphire blue, golden brown, onyx black, and coral pink. Later, models with various AMD chips were introduced. Initial models were based on the Intel Atoms. Many characteristics of a particular model of Acer Aspire One are dictated by the CPU platform chosen. Except for the offerings from Asus, all competitors' products use AMD processors.Acer Aspire One is a line of netbooks first released in July 2008 by Acer Inc. The HP Pavilion dm1-4200sg is also a suitable alternative. Sony still participates with the Sony VAIO SVE-1111M1E/P. The Asus X201E is also based on an Intel Celeron processor. There is no longer much competition: Lenovo and Asus still have some products to offer, such as the Lenovo IdeaPad S206 or the Asus Eee PC R052C. With 4 GB of memory and a large 320 GB hard drive, the Aspire One 756-B847X should satisfy customers. The test netbook is not based on the usual Atom platform from Intel, but an Intel Celeron 847 dual core processor. While many manufacturers no longer have a netbook platform, with the Aspire One 756-B847X, Acer brings to the market a subnotebook at a netbook price ( here we tested the configuration with the Pentium 987). The bright colors of the housing should have attracted trend-oriented customers, who had had enough of the standard gray and black of laptops.

They brought dozens of different devices to the market. Today ultrabooks and convertibles dominate the market, combining the best of tablets and notebooks.Īcer was at the forefront of the netbook trend with its Aspire One series. Whether it was due to poor performance or because customers just preferred their smartphones, the devices did not prevail in the market. Even then, it was clear that the world of the internet would always become more mobile.

In 20, manufacturers tried to attract buyers with small, cheap, light, and not particularly powerful netbooks. For the original German review, see here.
