Acer Aspire & MSI Wind & Eee 901 Kicks HP-Mini

Asus seems to be churning out heavier and bigger babies at 1.14kg as compared to its first model at 895g!

Expect to pay SG$785 for this 8.9 inch 20GB Win XP model.

Acer Aspire One

• 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display
• 1.6GHz Atom N270
• 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (expandable)
• 1.3 megapixel camera, SDHC and multi-format media readers
• 802.11b/g, Ethernet, three USB 2.0, VGA, and 3.5mm audio out
• One free mini PCI slot for WWAN
• 80GB hard drive (with XP) or 8GB solid state (with Linux)
• 2.5 or 5 hours on 3 or 6-cell batteries in XP model, 3 or 7 hours on Linux
• 1kg (2.2 pounds)

Estimated Price W/O Taxes

SG$550 Linux
SG$750 Win XP

MSI Wind

CPU Intel Atom 1.6 GHz
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition™
Chipset Intel 945GMS, ICH7-M
Display 10″W (1024×600) LED
VGA UMA
Memory 1GB DDR2/ 667MHz
Hard Drive 80G / 2.5” SATA
Battery 6 Cells / 5.5 hrs
WLAN 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes
Webcam 1.3m
Dimensions 10.23″ x 7.08″ x 0.748″ ~1.24″
Weight 2.6lbs
Available Colors White, Black, and Pink

Estimated Price W/O Taxes
SG$750

HP MIni: SG$1100 For Windows XP with a sucky VIA 1.2ghz processor (please upgrade to Intel Atom !!)

Only reason why will anyone want a HP Mini : Its keyboard is great.

Other then that its pricing and speed is blow low compared to its new competitors.

Did i mention that Aspire One looks quite identical at a fraction of the cost of HP Mini Note ? Hmmm….