liliputing.com - 12/9/2008
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Want to know how to make a cheap notebook even cheaper? Bundle it with a 3G broadband modem and get a wireless provider to subsidize the price you pay up front for the computer. European and Asian mobile carriers have been offering discounted netbooks like the Acer Aspire One and Asus Eee ...
engadget.com - 12/9/2008
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engadget.com —
These days most people wouldn't think of buying
a new phone without getting a couple hundies off
in exchange for their wireless free will. But netbooks? Internationally such deals aren't altogether uncommon, but we haven't seen one here yet. That ...
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Contract-laden 3G Acer Aspire One hitting US at just $99?
engadget.com - 12/12/2008
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engadget.com —
Hey, remember that Acer Aspire One equipped with
on-board 3G we spied in a Radio Shack ad
the other day? Well guess what? It's real -- and we've got the PR to prove it. Just as expected, the netbook is being offered for the teensy price of $99.99 ...
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Acer Aspire One goes official on AT&T's 3G network
bestbuy.com - 12/8/2008
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bestbuy.com —
From our expanded online assortment; not available in
all Best Buy stores Intel® Atom processor N270 Features
a 533MHz frontside bus, 512KB cache and 1.6GHz processor speed. 1GB PC5300 DDR2 memory For multitasking power, expandable to 2GB. Note: ...
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Acer - Aspire One Netbook with Intel® Atom ...
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RadioShack to offer subsidized Acer Aspire One for $99
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... [Electronista] AT&T and Radio Shack to offer $100 Acer Aspire One? [Liliputing] ...
First 3G Netbook on 2 year cellular contract: $100 for the machine, $1,440 for the plan
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... plan. At first, I thought this was standard "recommended retail price" waffle until I remembered that the cellular industry has manufacturers charge artificially high prices for "unlocked" devices. Perhaps if netbooks are suborned to a contract-driven sales model, we will end up paying that much for them if we opt out.
I prefer the idea of a cellular pocket hotspot, with its own battery, that I can use with any computer I happen to have with me.
AT&T; and Radio Shack to offer $100 Acer Aspire One? [Lilliputing]
RadioShack's $100 NetBook Costs $1,500 Over Two Years
Wired: Gadget Lab —
RadioShack is advertising a $100 netbook that, according to the fine print, will cost 15 times that amount over two years.
That's because in order to purchase an 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One netbook for $100, you have to commit to a 2-year broadband plan with AT&T. The plan costs $60 a month, which comes out to paying $1,540 over two years.
Engadget discovered the promotion in a RadioShack ad. Dell and HP are offering similar broadband deals with some of their netbooks as well for about the same rates. Kind of blurs the line between ...
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AT&T and Radio Shack make the $100 netbook official
liliputing.com 12/12/2008 —
A few days ago a n ad leaked out suggesting that Radio Shack and AT&T would soon be offering a subsidized Acer Aspire One netbook for just $99.99 when you sign up for a 2 year service plan. Now the two companies have gone and made it ...
Subsidized Acer Aspire One hitting Radio Shack for $99?
boygeniusreport.com 12/10/2008 —
Carrier subsidized netbooks, a common occurrence overseas, may finally be making their way stateside. In a “first ever” for the US, Radio Shack and AT&T may be offering the Acer Aspire One netbook for a mere $99 with an AT&T ...
New Pink Acer Aspire One Netbook on Sale
i4u.com 10/16/2008 — One of the best selling netbooks is going pink. The Acer Aspire One is now available in pink at Wal-mart for 348.
The pink Acer Aspire One comes with 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 3-cell lithium ion, Webcam, 8.9 inch display and runs Windows XP.
If you ...
Configuraciones de los nuevos Acer Aspire Predator con Intel y NVIDIA
gizmologia.com 12/5/2008 —
Manu les estuvo hablando de las características que tendrán las nuevas Acer con procesadores AMD pero, como es normal, la empresa también lanzará estos nuevos ordenadores de escritorio con procesadores Intel.
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Acer Aspire One 10.1″ LCD 1.6GHz Netbook | Acer Aspire One D150
kokeytechnology.com 7/9/2009 — Acer Aspire One D150 Netbooks is a very portable computer/notebook. It has a 10.1″ LCD screen with a pixel resolution of 1024 × 600. The Acer Aspire One 10.1″ LCD 1.6GHz Netbook is thin and light that weighs only 2.9 pounds. It is much smaller compared to Acer Aspire AS6930-6067. ...
Acer Aspire One with integrated AT&T 3G on sale Sunday
slashgear.com 12/12/2008 — Acer’s Aspire One will be available with an integrated 3G modem for just $99.99 as of December 14th, as long as you agree to two-years of mobile broadband service from AT&T. Set to go on sale exclusively at RadioShack, as leaked earlier ...
Acer Aspire One D150 - This February? : Small Laptops and Notebooks
small-laptops.com 1/26/2009 — Acer Aspire One 10-inch blogeee.net has some photos and information on the 10.1″ Intel Atom-powered Acer Aspire One D150 . It’s being called the D150, at least in France. 3-Cell battery versions will ship in February, and March will see the larger ...
Arduino-armed Acer Aspire One and wheels tools around, shoots video
engadget.com 12/1/2008 —
Something about this Acer Aspire One with wheels just looks so... right. After suiting up the laptop with a tiny motor, some "crazy" wheels and an Arduino Diecimila, the crafty DIY-er wrote a bit of code that commands the unit to perform simple ...
Acer One with AT&T Broadband Gets Official at RadioShack —
I4U News 12/12/2008
Earlier this week I reported that a flyer had turned up online that reported that Radio Shack would be offering a AT&T 3G enabled Acer Aspire One netbook at a subsidized price of $99 with a 2-year agreement on mobile broadband. Radio Shack has ...