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Monday, March 9, 2009

Acer 9-inch


DigiTimes reports that Acer is considering discontinuing the Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch netbook when the 10.1-inch model debuts. This move would make a lot of sense considering that a 10-inch netbook is considered ideal by many users.

If Acer does stop producing and shipping the 8.9-inch version of the One, it would jive with the story earlier this week where reports had the 10-inch version carrying the same MSRP as the current 9-inch netbook.

Acer is much more likely to sell a 10-inch model than the smaller screen version, especially at the same price tag. DigiTimes reports that if the 8.9-inch version were discontinued, the computer company hardest hit would be Quanta Computer.

Quanta has outstanding orders for 8.9-inch models. However, according to sources, Quanta would get additional shipments of the 10-inch version to make up for 8.9-inch orders that go unfulfilled. With the smaller Aspire One grabbing the top netbook title, the 10-inch version should help it hold onto the title, especially with the track pad buttons in proper locations.

Previously on As The Battery Life Turns, we tested the battery that came with our review unit of the Acer Aspire One 10-inch and got a result of 7 hours and 57 minutes, which blew away every other netbook battery out there. This was due not only to the number of cells in the battery (6) but the high capacity of the cells (5800-mAh/milliamp-hours).

Oh, but wait.

We then discovered that the Aspire One was supposed to ship with a lower capacity battery — still six cells, but only 4400-mAh. The better battery will only come with the first batch of Aspire Ones, so customers that pre-ordered them may get lucky. Everyone else will get the “normal” battery.

This week we were finally able to test the 4400-mAh battery most Aspire Ones will come with. We previously predicted that it would get between 4.5 and 5.5 hours. The result?

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Yes, it is a bit disappointing, but 4:24 is still decent, particularly for a $350 netbook. However, for $50 more you can buy the Eee PC 1000HE that gets more than 7 hours (and has a much improved keyboard).

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