Acer Aspire One & Asus Eee PC 901

I’m almost sold on the HP 2133, and I’ve actually been scouring stores for stocks these past few days. Never mind that I’ve been offered a hefty discount by a distributor contact — I have to wait for stocks to come. But now with other worthy alternatives, I don’t think I should rush into going for the Mini Note yet.

Enter the Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee PC 901. Both don’t look as sexy as the HP Mini Note, but both run on Intel’s new Atom platform. That means better ultraportable mobility, in terms of low power consumption (and hence heat), and longer battery life.

That’s one gripe I usually hear about the HP Mini Note — that it runs on a VIA platform, rather than Intel. And it’s not even VIA Isaiah yet, which is supposedly at par with Intel Atom when it comes to ultraportable computing.

The Acer Aspire One looks attractive and is supposedly priced more reasonably than other ultraportables.

- Intel Atom @ 1.6Ghz
- 8.9" LED-backlit 1024Ã — 600 screen,
- 512MB of RAM
- Linupus Lite OS
- 8GB of SSD.
- SD card reader (5-types)
- Four colours: sapphire blue, seashell white, golden brown and coral pink
- 248mmx170mmx29mm
- 3hrs (3-cell) and 6hrs (6-cell) battery options.
- Options: 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD. Windows XP

The Asus Eee PC 901, meanwhile, will be much like the 900, but with an Intel Atom processor, which should boost the battery life upwards of 7 hours.

Screen size: 8.9”
OS: Genuine Windows XP® Home / GNU Linux
Storage: SSD 12GB (Genuine Windows XP® Home) / SSD 20GB (Linux)
Processor: Intel Atom
Networking/connectivity: 802.11 n / Bluetooth
RAM: 1GB (DDR2)
WebCam: 1.3M Pixel
Audio: Dolby Sound Room Certified / Stereo speaker / Digital Array Mic
Battery: 6 Cells, 4.2 ~ 7.8 hrs*
Weight: 1.1 kg

Both are tempting options.