Acer Aspire One Philippine Price: 18,800 Pesos

Yes, the Acer Aspire One is finally here in the Philippines! Another competitor of the popular Asus Eee PC just like the MSI Wind, it is now listed at Villman’s website for just 18,800 pesos. This is a very tempting price compared to the MSI Wind which is now selling at the 25 thousand peso level. At this price, it is obviously a better alternative to the Asus Eee PC 701 which still sells for 18 thousand. Left in the dust is the Asus Eee PC 900, which at 25 thousand pesos pails in comparison to the models we just mentioned. Good thing I resisted the urge to buy the Eee PC 900 just a few weeks ago.

Here’s a short spec sheet for the Acer Aspire One:

• Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz. 512KB L2 Cache,533MHz FSB)
• Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
• Acer Invilink 802.11b/g WiFi Wireless Network Network Connection
• Linpus Linux Lite
• 1GB Memory (onboard 512MB + 1x 512MB Module)
• 8.9″ WSVGA TFT CrystalBrite LCD (1024×600 pixel)
• LED Backlight – 262,000 color supported
• 8GB SSD (with one storage slot for SD Card for storage expansion)
• Integrated Acer CrystalEye Webcam
• Multi-in-1 Card Reader
• Built-in 10/100 Mbps LAN
• with 89% full size keyboard
• with notebook sleeve
• Weight: 995g (2.19lbs)
• One (1) Year Warranty (Parts and Labor)
• One (1) Year International Travellers Warranty

Almost everything’s to like in the Aspire One, except for the weird touchpad buttons placed on the left and right side of the pad, just like the HP MiniNote’s blunder. It is not a deal–breaker though and considering how beautiful the Acer looks compared to the others, I wouldn’t be surprised if Acer scores big on this one.