Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: Asus, EeePC, Acer, Aspire, Netbooks | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks, Business Notebooks, Business
The netbook market is a huge money maker and it’s for that reason most computer companies have churned out and added at least one netbook model to their lines of products.
However, king of the netbook jungle has always been Asus. The company kicked the fad off with the Eee PC and since then, be it an Eee or not, netbooks have become an everyday occurrence. Most common was the Eee, but there was definitely some competition out there with the likes of the Dell Mini and the MSI Wind.
In a recent report, DigiTimes put together a table showing a list of the top netbook manufacturers for Q3 2008 and it looks like Asus has been booted from the top spot. According to the table from DisplaySearch, Acer is the market leader with a share of 38.3 percent, while Asus brings up the rear with 30.3 percent.
Recently, Acer’s Aspire One is kicking the crap out of the Eee PC and we’re actually not that surprised. For all the fuss about the Eee when it was first launched (right after the OLPC foundation launched the Give One Get One program for the first time), people went nuts for them, but since then, things have sort of calmed down a little. With all the options, people have done their homework and decided for themselves which machine they want. The Acer is also that bit cheaper, which likely is a big factor in the sales growth.
While Asus is no doubt a little bummed with the news, we still think the Eee is pretty awesome for kicking this whole thing off.
For the full story, check out Guardian.co.uk.
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Did their research? If they did their research they wouldn't have gotten an acer... they have shorter battery life and have an odd ram upgrade limitation of 1.5 GBs, they don't even overclock as easily. They're just buying it because it's at walmart and the Eee isn't.
Who the hell would overclock a netbook? For an extra $200-$300 buy a full size laptop with a dedicated video chip.
acer actually has a better keyboard layout than eee pc (especially the shift key on the right). really important if you're planning on taking it to classes.
seriously dude netbooks are for the average consumer. why the hell would anyone try to overclock a weak CPU like this especially sense all laptops give off too much heat at stock already. and as for the battery power comment does this mean you actually have one or are you basing this on an acer laptop you got 10 or so years ago
The battery life of the 3 and 6 cell acer aspire one is just as good as the 3 cell and 6 cell EEE battery.
The RAM limit of 1.5 gb sucks and it can not OC like the MSI wind, but for majority of users I do not think it is much of a problem.
For me the biggest drawback of the acer aspire one is that the mouse buttons are on the side. Aside from that the Acer Aspire one is very competitive with the 9" EEE in almost all aspects but sells for $50=$75 less.
Got one a few weeks ago and it does what it's meant to prefectly, provide internet access and e-mail on the go with a screen and keyboard size you can actually use comfortably. The battery lasts over 5 hours which is more than enough for the casual browsing and e-mail I do when travelling and the 1GB RAM in it is more than adequate.
If you're wanting something with some grunt under the hood then this is not the product you should be looking at, if like me you were looking for something cheap and light weight to tote around and run some simple app's on then it fits the bill, no need to mess with it.
I purchased my acer aspire one about a month or so ago. I absolutely love it. Netbooks aren't incredibly powerful things, but they are made for things like music, internet, and instant messaging, which is all I wanted out of a laptop. Everyone told me I could get a normal sized one for the same price, but I wanted a small one for the portability and the amazing battery life.
What makes the Acer special is its quality, for the cost. When i examined both Eee and Aspire one before making my decision, i found out that Acer had a much clearer screen and better keyboard. And its design is superior also, i got the blue one and it looks much better than an Eee. And before criticising me for choosing based on looks, i have to tell you that if i am going to carry a machine with me, i want it to look good too.
aspire one is nice.
The only thing I could give you is the keyboard thing, and that's really not as huge a dif. as people claim, never had an issue with it on my eee. As for the battery, I get 7 hours with my 20G... 7. Acer doesn't come close. On overclocking... it makes a very large performance difference at these lower speeds as the cpu is bottlenecking everything, especially for old games. The main thing the acer has in it's favor is that shiny blue color, and if that's your "back of the mind" or upfront reason for getting it then wtf are you doing on an enthusiast site? Go buy a mac or something.
Games? Who would buy a netbook to play games?
Well I bought the Eee PC 900HA and prefered it over the Acer Aspire One, the stupid side mouse buttons are not user friendly on Acer and just being able to pop off the panel of 900HA and slap in 2GB RAM and a new 320GB hard drive made the purchase a no brainer....plus it was $329 and the One is still $379. Sure the One looks slightly better, maybe the screen is microscopicaly better but I couldn't tell.
Go buy a mac or something.
Macs only come in black and white, and also start at $1000 more.