Acer 10 Aspire One Linux 10 Aspire One SSD Variants Confirmed

Having initially pronounced that their Aspire One netbook would be a
Windows XP only netbook, it seems that Acer has had somewhat of a
rethink having now confirmed that not only will a version of the 10
Aspire One be offered with Linux under the hood but that an SSD as well
as HDD options are also on the cards.

According to ZDNet, an unnamed Acer spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday
that their Aspire One netbook will now be offered in XP and Linux -
specifically Linux Linpus - variants and that, as well as the known HDD
versions an SSD packing Aspire One, coming, specifically, with a 16GB
SSD, will also be offered. Interestingly it seems, from initial reports,
that no other capacities in terms of SSDs will be offered (i.e.,
there’s no mention of an 8GB capacity SSD).

In another development from the 8.9 Acer Aspire One, it also transpires
that the new 10 Aspire One will forgo the second SD card slot found on
the 8.9 version on account of the new, increased integrated storage
capacities on offer in the newer netbooks.

In terms of pricing, however, Acer remain tight-lipped concerning both
the XP and Linux variants of the 10 Aspire One and, at the time of
writing, the only shipping date offered concerns just the Windows XP
variant which is purported to ship sometime in mid-February.