14 DAY TRIAL // The Acer Aspire Happy 2 series of mobile personal computers has made the news before, but like many before it, it has once again stepped into the spotlight, this once in order to expose the fact that their availability has come to be.
The thing about the Intel Atom platform is that it is present, or showed up at least once, in a great many different mobile computers and other products.
Of those, the most commonly encountered are netbooks, otherwise known as entry-level or low end mobile personal computers.
Acer has always been one of, if not the greatest promoter of netbooks, having developed even machines with less than ordinary designs, like the Acer Aspire Happy 2.
In fact, after having been exposed back at the start of the month (June, 2011), it now seems like the company is ready to start selling them.
"We've made our industry-leading netbook line more personal by giving consumers a wider variety of colors and style treatments," said Pete Dailey, senior product marketing manager for netbooks.
"The new Aspire One Happy 2 offers users fresh and bright color options, while maintaining the Aspire One's legacy of offering PC productivity for mobile consumers."
For those that want a reminder as to what defines these laptops, their most distinctive feature is the ripple pattern on the lid.
Other than that, they are fairly straightforward as far as hardware and software goes, with Atom N570 dual-core CPUs, 1 GB of RAM, a HDD with a capacity of 250 GB, WiFi and a display size of 10.1 inches, obviously.
Finally, the liquid crystal display is of the CrystalBrite variety and utilizes LED backlighting technology, enabling power savings of 22.2% over competitors.
With the base price of $269.99, the netbooks are colored "Banana Cream," "Blueberry Shake," "Strawberry Yougurt," or "Papaya Milk."