Acer Quietly Intros the Aspire One 531 Netbook

Acer Inc, one of the world's leading vendors of computer systems, has silently introduced a new small-sized, low-power netbook system, following yesterday's release of the Aspire One D250. According to the details on the company's German website, the new Aspire One 531 model comes to provide users with a choice for one of Intel's Atom processors and a slimline design that could set its latest netbook apart from all of its other competitors’. There are a number of similarities between the Aspire One D250 and the 531, but the latest model weighs just 1kg, when equipped with a 3-cell battery.

 

The new Aspire One netbook measures 255 x 183 x 19-26.9mm and weighs 1kg with the 3-cell battery, according to Acer. That can go up to 1.15kg when the netbook is equipped with a larger 6-cell battery pack. In addition to that, the new Aspire One 531 netbook can be equipped with a choice of Intel's Atom N270 and N280 processors, offering support for up to 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 160GB hard drive. Up until now, the D250 and 531 appear to provide similar hardware specifications.

 

In addition, the 531 netbook offers the much necessary Wi-Fi b/g connectivity and optional Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, as well as an option for UMTS/HSPA tri-band or quad-band connection. This ensures customers that it can stay connected to the Internet almost everywhere the road will take them. The netbook also boasts a 0.3MP webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, audio in/out, Ethernet LAN and an 89-percent standard-size keyboard.

 

As with Acer's other netbooks, the Aspire One 531 comes with Microsoft's Windows XP Home operating system and is available in either black, blue or red. Price wise, the new Aspire One 531 is available for order at Amazon Germany for €399, or about US$529.