Acer Reportedly Planning Aspire One with 11.6-Inch Display

The world's leading vendor of netbook systems, Acer, is expected to further expand its Aspire One lineup with the introduction of a new netbook model, which will boast a display of 11.6 inches. Said netbook has already been leaked on the Internet on several occasions, but this is the first time we have some technical details on the system. As it turns out, with the new model, Acer will be trying to up the ante as this thing comes with a rather interesting specification list.

 

According to blog site macles*, the upcoming Aspire One netbook will boast a larger screen size, compared to most other systems that are built with a 10-inch display. The 11.6-inch display will enable users to take advantage of a resolution of 1366 by 768 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 16:9. However, the new display isn't the only new feature that has been injected into the upcoming Aspire One netbook. There are several distinct new features that enable Acer's new netbook to be one step higher than most of its possible competitors.

 

Aside from a larger display, the upcoming Aspire One netbook will be based on the Intel SCH USW15S chipset with the integrated GMA950 graphics processing unit. This combination offers support for one of Intel's Atom Z-series processors, namely the Z530 model, and hardware decoding of an H.264 and other codecs. Also, thanks to the integration of the new chipset, the upcoming Aspire One netbook will boast a TDP of 4.3W, a noteworthy improvement over the TDP of 11.8W provided by the previous platform.

 

The system is said to provide users with a battery life of about 4 hours on a standard battery, while a larger battery will allow them to take advantage of about 8 hours of working time. Unfortunately there no details on pricing and availability, but there's a good chance Acer will soon update its netbook range.