14 DAY TRIAL // Acer did recently see a spike in order from Europe and, whether due to that or not, an updated model of the Aspire One 522 has surfaced in that region, featuring an AMD platform.
Those keeping track of things on the laptop market may or may not be up to speed with how Acer hasn't been going through its best year.
Not too long ago, however, HP said it would spin-off its PC business, despite it being the number one worldwide supplier of such things.
The abrupt changing of the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) doesn't seem to have led to the annulment of this move, but other companies did benefit.
Dell was especially enthused and, for Acer, it meant that vendors from Europe suddenly placed many more orders with it than previously.
Now, as if to underscore this better standing in Europe, an updated version of the Aspire One 522 netbook has appeared.
This online store has it priced at 279 Euro ($377.87, according to exchange rates), though other reports give it a 249 Euro price instead ($338.58).
The C-60 APU (accelerated processing unit) from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) acts as the central component, with its two 1 GHz x86 cores (1.33 GHz in Turbo Core) and the Radeon HD 6290 integrated graphics (276-400 MHz).
1 GB of RAM (random access memory) backs that chip up, as does a hard disk drive (HDD) with a capacity of 320 GB.
Furthermore, 10/100 LAN is present, as is a 0.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, HDMI, D-Sub and a 5-in-1 card reader.
Finally, the LED-backlit, 10.1-inch LCD has a native resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels and, along with everything else, is kept running by a 6-cell battery.
Windows 7 Starter is, predictably, the operating system chosen to handle this entry-level mobile personal computer.