14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Acer's keen on expanding the targeted market segments for its Aspire One netbooks, and for this reason, the company is apparently preparing the launch of a new model called Aspire One E100 Education, that, as its name clearly says, goes for the educational environment and sports a fairly interesting dual-boot option.
So, while the rest of its features (that we'll detail later on) are not exactly that different from those provided by some of the other Aspire One netbooks out there, one of the main selling points this thing has to offer, as NetbookItalia reveals, is the fact that it's capable of dual-booting Windows 7 and Android.
In fact, the Android options works like some sort of InstantOS, an alternative for Windows 7 used when users are only interested in a bit of quick-browsing or checking their e-mails while being on the go and not wanting to go through a rather lengthy Windows boot process.
Other features directly related to the educational environment are the availability of a rubberized coating for bump and scratch protection, as well as a special pocket where students can insert name cards, for easier identification.
Otherwise, the Aspire One sports some pretty standard netbook specs, including here a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 pixels display, an unnamed Intel Atom CPU, a 250GB hard-drive, 1GB of RAM memory and WiFi b/g/n, together with Bluetooth2.1 and a multi-format memory card reader (in other words, just about everything a student might need within the classroom, and more).
Plus, the device is 24mm thick and comes with a battery that delivers an estimated run time of around 8 hours.
Sadly, pricing and availability details have not yet been provided, but we're really looking forward to seeing this thing arrive in stores, because we're pretty sure it's going to be a hit with students from all over the world.