Here you go. So while some Asian countries are enjoying the availability of the Acer Aspire One, which is touted as a possible Eee PC killer, Amazon has just put up a pre-order form for the said netbook. Amazon’s price tag for the Aspire One is at $416.99 which is almost the same as the going rate in Singapore and the Philippines. For that price you’ll get an 8.9-inch mini notebook, with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 512 MB RAM, 8GB SSD and Linpus Linux Lite.

If you’re looking to buy a netbook, you might want to consider the Aspire One, especially if you got turned off by the recent slew of Eee PC variants that Asus has been introducing into the market lately.

I chanced upon the Aspire One on display in one of the local stores here in Manila and honestly it didn’t strike me as interesting as when I first saw the Eee PC 701. It was just like your ordinare Acer Aspire laptops in smaller size. Don’t get me wrong here, I like Acer machines both technically and aesthetically. But the Aspire One doesn’t seem to have that aura that will pull you through and buy it.

But still, it’s a good steal for the price you have to pay for it.

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Acer Aspire One Up for Pre-Order at Amazon