Archive for December 9, 2008

PC maker Gateway have have today announced the release of four laptops including a netbook with an 8.9 inch display. The Gateway LT1001G comes with the standard netbook specs, 1.6GHz Atom Processor, 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM.

Gateway were acquired by Acer last year, so it’s no surprise that the LT1001G is similar in appearance to the Acer Aspire One. Gateway’s netbook is available in Singapore for $688 USD.

Via: Netbook Era

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Gateway release netbook

If a leaked image of a RadioShack promotional leaflet offering an Acer Aspire One for $99 is true, then Acer Aspire One might be able to score one big hit for being the cheapest netbook so far. The leaked image of the leaflet, which by all means look pretty legit, shows that the $99 dollar Aspire One will be available for AT&T subscribers who will opt for a 2-year AirCard agreement under AT&T, which would cost an AT&T customer $60/month service fee.

This would appeal AT&T customers who are heavy users of their data plans. Although I doubt if existing AT&T subscribers who have a separate service contract to fulfill for their mobile phones would still want additional cost just to get the Aspire One. Getting a contract-free Acer Aspire One which cost $495 is still the best option.

But if you’re not into AT&T and would want to score the Acer Aspire One right away for $99, and you wouldn’t mind the monthly fee, watch out for official announcement from AT&T or better yet contact your favorite RadioShack outlets to confirm whether this promotional gig is actually true.

Via Engadget

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

$99 Dollar Acer Aspire One from AT&T and RadioShack Anyone?