Acer’s first dual-boot Android notebook – Acer Aspire One D250 was launched in the fall of 2009 in Japan. It takes a standard notebook specification and adds the Android operating system into the mix. A strong temptation for Android fans, but as a mainstream notebook this has limited appeal.
Product Specifications:
Processor : Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
OS : Windows XP/Windows 7, Android
Memory : 1GB RAM with 250 GB ROM
Dimensions: 257 x 185 x 24mm and weighs 2.7lb with 6 celled battery.
Resolution: 1024 x 600 with 10.1 inch LCD display
Connectivity: Ethernet socket and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, 3x USB 2.0 connections, VGA, headphone and mic sockets.
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media
Primary Optical Drive: External
Other Features:
Inbuilt- 3G modem, in-built web camera.
Challenges:
The notebook does not have a touch-screen display, which will present some challenges for the open source Google OS. Since, there are no designated keys to support Android, users have to use the track-pad and esc key frequently.
