D260, my new best friend

Other than its the only thing I can afford as of the moment, it shall complement with my 21 inched desktop LCD. For 23,900 pesos, I can still say that this baby's a new best friend. This one's for faculty use.

Acer has just announced its latest netbook, the Acer Aspire One D260, available in a Pantone spectrum of surprisingly cute colors.

The D260 boasts Intel’s latest Atom N4551.66GHz processor, and comes with up to 2GB OF RAM. Display wise, the D260 isn’t as interesting: it’s a standard 1024 x 600 10.1-inch panel, driven by a GMA 3150 integrated GPU.

Other specs include 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, optional quadband 3G/UMTS, BlueTooth 3.0+HS and 10/100 ethernet, along with three USB 2.0 ports, VGA, audio in/out, and a memory card reader. You can choose between a 160GB or 250GB hard drive.

Battery life is a bit substandard, unfortunately. You have a choice between a 3-cell battery for up to 4 hours of run time, or a 6-cell battery for up to 8 hours. That’s a good twenty percent less than we usually consider acceptable for a netbook of this type.