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Acer lowers netbook prices, HP follows

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On August 26, 2008, 1:00 PM

Acer has dropped the prices of two of its netbook models hoping to capitalize on the impending back-to-school sales season in the U.S. The Windows XP loaded version with 1GB RAM and a 120GB hard drive will drop from about $399 to $349, while the Linux model with 512MB RAM and an 8GB SSD is going down from $379 to just $329.

In addition, Acer has announced an all-new Aspire One model sporting a long awaited six-cell battery, a 160GB hard drive and Windows XP Home for $399. The price-cutting move has been mirrored by HP, which is already offering reductions of up to $100 on some versions of their Mini-Note product. Hopefully, other big names in the netbook market such as Asustek and MSI will follow.

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  1. October 28, 2008 6:17 PM
    jasonla said:
    Glad they are lowering the prices considering laptops are already priced low the tablets should be less since there is less material used to make them. I just got a [url=http://www.mixph.com/2008/10/super-warehouse-online-sto
    e.html]tablet pc[/url] since it was cheap and worth getting i love using it especially out on the street i can take it out easily rather then with a laptop where i'd have to go find a cafe to sit in.
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