Is Acer Aspire One Warmer Than Asus Eee PC 901?

Ultra portable Notebooks captured the market with their light weight and longer battery life. Acer Aspire One arrived belatedly in little master’s party and despite of its delay, it is embraced with everything that you can expect from a netbook. Asus designs netbooks in the brand name ‘Eee’ and the announcement of Eee PC 901 wowed all of its customers. To give you a right verdict, let us compare the features of both by sticking it side by side.

Overview

Even though Acer Aspire One is a latecomer, it has become the market leader with its attractive chassis and lightweight. It is empowered by Intel Atom Processor, 1GB memory and 8GB hard disk and also gives you the liberty to opt the operating system by making it functional in both Linux and Windows.

Asus Eee PC 901 is motorized by Intel Atom Processor, 1GB RAM, 20GB hard disk and it runs on both Linux and Windows. Now the strength of the game has been increased because both deliver almost the same.

How it looks?

One comes in white and blue versions and; its rounded edges and glossy finish with lid closed incarcerated the eyes of billions than Eee PC series. Its dimensions are fairly deceivable. The thinner 249Wx29Hx170Dmm chassis of One is 25mm larger than an Eee PC 901. The 995g weigh One is 105g lighter than 1.1kg Eee PC 901. One is lightweight because it comes with a light 2200mAh battery. Asus Eee PC 901 comes with 6600mAh battery unit and it is this increases the weight of 901.

Since One is wider than Eee PC 901, it can include the keyboard mostly as in a full sized laptop. One has a small enter key, medium control, shift and function keys to make it a smart gadget. The black and white versions of 901 are now available on the market that sports a fatter hinge. The outer panel is enshrouded with glossy finish and to explain the elegant appearance. By removing all the Asus branding from the netbooks; Asus now imprints ‘Eee PC’ below the dazzling high quality screen bezel. The coherent of keyboard and mouse touch pad are in such a way that it aids you to input text and functions hastily.

You can notice a little change in the lower section of the laptop. 901 comes with a large vent to expel the hot air generated from its internal components.

Features Compared

Both Acer Aspire One and Asus Eee PC 901 are available in both Linux and Windows version by giving you the comfort to choose your desired one. One permits you to disable the screen backlight and this helps to improve the battery life. The upscaling feature facilitates you to change the resolution with makeshift zoom function and upscaling feature.

Empowered with Intel Atom N270 Processor, One and 901 delivers celerity and sleek design. Atom chips ensure the prolonged battery life with better energy efficiency and firewall protection. With 1GB RAM of Eee PC 901, 901 explains swiftness than 512 MB RAM of Aspire One. The extra memory can be acquired using the memory card.

One and Eee PC 901 unveils the pictures in 8.9 inches display and renders crystal clear pictures with a standard of 1024×600 pixels. The 1.3MP camera installed above the screen bezel permits you to participate in video conferencing. Aspire One is not impressed with Bluetooth like Eee PC 901. The Bluetooth links between your mobile phone and laptop.

With 80GB hard disk, One offers a large room to store the applications and personal data than 20GB in Eee PC 901. There are no parental controls included in the Linux model of Eee PC 901. One sports 3G/HSDPA adapter whilst 901 sports 802.11n Wi-Fi connection. This 802.11n is 70 times faster than traditional g variety. 901 enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adaptors for faster connection.

The battery life of Eee PC 901 is reticent enough with 4.5 hours when compared to poor 2 hours of Aspire One.

Conclusion

In few aspects, Acer Aspire One is healthier than an Eee PC 901. It sports an outstanding keyboard and is ultra portable. Eee PC 901 appears good and it has a fast and excellent processor to yield better battery life. The keyboard of One is good enough than that of 901.