NetbookTech

The newly announced, dual-booting Acer Aspire One AOD250 netbook is barely a few days old and PC Magazine is already out with a review of the unit here on their site. Just in case you missed the news last week, this latest edition of the Aspire One netbook is capable of dual booting between Windows XP and the Google Android operating system.

With Android seemingly making a resurgence in the mobile phone space, one could be forgiven if they’re also hyped about the OS for the netbook market. So does Acer deliver with the combination of the Aspire One and Android? Unfortunately it’s not quite a hit out of the ballpark as this statement pretty much says it all:

“Despite making the Aspire One AOD250 (Android) a dual-boot system with Windows XP Home Edition, Android is basically a semi-functional Linux operating system that still needs more polishing.”

Other interesting tidbits from the review include:

• Cramped 89% keyboard (which absolutely blows my mind given this is a 10.1 inch system)
• Small touchpad and mouse buttons
• Decent battery life at around 6 hours

You can read more of the review by visiting PC Magazine’s website here but it looks like the Android version of the Aspire One AOD250 has a long ways to go.

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