The FCC has published documents related to the next generation of Acer Aspire One Laptops. While the first models to hit the streets sported a 3 cell battery and 8GB solid state disks, the new versions will have hard drives and what appear to be 6 cell batteries.
And as with any good FCC photo shoot, the documents contain a whole bunch of pictures of the Acer Aspire One with its top off.
[via jkkmobile]
A member of the Aspire One User forums has posted a few pictures showing what appears to be an Acer Aspire One with a 6-cell battery. The computer currently ships with a 3-cell battery. In the image above you can see two Aspire One computers, one with the standard battery and the other with the high capacity battery which should provide twice the battery life.
No word on when you’ll be able to pick up a computer with the higher capacity battery or if Acer plans to sell the battery separately. Heck, for all I know this could be a third party battery or a fake. But it sure looks pretty (in that sticking out of the back not-so-pretty way).
Now that you know what Dell’s low-cost mini-laptop looks like, say hello to Acer’s entry, which will reportedly be called the Acer Aspire One. A couple of allegedly leaked photos of this laptop are making the rounds. And 3fire reports that the computer will feature:
It’s starting to look like PC makers are using the low-powered Intel Atom CPU as an excuse to put lower capacity batteries in ultraportables. On the one hand, this means these computers will be lighter-weight, and lower capacity batteries are certainly cheaper than higher capacity ones. But I’d love to see a 3 or 4 cell 4000+ mAh battery come standard with one of these laptops and provide 4+ hours of battery life.
Anyway, as with all leaked images, take these photos and these specs with a grain of salt. But we’ll probably find out a lot more when Acer officially unveils its mini-notebook at Computex next week.
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