Acer continues its hunt for 50 percent share of the netbook market by launching the first 11.6″ models. Acer Aspire One 751 was recently presented with a larger 11.6″ display, but beside the screen being larger it also sports a higher resolution. Except from Dell’s alternative 10″ for its Mini 10, pretty much all 10″ netbook displays sport 1024×576 pixel resolution.
Acer has raised this to 1366×768 pixels with Aspire One 751 and even though the screen is about 1.5″ bigger, the outer measurements have remained pretty much the same, if not better thickness-wise. By slimming the case the computer is around an inch wider than most 10″ netbooks. The additional space is used to make room for a better keyboard with larger keys.
The measurements are quite impressive considering the larger screen;
| Model | Width | Depth | Thickness |
| Acer Aspire One 751 | 284 | 198 | 25 mm |
| ASUS EeePC 1000HE | 266 | 191 | 38 mm |
| Samsung NC10 | 261 | 186 | 30 mm |
| MSI WIND U100 | 259 | 178 | 30 / 34 mm |
Aspire One 751 is noticeably thinner than most 10″ models and weighs only 1.24kg. Acer uses the Intel Atom Z530 processor together with Intel’s US15W Poulsbo chipset and a 6 cell battery for up to 8 hours of battery time.
With 1GB RAM and 160GB harddrive the price will land around $400, while a faster model with 2GB RAM and 250GB HDD will cost around $500. This means that it is actually cheaper than most equivalent 10″ models.
While we await the arrival of Acer’s new netbook you can always peek at the preview at Blogeee.net (French translated by Google Translate).
