Alpha 680 Android Netbook

Many PC designs have been created, entertaining the idea of being backed by the Google Android Operating System but to date, nothing official has been announced, with manufacturers staying with the tried and tested Windows XP or a Linux distribution.

All this has changed with the announcement of the Alpha 680, an Android netbook designed by Skytone, a Chinese manufacturer.

The new netbook comes standard with an ARM11 533MHz processor, a 7-inch screen that supports a screen resolution of 800×480 pixels, 128MB of DDR2 memory (upgradeable to 256MB), 1GB SSD (upgradeable to 4GB SSD), Wi-Fi wireless network connectivity and keyboard with touchpad.

The Alpha 680 will retail for $250 in the third quarter of 2009.

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Acer Aspire One 11.6 İnch Netbook

It has been a while since we last reported about the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One netbook, but now, we’ve got the lowdown on some of its further specs. This new Acer Aspire One netbook comes with an 11.6-inch 1366×768 resolution display, Bluetooth, up to 2G RAM, optional 3G, Win XP or Vista as its OS, and a new Intel Atom Z520 processor. We’re still not sure what its processor speed is, but it’ll most likely be in the 1.6GHz region. Its exact release is still yet to be known, but from what we hear, it might be released in certain parts of Europe later this month for a little over $500. With a relatively steep price, we can’t help but wonder; with a bigger display and near regular-laptop price, are you still be enticed to get the Acer Aspire One netbook or will settle for an entry-level laptop instead?