60,000 Chrome OS netbooks?

Inventec confirmed that it has already shipped about 60,000 Chrome OS-based netbooks to Google, which are expected to be used for testing.

 



Acer has cooperated with Quanta Computer to develop a 10.1-inch Atom N550-based Chrome OS netbook, featuring both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules; however, Acer is conservative about market demand as consumers normally have a difficult time changing their PC habits.

Acer Revo 100

Revo 100 is packing AMD Athlon II Neo dual-core processor with NVIDIA ION graphics, up to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, Dolby Home Theater v3, Blu-ray drive, 802.11b/g/n, and a multitude of ports including HDMI and two mini-PCI Express card slots for expansion.

More interesting, though, is the slide-out RevoPad, which can function as either a multitouch gesture pad or, when activated, a QWERTY keyboard with lit-up keys on the same surface.

Acer Aspire 1430 Netbook Specs

The fresh Aspire model measures 285 (W) x 204 (D) x 28 (H) mm, weights 1.4 kg and features a Core i3-330UM, i5-430UM, i5-520UM or i5-540UM processor, Intel HD graphics, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 640GB of storage space, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, optional Bluetooth (2.1 or 3.0) and 3G, a multi-in-1 card reader, a Crystam Eye webcam, D-Sub and HDMI display outputs, and a 6-cell battery enabling up to 6 hours of operation.

The Acer 1430 will come pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium.