Acer's Aspire UMPC Gets Official

At this year's Computex, there seems to be a whole barrage of UMPC announcements. Acer also announced it's UMPC with the following specifications:

• 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display
• 1.6GHz Atom N270
• 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (expandable)
• 1.3 megapixel camera, SDHC and multi-format media readers
• 802.11b/g, Ethernet, three USB 2.0, VGA, and 3.5mm audio out
• One free mini PCI slot for WWAN
• 80GB hard drive (with XP) or 8GB solid state (with Linux)
• 2.5 or 5 hours on 3 or 6-cell batteries in XP model, 3 or 7 hours on Linux
• 1kg (2.2 pounds)

The Linux flavor is going to cost around $400 while the Windows version will cost $600.

Tags: acer, umpc, aspire