Acer Aspire AOD250-1613 Dual Boots Windows XP and Android available now

Chris · #1 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 09:05 PM

The Acer Aspire AOD250-1613 is the first netbook that provides a dual boot option to Windows XP and the Android operating system. For many Android has long been anticipated and it's nice to see it available as a dual boot option. This way you have the option of trying out Android and if you don't [...]

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ThisIsNot · #2 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 11:13 PM

It is nice that netbook manufacturers are offering something other than a Linux distro, Windows XP, or Windows 7. However, I have a feeling that Android on a netbook is a lot like buying a monster truck and putting an engine from a 1970 Ford Pinto in it.

Too bad Acer didn't step up on the hardware though. They took the generic N280+GMA 950 combination and put a couple of OS's on it. Still interesting though. I wonder if Android consumes a lot less resources. That means that netbooks could potentially get 15-25 hours when running Android for basic internet browsing (ie anything not requiring Flash or Java).