Barely any talks about AOA110-1566

[phong]

Hey Guys,

With all the fuss on Engadget and other gadget sites about the 6 cell AA1, how come no one is talking about the AOA110-1566?

It's listed on newegg.com and buydig.com and has actually been mentioned in the press releases when the AA1 was released in July.

What's up with the talks about the 6 cell so late if it was originally announced?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115498

Acer® Aspire one AOA110-1566: Available for a MSRP of $449 (now $399)

* Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
* 1GB Memory
* 8GB SSD NAND Flash Module(3)
* 8.9-inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite™ 1024 x 600
* Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
* 10/100 Mbps LAN
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified WLAN
* 6-Cell Battery
* Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader
* SD Card Reader
* Linpus™ Linux® Lite
* 3 USB 2.0 Ports

However it is now listed at $399 which is actually the same price for the AA1 (with XP) with the 160GB HD and 6 cell battery that
is going to ship soon. What is the reason for the same price point? Is the linux 6 cell version not going to get a minor price break?

Wondering if I should go ahead and just place an order for the 1566.

What are your thoughts?

 

[rjm]

Maybe because nobody cares about the Linux model anymore? Acer apparently doesn't.

If for $399 you can get 160GB HDD 1GB RAM and XP, or 8GB SSD 512KB RAM and Linpus, which one are you gonna choose? Seriously?

 

[aldudturn]

I'd choose the Linpus version. Some of us don't need 160gb and appreciate the benefits that come with the SSD drive, which make the netbook truely portable imo. If the AOA110-1566 was available in England that would definitely be my first choice.