Brian Jarvis, UMPC Geek

I wrote a post about a new gadget on the way and I had every intention of posting hints about my new purchase each day or two until it arrived.  Then reality hit.  I have been traveling for work again and just haven’t had the time to do much outside the scope of my day job.  Well, it turns out that my new Acer Aspire One is on a FedEx truck on the way to my house right now.

Why an Aspire One?  Here are my thoughts:

1. Each of the available netbooks are so similar that I thought it wouldn’t make a huge difference which one I chose.
2. I had the chance to put my hands on a Linspire version at a brick and mortar store.
3. The keyboard has traditional key placement so I can touch type on it.
4. 1GB of RAM and the 120GB hard drive will get me going without the need to hack the system right away (although the geek in me will probably do it anyway).
5. I want time on a device that is readily available to consumers (more on this at a later date).
6. The blue marbled finish is cool - how’s that for superficial?

Through work, I have had or will shortly have the chance to play with quite a few different netbooks, so I will write up some comparison posts as chance allows.  Of course there will be a post about my impressions later today or tomorrow after I get it in hand!

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