Acer has announced the Acer Aspire Happy 2, which runs on a dual-core Atom N570 CPU, a 10.1-inch display, 250GB hard drive, WiFi radio, and 1GB of RAM. As you can see they come in pastel colors, making us wonder why they didn’t arrive at Easter.

The colors are “Banana Cream,” “Blueberry Shake,” “Strawberry Yogurt,” and “Papaya Milk”. They are available now for $269.99.

Acer has officially unveiled a new Aspire One netbook, the Happy. This dual-boot computer uses both Windows 7 and Android and has a pastel color palette that includes blue, green, pink and purple. The 10.1-inch, 1024×600 display is complemented by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom with 1GB of RAM.

A dual-core 1.5GHz Atom is optional, as well as 2GB of RAM with that CPU only. A 160GB hard drive is standard, and a 250GB unit is optional. There’s also a six-cell battery and the netbook weighs just under 2.8lbs. You’ll get Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ethernet standard, with 3G optional. The AC charger has multiple wall plugs for compatibility with different wall plugs in various countries, so this one is great for travelers.

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Acer has another new netbook in their Aspire One range with the launch of the Acer Aspire One D260. The Acer Aspire One D260 features a 10.1 inch LCD display that sports a resolution of 1024 x 600.

The processor is an Intel Atom 1.66GHz N455, with Intel GMA 3150 graphics and 2GB of RAM. It also comes with integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, Ethernet, a choice of either a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, a three cell battery or a six cell battery. The design is another nice one from Acer.

Acer has officially announced the Aspire One 533. It’s a slick looking netbook that features a 10.1 inch LCD display with a resolution of either 1,280 x 720 pixels or 1024 x 600 pixels and comes with your choice of Intel Atom processors. Either a 1.66GHz N455 Atom processor or a 1.83GHz N475 Atom processor.

Nothing on price or availability yet, but some other specs include up to 2GB of DDR3 RAM, either 160GB or 250GB hard drives, Intel GMA 3150 graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, and 3G.

In a not-so-surprising move that is sure to shock no one, Acer has launched yet another Aspire One. Anyone keeping count? How many does that make? Anyway, now there’s one more.

The Aspire One AO751h is all about helping “customers attain a new level of productivity and efficiency”. It features an 11.6″ high-definition screen and full-sized keyboard, Intel Atom Z520 1.22GHz processor, Windows XP Home, 11.6″ WXGA 16:9 ratio Acer CrystalBrite High Definition display, 1GB RAM, 160GB SATA hard drive, Multi-memory card slot, Wi-Fi connectivity, Built-in webcam and Three USB 2.0 ports.

Acer was among the first netbook manufacturers to offer a netbook with a mobile broadband connection at a subsidized price. Its Aspire One was offered over the holidays for $99 with a 2-year agreement on the broadband plan.

Laptop Magazine sat down with Acer’s Product Marketing VP and asked some questions about the company’s plans for 2009. Acer says that it will be offering more subsidized netbooks and laptops with broadband connections this year. The company also says it is negotiating a day rate system with mobile providers for users who only need mobile connectivity on occasion.

I really like netbooks. I think they are a great compromise between portability, price, and performance for the most part. I have worked extensively from a 10-inch MSI Wind and found it easy to do. What I am not particularly keen on is working from smaller 8-inch netbooks like the Acer Aspire One.

Those that really like the Acer, but yearn for a larger screen will be glad to hear that a 10-inch Aspire One has been spied and pictures are now available. The machine sports a different look, but the specs are much the same.

Netbooks are selling in huge numbers this holiday season. Leading the netbook pack in sales is the Acer Aspire One netbook. Most netbooks are created pretty much equal today, but the One provides a good mix of portability and price.

Earlier this week I reported on the leaked sales flyer that claimed RadioShack would be selling an AT&T 3G equipped version of the One for $99 with a 2-year agreement for mobile broadband service. RadioShack has officially announced the $99 deal and confirmed the story just as we ran it on the 9th.

The netbook category is relatively new and is already getting crowded with lots of competition. The first netbook to show up was the ASUS Eee and it has spawned a wealth of competitors looking for a piece of the low cost netbook market.

Back in June Acer unveiled its Acer Aspire One netbook and Acer has now announced that the Aspire One is available for purchase in the America. Acer says prices for the machine starts at only $379. For that amount of cash you get a 2.17 pound netbook that measures 9.8” x 6.7” x 1.14”. The CPU is an Atom N270 and it features 512MB of RAM, 8GB SSD, 8.9” LCD, webcam, 802.11 b/g and a 3 cell battery.