Acer Aspire One D255 outdoes its D260 Little Brother

 10 Jul 2010 - By Omar Mariño+
 omar@myddnetwork.com


Sporting the same 10.1 inch design its younger brother the D260 does, the D255 doesn’t look much different at first.  However, when you dig a little deeper (and by that I mean crack the case and look at the guts) it’s a slightly better machine though the external design is a bit tired.

The D255 boast 2GB or AM and a 250GB hard drive which isn’t top-of-the-line but for an Acer netbook it’s pretty much standard.  However, the Atom N550 processor is a considerable upgrade over the D260’s N450 (or alternatively the N455.)

While most users won’t notice the internal changes, they may notice the new, less glittery color scheme Acer has chosen to go with and they will definitely spot the incredibly large logo on the front of the case.

I don’t know why the company (who became as “hot” as they are—and that’s an extremely relative term) for slapping together bargain PCs in cutsie colors with pretty much the same functionality across the board thinks users want to advertise the fact that they only paid $250 for their “netty.” 

However, if you still need a netbook (and judging by the continuous steady sales there are still people out there who still don’t have two or three kicking around) you can get your hands on the D260 and D255 sometime this fall.






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