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The Aspire One 8.9" was Acer's first foray into the very crowded netbook market. Netbooks are popular because of their small size, light weight, and low cost. The Aspire One was aimed to undercut the current offerings by other manufacturers, particularly the base models with an 8GB SSD and Linux. My test model was a 160GB HDD with Windows XP, more conventional than its spartan brethren but a nice setup for users wanting a larger hard drive and familiar OS. [Read Full Review]