Hot on the heels of the Asus Eee PC comes more small subnotebooks, with Acer giving them the Intel inspired name of the netbook. Does the Intel Atom-powered Aspire One ‘netbook’ fill you with desire to acquire one?

Acer’s Aspire One is finally on sale in Australia and represents Acer’s first true foray into territory already claimed by computers such as the Asus Eee PC, the HP MiniNote 2133 and the MSI Wind.

Other manufacturers such as Pioneer Computers also have similar devices, and Dell’s upcoming “E” subnotebook will also be a challenger.

But the Aspire One, at AUD $599 for the Linux version, with a $99 cashback via redemption through Acer making it only AUD $500, and AUD $699 for the Windows XP version, also with a $99 cash back, making it $600, puts additional pressure on the Asus Eee PC.

The Aspire One is definitely a contender, coming with the Linpus version of Linux and enhanced with a friendly interface that looks graphically nicer than that which comes with the Xandros powered version of Linux on the Asus Eee PC.

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