The Acer Aspire one weighs less than 2.5 pounds
Now that's a big cellphone: RadioShack said it would sell an Acer netbook for $100 with a 2-year wireless contract. Okay, it's a $60 data contract, not voice.
Still, it's an interesting twist on the subsidies that wireless carriers provide for voice handsets. The Acer netbook comes with a built-in modem for AT&T's high-speed data network.
The deal also capitalizes on the growing popularity of netbooks. The super-light laptops typically have shrunken keyboards, less-powerful processors and screens smaller than 10 inches across. The Acer has a 9-inch screen, an Intel Atom processor and would normally cost about $350. It and the wireless plan will cost about $1,500 over the 2 years.
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