Acer AS1410 Notebook Is Netbook-Sized and Netbook-Priced [Laptops]

Acer’s new AS1410 notebook, a 11.6-incher, may look like a netbook and start at $400, but it’s definitely a step up: It’s got a multitouch trackpad, Celeron proc, Windows 7 and HDMI-out, plus a full-sized keyboard. The AS1410 offers options more powerful than a netbook but not as powerful as what we think of as a full-fledged notebook. It’s got a Celeron instead of an Atom, offers 2GB or 4GB of memory, up to a 250GB hard drive, runs Windows 7 and has both a multitouch trackpad and a full-sized