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Acer AOD250 boot in either Android or Windows X” the netbook is special
because it touts of “instant on” Android boot and also switching between Windows XP and Android. Acer AOD250 has special dual-boot feature that allows the netbook to boot in either Android or Windows XP.

The dual OS Netbook is a 4th generation Netbook from the Acer . Acer believes that this netbook stable and clearly reinforces their leadership position to the consumer and trade. Acer is now building on their existing portfolio by giving the consumer more choice in this category, by offering the first Android based OS netbook. Acer is confident of maintaining their leadership in the Netbook category, with continued innovation & constant endeavor to deliver the best to their customers

Acer has officially announced its dual OS booting netbook Aspire One D250 available in India. Acer boasts of the 18-second boot up and 3 second shut down.

Aspire One D250 is a portable and lightweight netbook. Acer features customized Firefox browser along with other pre-installed applications. It features a 10.1″ LED backlit LCD display, along with an Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 3-cell battery, Windows XP, 160GB hard drive, 1 gig of ram and a built-in webcam. You can navigate easily around your netbook using the multi-gesture touchpad with two buttons that features circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom and page flip.

Aspire One D250 specifications are mentioned here:

Operating System
*Genuine Windows XP Home Edition

Dimensions and weight
* 258.5 (W) x 184 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm (10.17 x 7.24 x 1 inches)
* 1.27 kg (2.79 lbs.) for SKUs with 6-cell battery pack
System memory
* 1GB DDR2 SDRAM memory interface design, Single channel with one soDIMM slot

Platform
* Intel Atom processor N280 (1.68 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache)
* Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset (DDR2 400/533/667 MHz)

Display
* 10.1″ SD 1024 x 600 (WSVGA) pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite LED-backlit TFT LCD

Storage
* 2.5″ 9.5 mm 160 GB hard disk drive
* Multi-in-1 card reader

Audio
* High-definition audio support
* Two built-in stereo speakers
* MS-Sound compatible
* Built-in digital microphone

Communication
* Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting 0.3 megapixel resolution
* WLAN: Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology
* LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
* WPAN: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

Power
* 30 W adapter with power cord
* Product Safety Electric Appliance and Materials (PSE) certified for battery pack
* 57.7 W 5200 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
- up to 7.5-hour battery life

Special keys and controls
* 84-/85-/88-key keyboard, 89% of standard-size keyboard, , 1.6 mm (minimum) key travel
* Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device with two buttons, supporting:
- Circular-motion scrolling
- Pinch-action zoom
- Page flip
* 12 function keys, four cursor keys, one Windows key for Windows XP Home, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support
* Power button with LED
* Easy-access WLAN switch with LED
* Easy-launch Bluetooth key

I/O ports
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* External display (VGA) port
* Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
* Microphone-in jack
* Ethernet (RJ-45) port
* DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software
* Productivity applications:
- Acer Recovery Management
- Microsoft Works Work SE 9 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
- Google Toolbar
- Google Desktop
- Google Setup
- Adobe Reader 9
- Adobe Flash Player 10
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Customized Internet Explorer 7.0
- eSobi
- Carbonite online backup
* McAfee Internet Security Suite (60-day trial)
* Acer Game Zone
* Communication/ISP applications:
- Acer Video Conference Manager 4.0
- Windows Live Essentials – Wave 3 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live Messenger, Writer)

Options
* Protective Carry Sleeve (Included by default)
* Additional battery (Optional)
* Additional AC adapter (Optional)

Warranty
* One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)