The catch is that Acer has decided to use the 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 as its CPU, instead of the faster (and much more common) 1.6GHz Atom N270 version. Interestingly, Acer is working on a potentially much faster 11.6-inch system with an Intel ULV processor, purportedly to be called the Acer Timeline 1810T. Our matte gray and glossy black review unit had a buttoned-down, businesslike feel, as opposed to the bright colors used on some of Acer’s traditional 10-inch Netbooks.

The keyboard extends nearly edge-to-edge, so there’s enough room for full-size Shift and backspace keys, as well as dedicated page-up and page-down keys. The 11.6-inch wide-screen LED display offers a 1,366×768 native resolution, which is a nice upgrade from the typical 1,024×600 found in most Netbooks. Sony is moving in the same direction and is planning to offer 13×7 displays in the upcoming 10-inch Vaio W Netbook.

The Aspire One AO751h ran for 6 hours and 24 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. Acer includes an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system.