Digitimes is reporting that Acer has big plans for its Eee PC-killer. Make that killers. The company is now reportedly planning an 8.9 inch Aspire laptop and a 12.1 vinch Slim Gemstone Aspire. The company hops to ship more than 6 million of the low cost laptops in the second half of 2008, with the 8.9 inch version accounting for the bulk of sales. This all seems a little ambitious to me, but I'm not going to complain if Acer or any other company wants to flood the market with low cost computers.

[via Electronista]

While I still have yet to see a photo of Acer's upcoming low cost, ultraportable laptop, Acer has announced plans to ship the notebook in May. The company also tells Digitimes that it plans to sell the computer for $50 to $100 less than the Eee PC, despite the fact that Acer's computer will have a similar feature set.

The Acer computer will have an 8.9 inch display, sell for $250 to $300, and that's about all we know for now.

It's starting to look like Asus launched the revolution that Nicholas Negroponte had meant to start with his OLPC project. By introducing a low cost, mini-notebook that everyone and their 7-year old kid seems to want, Asus has paved the way for a ton of other major computer manufacturers to pile on.

The latest rumor is that Acer will introduce low-cost laptops with 8 and 9 inch displays by this summer. The product would be aimed directly at the Eee PC and the goal is to price the Acer computers competitively with the Eee PC, Everex Cloudbook, and other PCs competing in this space.

[via Engadget]