The un-Netbook: Acer laptop hits $279 at Best Buy

From Nanotech -

Best Buy has started offering an Acer laptop (AS5516-5474) for $279. It had been previously listed at $299. A Best Buy salesperson said these deals typically last a week.

Specs include an AMD Athlon TF-20 64, 15.6" WXGA display, 2GB RAM, DVD-RW, 160GB HD, ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 graphics, 802.11b/g wireless, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, and Windows Vista Home Basic. It measures 1.5" think and weighs in at 6 lbs.

The specs are pretty close to standard notebooks except for the low-end AMD-ATI silicon and the older "g" wireless. But the $279 price makes it competitive against 10" optical drive-less netbooks, creating an interesting dilemma for potential buyers.