It’s been available to pre-order for aaaaaages now, but finally it looks like there’s a proper date in sight for the HD version of Acer’s titchy Aspire One. Amazon is listing Monday 18 August as the day it’ll start sending them out.

Given that the performance of the SSD version can be a bit on the pokey side, the storage boost of the HD model could be just what it needs.

Two colours choices are on offer - blue or white - and memory runs from 512MB to 1GB of RAM. Linux or XP flavours are available, but the bad news is you’re still limited to the lower capacity three cell battery. Prices range from £219.99 to £299.99.

Out 18 August | £219.99-£299.99
Amazon (via Small Laptops)