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A few months back, I posted an article on DecalGirl.com skins for the Asus Eee. Since I was so pleased with the first set, I ordered a set for my new Aspire One. Even though the blue finish on the Aspire One is gorgeous, it is a fingerprint magnet and ends up looking pretty yucky, so I figured a DecalGirl skin would be just the ticket. I've got to say, I like this set even better than the first set.

Two really nice things about this set over the set for the Eee are that the decal fully covers the lid and a third decal is included with the set to cover the area between the hinges.

About the only thing I did not like was that even though the extra piece had cutouts for the indicator lights (upper left, above the keyboard) the decal covered the labels showing what each indicator was for. Like the previous set I reviewed, these were top notch in quality and very easy to install. My only other request would be that they make a matching desktop wallpaper available like they do for many of the handheld devices they support. You can get skins for the Aspire One and a large variety of other devices directly from DecalGirl.com.

"The Acer Aspire One is now available from U.S. retailers including Amazon.com, Buy.com, NewEgg.com and many others. If you’re thinking of buying an ASUS Eee PC 901, MSI Wind or an HP 2133 you should definitely take a look at the Acer Aspire One. Acer boasts that the Aspire One can run for up to seven hours on an optional six-cell battery, which is very impressive for such an affordable notebook. The Acer Apire One features Intel’s Atom, which is designed specifically for small mobile devices. It has an 8.9-inch display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels and an integrated Web cam. Available in three models, the Acer One is available with either Windows XP Home or Linux operating systems."

At not too much more than I paid for the original Eee, this looks like a hit. I especially like the available extended battery. I will be upgrading to something with an 8.9 inch screen in the near future, but I'm holding out for the new Dell since rumor is it will be priced at $299. If you can't wait, you can pick this up from Amazon (Affiliate) now.