Is the 8.9-inch LCD mounted model of the low price mini-note "Aspire One" disappear?

The other dayI told you that shipment of the latest model is approachingAlthough Acer's low-price mini-note "Aspire One", there is a possibility that a model equipped with an 8.9-inch liquid crystal display may disappear from the market.

Apparently it seems to be unified into a model with larger LCD.

Details are as follows.
Acer considering to stop shipping the 8.9-inch Aspire one in 2Q09

According to this article, Acer seems to stop shipping the current model equipped with an 8.9-inch liquid crystal display in order to keep the latest model "Aspire One" with a 10.1-inch liquid crystal display on sale.

It is expected that the shipment will be stopped in the second quarter, which will affect Quanta, which was manufacturing 8.9 inch model "Aspire One" in OEM (production by counterpart brand).

What kind of manufacturer is this "Quanta Computer" is the world's largest company in terms of production of laptop computers. Apart from Acer's "Aspire One"Apple's "MacBook" "MacBook Pro", Sony's "VAIO type P"It is said to be under contract for production such as.

In addition, production of 10.1-inch model "Aspire One" is commissioned to Compal Electronics, but it is said that part of the production of 10.1-inch model will be entrusted to Quanta as compensation.

Although the current model "Aspire One" is a compact model that makes it easy to carry, is it that the body size of the latest model will become larger as the liquid crystal becomes larger.