When it was first released it was a bargain for a tablet PC. However, tablet PC's have never really taken off and so the model was discontinued and replaced with a newer version.
In order to make way for the new version, the old version could be found at bargain prices. In fact it was sold at a price similar to today's netbooks. Some of course could be found on Ebay.
What made the Acer c100 different to today's netbooks was of course the fact that you could use a pen and twist it's screen and transform it into a tablet PC. Tablet PC has many features that are usually more fun than they are productive.
It was fun to draw things with the pen and it was fun to highlight data in excel spreadsheets. It did have a feature which was amazing and that was the ability to transform handwritten cursory text into normal text.
The text were easy to read on the 10.2 inch screen but sometimes when not running on AC the screen will dim, making it difficult to read in bright areas.
Inside the Acer, there didn't seem to be a fan and so it was very quiet. However, it could also get quite hot when using demanding apps.
Being based on a Mobile Pentium, Windows XP Tablet, various touchscreen apps and video players performed minimally and the boot up and resume from hard disk was slow over time.
Old technology such as the Acer C100 seemed to look and feel like today's netbooks. due ito it's size and operating system. However, more often than not you will find that it is much heavier and less adequate compared to current netbooks.
