Introduced with the A10 and A20 models in 2003, the A series originally targeted high school and college students and workers of small offices and home offices, before becoming a premium line by the late 2000s.

[1][2] Prices of models in the series in 2003 ranged from roughly US$800 to US$1200;[3][4] it sold especially well in among the SOHO segment.

[6][7] Other models, such as the A105, were fairly light for the time, at 6 lb, though battery life was observed to have suffered as a consequence, according to PC Magazine.

[8] The magazine wrote that the A105 and A75 were particularly adept at home video capture and editing,[8][9] while the A65 was rated particularly poorly.

[10][11] The last entry in the series, the A665, had submodels capable of stereoscopic graphics rendering with its special LCD that was compatible with the Nvidia 3D Vision active shutter glasses.