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- 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 Processor
- 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
- 320GB SATA Hard Drive; 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wifi Connectivity
- 13.3″ HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display; Intel GMA 4500MHD Graphics
- Windows 7 Home Premium; Over 8 Hours of Batter Life
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Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4806 Notebook comes with these specs, Intel Pentium Processor SU4100, Windows 7 Home Premium, 13.3- Inch HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR3 1066MHz Memory, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 320GB SATA Hard Drive, Built-In Webcam, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room Audio Enhancement, Intel WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED… More >>
Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4806 13.3-Inch Brushed Aluminum Laptop – Over 8 Hours of Battery Life
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Very happy with this purchase. Bought as a second computer to use mainly for web browsing and media applications such as iTunes. The performance is surprisingly good, probably due to the combination of the SU4100 processor, 4 GB RAM and Windows 7. This thing boots up and loads web pages lightning fast compared with my more powerful laptop (which has Vista). 720p videos from YouTube run without a hitch. 1080p videos are a tad choppy, but this is not a big deal for me, since you can’t really see the benefit of 720p on a 13 inch screen, let alone 1080p. Yes, 1080p may be more of an issue if you output the video via HDMI, but I’m not using the laptop in that capacity, so I don’t mind.
I was debating on whether to purchase this or the similarly specd Toshiba T135-S1310, but I checked out the Toshiba at BestBuy and noticed the track pad cursor movement was very choppy. After reading some reviews and looking at the Toshiba support forums, I found that this was a common problem with the T135 series laptops. Toshiba recently issued a fix, but it requires you to send your laptop in to have a part replaced. Glad I chose the Acer, which has a smooth cursor movement and also features a gigabit Ethernet port that the Toshiba lacks (the Toshiba has a 10/100 MBPS Ethernet port).
There are two minor issues with this Acer (these are well documented issues that everyone knows about): The buttons below the track pad are stiffer than I would like and the sound coming from the speakers is on the tinny side. Neither of these are deal breakers, but I do wish Acer (and Toshiba and other makers) would forgo the “one button” look and use two separate buttons for the track pad; two buttons are easier to use and would probably make the button-clicks less stiff.
Overall though, this is an excellent buy for the money, with excellent battery life and decent performance.
Rating: 4 / 5
I first bought an Acer 11.6″ laptop with SU3500 Intel processor. That unit was ridiculously fast but I found it to be a bit small for my taste. I researched around and landed on this Acer 13.3″ laptop and boy, am I happy I bought this one. It has a bit faster SU4100 Processor and huge 4GB of RAM. I get almost 8 hours of continuous usage on one battery charge.
At 3.5 lbs and only 1 inch thick, this is just the right size for someone on the go. Windows take a snappy 58 seconds to load when you first hit that power button. Only one thing that I don’t care about is the glossy flat keys. I am getting used to it, however.
Metal finish is gorgeous. The whole unit feels totally solid. LCD screen is one of the best in the business. I considered getting a comparable HP but it was 0.75 lbs heavier for $50 more and Apple at $2000 is just a plain absurd idea.
You cannot go wrong with this machine.
Rating: 5 / 5