Acer Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-68U118 review

Nov. 21, 2012 - PRLog -- The revolutionary 11.6-inch MacBook Air isn't really the only real contender for your high-end ultraportable crown. The $899 Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 appears similar to a Netbook from your outside the house, but inside of, its specs are totally upscale. An Intel Root i7-680UM dual-core ULV processor, 500GB hard disk drive, and 4GB of DDR3 RAM match what we've witnessed in midrange full-size laptops.

On the other hand, at $899, the actual issue is regardless of whether you're looking at the 1830T-68U118 being a finish laptop or merely a transportable device in your laptop or computer arsenal. Should the former, you may take into consideration a thin 13-incher such as the Asus U35Jc-A1 alternatively. When the latter, you can take a look at a more affordable dual-core premium Netbook, by way of example the Gateway LT3201u, and save a handful of hundred dollars.

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Having said that, contrary to the better-designed but restricted MacBook Air, which lacks HDMI and SD card ports, this Acer will not less than provide almost everything you would hope in the notebook, only on the scaled-down scale.

With the outdoors, this little TimelineX so carefully resembles other likewise sized premium Netbooks that it pretty much blends into your landscape. An 11.6-inch shiny screen and also a full-size flat keyboard are contained cozily within a narrow lightweight chassis, resembling an Acer TimelineX in miniature. The black crosshatch-patterned plastic for the again lid and black plastic across the internal keyboard deck and higher screen give the unit a funds really feel, except to get a narrow palm rest/touch pad place in brushed metal.

A six-cell battery is tucked over the keyboard and among the display screen hinges, lessening base bulk. Together with the lid closed, the device is definitely lifted in one hand, coming in at an even three pounds in fat. The provided Ac adapter is far extra small than on several other laptops, eschewing a electric power brick in favor of the tiny wall-wart that appears comparable into a mobile phone charger and it is easier to pack into a small bag.

A considerable edge-to-edge flat keyboard fills the middle on the 1830T's lower midsection, but dimensions isn't really all the things: while the keys are loads wide enough for anyone's fingers, the overly flat sensation and insufficient a distinct raised-key truly feel designed locating keys by contact pretty difficult, and rendered typing messy. The keyboard's not much distinct than other Acer/Gateway flat keyboards we have noticed, specifically to the eleven.6-inch Gateway LT3201u, a process this TimelineX intently resembles. Nonetheless, on an $899 laptop computer, we would assume a more premium encounter.

Acer has other versions on the TimelineX 1830T with Center i3 and i5 ULV processors at about $599 for your Center i3 and $700 for your Core i5 version, and also the Root i7-680UM dual-core ULV on this laptop computer will be the higher stop on the solution line. It is a similar but even better-performing CPU to what we observed within the Core i7 Dell Alienware M11x. Nevertheless, it shouldn't be perplexed which has a standard-voltage Core i7; this one particular operates at roughly half the program velocity, although Intel's Turbo Enhance technological innovation can boost the CPU pace around two.53GHz within the cost of battery existence. It is, nonetheless, a significantly greater ULV processor compared to Center i3 ULV CPU, giving an practical experience that comes quite close to what you'd working experience on a standard-voltage mainstream processor. Streaming-video playback, multitasking, and each day company jobs fly about the 1830T-68U118, and it should stand for an exceedingly solid knowledge for the majority of mainstream customers.

If you can find one particular limitation to the specs around the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118, it is really from the graphics division. As opposed to some ultraportables which have Nvidia GPUs, this Acer only has integrated Intel graphics. Which is suitable for Hd movie and relaxed game titles, but mainstream video games and graphically intense courses will undergo.