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Abstract: Acer has taken a slightly different approach to Ultrabooks, coming up with two distinct lines of its S3 series. In appearance they all look the same -- with a clean, stylish uni-body design that makes them look like MacBook Air clones -- but they split...
Keyboard is very comfy to type on; Clean and simple look;
SD card slot is only half-height and leaves cards sticking out; No backlit keys; No USB 3.0; No Kensington lock; Screen shakes. a lot;
While there’s a lot to like about Acer’s debut Ultrabook, it’s not all perfect. Most of the issues we’ve highlighted are easily ignored, and at $1599, it’s $200 less than the Apple equivalent. Windows users after a good deal will probably be pleased w...
Published: 2012-01-11, Author: John , review by: itnews.com.au
Abstract: Weighing only 1.37kg and measuring a mere 17mm at its thickest point, Acer has chosen to go with a magnesium alloy-based chassis. It isn't a unibody design, but that doesn't detract from the slightly curved lines of the underside of the chassis.In order t...
Is this a MacBook Air ‘for the rest of us'? Not really. The Aspire S3 isn't bad for a Windows thin-and-light, and its fast performance and response times in particular leave us eager to see what the other ultrabook vendors come up with. But the S3 falls ...
NAND memory on the motherboard means quick resume times. Decent multi-touch touch pad for Windows
The MacBook Air offers better, for cheaper. Power button is fiddly. Screen noticeably wobbles when typing
The first ultrabook is a glimpse of what's yet to come. As it stands, though — and we thought we'd never say this about an Apple product — you get more for less money with the MacBook Air....
Keyboard not backlit, Too few connectivity features, Screen could be better
While Acer is the first vendor to get its Ultrabook 'out there', the Aspire S3 unfortunately suffers from a lack of features and just feels a little underdone overall. It could use a backlit keyboard, some more connectivity (such as USB 3.0 and Gigabit Et...
