We just got all friendly with
Acer's new Timeline lineup, and while we couldn't technically grasp at the hours upon hours of battery life they're promising, we could definitely feel the palpable presence of longevity. The laptops are very much an interesting blance; they're thin, but not astonishingly thin, they're heavy for their looks (especially the 15.3-inch), and they're styled aggressively in some ways while incredibly conservatively in others. We're not sure we're sold on the funky trackpad setup -- the right and left buttons aren't articulated, are sunken below the level of the touchpad, and are rather hard to touch -- but we like that Acer is really embracing multitouch here. The chiclet keys have a lot of great travel to them, but the board overall felt a little cheap and "prototype-ey" -- it may very well be a prototype.
posted Apr 7th 2009 9:15PM
is it just me or is that mousepad actually centered for once?
FINALLY! just a shoutout, why do some makers offset their trackpads to the left? wouldn't it make sense to put them to the right if you were going to offset it?
some people say it has something to do with it being positioned directly south of the f and j or something like that, I personally don't give a crap
For those who are still baffled by the position of the touchpad, I guess when you type, you don't relax your wrist on your notebook, which is okay. But I do, and if the touchpad is not centered of the space key which would shift its position to the left due to the additional "page up" and "page down" key column, I will hit the touchpad often with my right palm, which will reposition the cursor to god-knows-where. So, it's a deal-breaker for me as well, if the touchpad is not set to center of the space key, but center of the entire keyboard.
Come on guys you could have at least told us what graphics system it is using. A simple trip to Device Manager is all that it takes...
This is what I want to know and could make/break this laptop for me.
I just looked at the gallery of Acer's introduction to the Timeline, and the last slide says the 14" scores 2440 on 3dMark06. That's probably inline with a Nvidia 9400m, G110m, or maybe the 9500m.
Nice eyes carl. I'm hoping the 13.3" has the "discrete" (aka integrated Nvidia/AMD) option. The 14" is hugely tempting though, it weighs less than my M1330 does with a 9-cell, still gets better battery life and has a better graphics system.
I'm sorry Acer, but I think I like Sony's designs better. That hinge looks really awkward from the side.
i was actually liking the hinge. it looks like it would be pretty sturdy over the long run. One thing is for sure though, I like Acer's prices over Sony's.
I quite like the design.
I'd say its one of the best looking laptops I've seen in a while. Definitely looks more interesting than macbook. I only brought macbook up because whenever somebody mentions laptop design, some apple fanboy shows up out of nowhere and starts calling names everything that doesn't have an apple logo on it.
If good graphics card geforce 9400, my lappy soon to be!!!
Bet you anything its the first with Nvidia Ion
Want moar.
Whats the graphics in this? and is it a duo or solo cpu
I don't think they'd be able to get 8 hrs of battery life with a single core cpu.
Looks cheap...
In my experience you do not pay for build quality in Acer laptops...
You don't pay for it, but fortunately, you still get some semblance of quality.
ive been using an Acer for the last 3.5 yrs and have not had any problem with quality. It certainly does feel like HIGH-quality, but it doesnt feel cheap and has been solid the whole time ive had it. I think the Acer brand is assoc with cheaper quality than it actually is.
correction....."it does not feel like high-quality, but it doesnt feel cheap" is what i meant to say....
i want one asap
sp guys
"The laptops are very much an interesting blance;" (balance)
I think it doesn't look too bad. But I think they should put "Aspire" on their lids instead of "Acer." it'd probably look cooler.
And I kinda agree w/ Jacob, the hinge does look kinda weird.
Only $699* for a 13.3" laptop with HDMI, ULV processor, multitouch, LED-backlight and 8 hours of battery life?!
Sold.
*says the other link
That 8hour battery time is yet to be proven, but if can do, this could be great for my job.
Do we know the 13" is coming in at $699? I would assume the 15" is $699 and the 13" is closer to the $899 price.
It's quite cheap looking, but if the price is right I doubt that will matter at all.
It says dual graphics cards. so probably like the new macbooks.
At first I thought that fold-up display tab which boasts the battery life was actually a secondary system monitoring screen. That would have been cool.
yeah that would be awesome. Not really needed, but awesome.
The keyboard is a rip off of sony/mac but a poor one at that. The keys are too cramped in my opinion to warrant the separated keys.
I have been using the Sony FW keyboard, and the spacing took time to get used to, but it is easily one of the best keyboards i have ever used. Acer is trying to mimic that, but not properly from the looks of it.
yeah I don't know what's with the column of keys on the right side
video card :
Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, Microsoft® DirectX® 10
according to their website.
I WANT ONE NOW
it looks pretty thin
does it have a cd drive?
So is this mult-touch going to be built right into the OS or do you need to keep the crapware to use it? That's the one thing that really gets me about the media buttons and stuff on Notebooks is you need the manufacturer's garbage for the hotkeys to work.
One thing I've NEVER liked about the Acer Aspire One and most of Acer's netbooks/notebooks was the touchpad offset to the left, I mean, NOT CENTERED (I don't care if it has a logical explanation... In the past, people said it was because of the HD under the right palmrest that wouldn't accomodate the touchpad on top of it but come on, lame explanation!
Anyway, the ASUS Eee PC 1008HA was beautiful, too, EXCEPT for the touchpad... And I don't get it, it's centered in the entire Eee PC range BUT the "high-style" 1008HA. I want a GOOD LOOKING MACHINE! That could do its job well and weight close to nothing on my hand luggage.
I've been waiting for a "close to perfection" netbook/notebook for quite some time. I was an Eee PC 701 early adopter (and one of the early to become unhappy about its limitations, AKA small screen, huge display bezel, short battery life, etc, etc). Sorry but it took too much time for the market to grow more mature and I ended up with a MacBook Air. Incredible piece of hardware! Not intended for the heaviest tasks but then again, it's lighter than most netbooks and sturdier, too.
Now if I had something like this Aspire Timeline before, maybe the "Air" would be just for breath... And my pocket would be a little fatter, too...
Does anyone know when it goes on sale? If it isn't already, because I can't find it.
Matte Screen or Disgusting Glossy Piece of Junk?
Less brand stickers next to the trackpad please. It's a pain to remove them & get rid of the leftover glue. :-/
sold.
test
when can i find it in stores?
What is the size of the laptop here in the pictures? 13.3" or 14"? Thanks
Nice Body, Great Design
http://savercheaper.com/computer-software/cheap-acer-aspire-timeline-as5810tz-4274-15-inch-laptop.html