Acer gets in the Olympic spirit with special edition Aspire Timeline 1810TZ
By Paul Miller 
posted December 17th 2009 3:07PM
posted December 17th 2009 3:07PM
posted December 17th 2009 3:07PM
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On the plus side, it'll be easy for them to make an "Audi" model.
@jol LOL 5 RROD's?
Is it a 6 cell or a 9 cell? I heard the battery life runs pretty well on Timelines.
@N900
I have both a 3810 and a 4810, each delivering a consistent 6 to 8+ hours of battery autonomy per charge, so I'd reason that this would do just as well or better.
$580 for a netbook with some rings on the front is a 'not bad' price? Hmm.
@ridata
You can say that again. A Netbook stops being a Netbook when it costs more than $300 and simply becomes an incredibly over-priced POS.
@ridata
let's call it small notebook.
@ridata
This is not a netbook. I own one. 11.6" LED Display, CULV Processor (Not that Atom crap), Intel 4500MHD, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Full-Size Keyboard, Multitouch trackpad, Webcam, HDMI Port, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Wireless-N, 5-in-1 Card Reader, Stereo Speakers, Windows 7......
This is the closest thing you can get to a netbook.....but with notebook performance. The Acer Timeline 1810TZ is the best bang for the buck in terms of features and performance. I was going to get an HP Mini 311.....but by the time I added wireless-n, bluetooth, the faster crappy atom processor, 2gb ram from 1gb default and 250GB HD from 160GB default.....oh and $50 for Windows 7 Upgrade.....I was still paying more than this thing....all while still having a smaller keyboard, a worse trackpad and worse screen on the hp mini 311....oh not to mention heavier.
@CoreyMac
Well, I guess it's somewhere inbetween the two. A CULV processor and sub 12" screen disqualify it from notebook status. It's a netbook on steroids, and still overpriced.
@ridata These can come with Core2Duos, and external ATI video. I think that makes it a notebook, inspite of its size. The batteries also last over 9 hours.
@ridata
I think it falls more in the ultraportable range of notebooks than it does the "netbook" class. Netbooks are very limited by what they can do
@ridata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook
@ridata
Two years ago this would have been $2000 and called an 'ultraportable'.
I own an Acer 1410 (cheaper version of this), and have owned netbooks as well. This is not a netbook.
This has a full-sized keyboard, high-resolution screen, Core 2-based CPU, Intel 64 support (for Windows 7 x64), 2 DIMM slots (I have 4GB of memory but presumably you could do 8), HDMI, hardware video decoding, Gigabit Ethernet, and optical audio output.
What differentiates it from a 'notebook'? Lower power CPUs and smaller size, and a low price. That's it.
If this is a netbook, then so is the Lenovo x301, many of the small Sony ultraportables, and other machines.
BOOO! Still plastic!
the ultimate ultra compact notebook would be this in a Aluminum/Matte Black configuration. I would buy 2 just to have a spare.
@Certifiedfryguy
The lids on the Timelines are metal. The rest is plastic though.
@icase81
I do believe you are right to an extent though. On all timeline models they are aluminum, except the 11.6" model which this is.
@Certifiedfryguy
Actually this Acer has both and aluminum lip as well as an aluminum inner-strucure just like its other Timeline brethren (unless I'm mistaken).
@DaHarder
an... not and - BTW
@DaHarder
My Acer 1410 (lower-cost version of the 1810 with a smaller battery and lower end CPU) is plastic. It's possible that the 1810 has a metal lid but I doubt it.
It's pretty well made, though, for a plastic design.
special....olympics....edition!