http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/ Engadget Comments for Acer gets in the Olympic spirit with special edition Aspire Timeline 1810TZ http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 17th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 17th 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 17th 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 17th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
let's call it small notebook.
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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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 17th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook]]>Dec 17th 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
the ultimate ultra compact notebook would be this in a Aluminum/Matte Black configuration. I would buy 2 just to have a spare. ]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
The lids on the Timelines are metal. The rest is plastic though.]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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. ]]>Dec 17th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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).]]>Dec 17th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
an... not and - BTW]]>Dec 17th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/
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.]]>Dec 17th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/acer-gets-in-the-olympic-spirit-with-special-edition-aspire-time/Dec 18th 2009 2:20PM