The first generation of Ultrabooks was rushed out. Everything felt unfinished. Not the Aspire S5. Even though Acer’s last Ultrabook attempt, the S3, was very middle-of-the-pack, the S5 looks like it’s going to be good. It feels absolutely nothing like the S3. Where the S3 was plasticky and cheap-feeling, the S5 is heavy duty and complete. More »
The Ultrabook promise was always thin and light but without the price tag of older ultraportables, but to date, there’s not been a lot of aggressive ultrabook pricing out there. Acer’s just announced its first salvo aimed at the more cost-conscious end of the market. More »
Finally, the industry pauses to catch its breath. With Intel taking a bit longer than expect on the Pine Trail-M platform (smaller, faster Atom processors), DigiTimes reports that netbook powerhouses Asus and Acer will be waiting until 2010 to introduce new models of netbooks. [DigiTimes via lilliputing]
Today, Acer announced their updated line of Aspire laptops. But the most interesting has to be the Aspire AS5739G, a no-compromises performance machine with a tempting price of $US750. More »
Acer has finally made an honest product of its Aspire Timeline, so to speak, and Intel’s brand-new ULV processors, designed for precisely these kinds of laptops, make a surprise appearance, pulling the base price down to $US599, from $US699.
Acer’s Aspire easyStore is on the cheaper and smaller side of pre-built Windows Home Server configs at $US400, but unlike some at that price, this little cube actually has three hot-swappable HDD bays to expand its 1TB of storage. Full specs:
We saw Acer’s new netbooks last month—they’re not quite as schnice as Asus’s latest Eee, but the 11.6-inch Aspire One has a full keyboard and is $US50 cheaper. Full specs and prices:
Acer is planning the release of an 11.6-inch Aspire One. It’s a lot like the 10-inch version, but it will feature the Atom Z530 processor (as opposed to the N270), which as my pea brain understands it, features identical clocks speed to the N270/280s but lower power consumption. The system also features a GMA500 graphics core to deal with HD content, full sized keyboard and a promised 4 to 8 (extended) hours of battery. There’s no word on price or availability. [macles via SlashGear]
Acer, makers of the 10-inch Aspire One netbook coming later this year, could be prepared to take business in a new direction, if a recent U.S. patent filing is to be believed.
A 10-inch version of the popular Acer Aspire One netbook is on the way, as proven in this first set of real-live photographs.
