Tag: Acer
Acer Ties New Laptop to Start Trek Into Darkness Release
A new Star Trek: Into Darkness trailer taunts Trek fans with well-chosen collection of action scenes and Acer partnered with the film’s producers to tease a brand new notebook hoping to tap into the excitement for the coming action film. Acer’s ad intersperses scenes from the Star Trek: Into Darkness film with video of their “unique notebook” [...]
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook with MagicFlip I/O Ports Launches
First shown off at CES 2012, the new Acer Aspire S5 includes the new MagicFlip I/O ports that hide in the rear of the notebook until ports are needed. The Acer Aspire S5 is a thin and light notebook, weighing in at 2.65 pounds and measuring .059 inches at the thickest point. Acer includes Intel’s [...]
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 Review – The First True Ultrabook?
Acer’s new Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 is the first ultrabook to hit the US with discrete graphics on board. Acer and NVIDIA tout it as the first “true ultrabook” thanks to the power under the hood. But with a 15.6-inch display, will most consumers really place it in that category? The screen size coupled with [...]
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 Review: First Impressions
The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 has the distinction of having the longest laptop name ever and of being the first ultrabook to come to market with discrete graphics. Okay, maybe the name isn’t the longest ever, but the discrete graphics thing is no joke. Intel’s integrated graphics are good enough for mainstream tasks and [...]
First Hands-On: Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 Ultrabook With Discrete Graphics (Video)
Ever since ultrabooks first debuted a few months ago I’ve been both excited and disappointed by them. I love me some super skinny and light enough to carry everywhere hardware, but I also need me some serious power. Last week at CeBIT Acer set out to answer my prayers when they introduced the Aspire Timeline [...]
Acer: Netbook And Ultrabook Will Merge
Remember when I said that netbooks are still relevant? Apparently Acer thinks so, too. Sort of. After a ceremony celebrating the Lunar New Year chairman JT Wang talked strategy for the new year and said they would compete not on price, but on user experience. The notebook maker rose to the upper echelon in global [...]
Sneaky Ultrabook Test Shows Off Intel Ivy Bridge Performance
Intel has been quiet about the next Intel Core i family of processors, known as Ivy Bridge internally. At CES 2012 there were a number of notebooks using the new processor, but PR reps weren’t able to share much about the new processors. While Intel is still hammering out the details of these new 3rd [...]
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Hands-On Video
At Acer’s global press conference today they unveiled their three newest ultrabooks, but only one of the models can actually claim the moniker as set by Intel’s specs. Acer is touting the Aspire S5 as the world’s thinnest ultrabook. It is super sleek and small for a 13 incher, but so are most other systems [...]
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra Hands On Video
Acer unveiled a collection of new notebooks at CES 2012, including the Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra, a new set of two Ultrabooks which will be available in 2012. The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra comes in a 14 inch or 15 inch model, which Acer is aiming at the mainstream consumer. If you are looking for a super [...]
Acer Giving Away Aspire S3 Ultrabook Every Day Until 2012
Do you like ultrabooks? Do you like Acer? Are you on Facebook? Then this is your lucky day (one of many). This week Acer started a new sweepstakes in which they’re giving away one of their new Aspire S3 ultrabooks to one person every day until December 31st. All you have to do is Like [...]
