Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook 13.3-Inch HD Display
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook delivers on the promise of slim, light and powerful for reasonable price, less than $800. The laptop weights just 2.98 pounds and measures just .5-inch at its thickest point, making it slimmer and lighter than the Macbook Air.
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook has versions with each of these processors, but the one you read here, Acer Aspire S3-951-6646 Ultrabook, uses the 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5-2467M Dual-core processor. This comes alongside a respectable 4GB DDR3 RAM and 320GB Hard Disk Drive.
The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook so thin that its two USB ports, AC socket and HDMI port have had to be located at the rear, as there’s no room for them on the sides. All that remains on the side is a headphone jack on the left and SD card reader on the right.
There is no Ethernet, rather communication is via both WiFi and Bluetooth. The one massive source of disappointment with the Acer S3 Ultrabook is the lack of USB3. As a reminder for you, this laptop like a netbook without internal DVD drive. So, you must purchase it separately.
With the pin-sharp screen that has a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels you can enjoy your movies that look great on its bright. The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook features a Super-TFT display, which aids clarity and vibrancy, but will reflect light more that matt panels.
Some features of Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook including Acer Green Instant On technology to put the Aspire S3 to sleep and spring it back to life in less than 2 seconds. It’s really amazing. Moreover, Acer Instant On resumes your computing session in less than 2 seconds and from deep sleep in 6 seconds, thanks to the 20GB SSD drive that stores the current PC state just as you left it.
Pros:
- The keyboard is very responsive and comfortable.
- The touchpad is very smooth and responsive like a Macbook.
- Great performance as it has the i5 processor
- Super fast boot up and screen on/off time
- Simple and basic in terms of ports (2) USB and HDMI which are positioned perfectly in the back.
- For this price its a steal compared to what other manufacturers are charging.
Cons:
- The up/down/left/right keys are tiny, but eventually you get used to it.
- Battery life is not as long as MacBook Air but it’s still descent for an ultrabook.
- The click button below the touchpad you have to press very hard (mostly for a right-click), however if you go into mouse settings and just enable “single tap” and set up “double tap” as a pop up menu, you will have no need to press down on pad at all.
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Specifications:
1.6 GHz Intel Core i5-2467M Dual-core processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive, 20GB SSD, 13.3-inch WXGA screen display, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 2-in-1 card reader, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 3-cell Li-Ion battery.
Where to buy Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook:
You can buy the Acer Aspire S3-951-6646 Ultrabook with 13.3-Inch HD Display