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Its premium carbon-fiber construction and semi-rugged design hold up well to the rigors of travel
Relatively inexpensiveThin and light design
Runs coolResumes from sleep in two seconds
Execution of multitouch on the trackpad
Battery lasts a long time
Great price-to-performance ratio
CPU power to spare. Blazing fast RAID storage on a svelte notebook. Good connectivity options including Thunderbolt. Lightweight frame
Thin and light
Less expensive than competition
Good performance
Compact and light
Low priced for an Ultrabook
Thin
Light
Core i5 processor and 4GB memory provide potent performance
Combination of spinning hard drive and SSD provides larger storage capacity without losing speed
More affordable than competitors
See Also
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With a slim
MacBook-Air-like design at a reasonable price
The Acer Aspire S3 is an example of how the Ultrabook laptop category can work if done right
Amazingly thin
Sleek design
Nearly instant-on from sleep mode
Moderate pricing
Low starting price
Ultrathin size
Decent performance
The editors didn't like
The ultrabook has a low-resolution display with mediocre brightness
Build quality could be better at this price point. Terrible screen quality
Very short battery life
Cheap plastic chassis
Slow hard drive
Stiff keyboard
Limited viewing angles
Poor audio
Limited number of ports
Poor audio quality
Truction feels cheap
Two USB ports may mimic the MacBook Air
But it's still not enough. Performance is average at best. Surprisingly loud and aggressive fan. Stuffed to the gills with shovelware (When's the last time you saw an eBay icon on the desktop?)
Abstract: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then the Acer S3 Ultrabook must have a high regard for the Apple MacBook Air. As with many ultra thin and light ultrabooks coming to the market, the Acer S3 borrows a lot of design elements from the 13-inc...
Abstract: Acer has taken a slightly different approach to Ultrabooks, coming up with two distinct lines of its S3 series. In appearance they all look the same -- with a clean, stylish uni-body design that makes them look like MacBook Air clones -- but they split...
Keyboard is very comfy to type on; Clean and simple look;
SD card slot is only half-height and leaves cards sticking out; No backlit keys; No USB 3.0; No Kensington lock; Screen shakes. a lot;
While there’s a lot to like about Acer’s debut Ultrabook, it’s not all perfect. Most of the issues we’ve highlighted are easily ignored, and at $1599, it’s $200 less than the Apple equivalent. Windows users after a good deal will probably be pleased w...
Published: 2012-01-11, Author: John , review by: itnews.com.au
Abstract: Weighing only 1.37kg and measuring a mere 17mm at its thickest point, Acer has chosen to go with a magnesium alloy-based chassis. It isn't a unibody design, but that doesn't detract from the slightly curved lines of the underside of the chassis.In order t...
NAND memory on the motherboard means quick resume times. Decent multi-touch touch pad for Windows
The MacBook Air offers better, for cheaper. Power button is fiddly. Screen noticeably wobbles when typing
The first ultrabook is a glimpse of what's yet to come. As it stands, though — and we thought we'd never say this about an Apple product — you get more for less money with the MacBook Air....
Is this a MacBook Air ‘for the rest of us'? Not really. The Aspire S3 isn't bad for a Windows thin-and-light, and its fast performance and response times in particular leave us eager to see what the other ultrabook vendors come up with. But the S3 falls ...
Keyboard not backlit, Too few connectivity features, Screen could be better
While Acer is the first vendor to get its Ultrabook 'out there', the Aspire S3 unfortunately suffers from a lack of features and just feels a little underdone overall. It could use a backlit keyboard, some more connectivity (such as USB 3.0 and Gigabit Et...
