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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
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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: Acer’s Aspire S3 is the first ‘Ultrabook’ released in the New Zealand and Australian markets.Ultrabooks—ultra-thin and light laptops intended to offer long battery life without compromising on performance—have been referred to as 2012’s ‘big thing’ in...
performance is commensurate with the ultra-portable laptops in our recent roundup, while the S3 is decidedly thinner and lighter than the average set by that class. Acer and Intel have effectively shrunk the smallest class of laptop, without compromising...
Published: 2014-09-01, Author: Andrew , review by: pocket-lint.com
Decent screen, dedicated graphics means better gaming than some competitors, versatile
Screen reflections, battery life just ok, keyboard keys a bit shallow, not the most thin/light
The Acer Aspire S3 is an Ultrabook that doesn't aim for superlative performance in any area, but instead balances the price-to-power ratio better than many competitors out there. It gives a decent performance, there's a good screen (despite reflect...
Abstract: Acer What is it? An Ultrabook with a non-ultra price. What's great? It's very slim and light, with good battery life, yet comes in at less than £700. What's not? The casing's a little plasticky, and the keyboard's cramped. Bottom line It can't match the ...
The people behind famous Acer have produced an ultrabook that is capable of fighting with the lightest and thinnest models and win. But the CPU is not an advantage, the battery kind of sucks and other performance issues stop this laptop from reaching top...
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Published: 2012-05-13, Author: Richard , review by: reviewed.com
Abstract: The Aspire S3-951-6432 Ultrabook is the supermodel in Acers lineup: thin, attractive and well connected. It offers a good selection of features for the $1100 price, with a speedy i7 processor and a capacious 240GB SSD drive. Sections The Aspire S3-951-6...
Abstract: Product round-up It took a little while for the production lines to get going, but the first few months of 2012 have seen super-slim Ultrabooks completely outnumbering every other type of desktop or laptop PC coming our way. Intel’s tight definition o...
Price, Attractive Chassis, Intel i5 Processor, Fast StartUp
Plastic Inside of Chassis, Not Full Solid State Drive, Battery Life, Reflective Display
The Acer Aspire S3 is an attractive machine at first appearances and more attractive when you see the price tag. It however, doesn't have the features that compete with the best of the Ultrabook and lacks a little. However, it offers i5, ultraportable po...
The build is great, and the Asus Aspire S3 is a nice looking laptop, if not spectacular. It’s surprisingly solid despite its thin build. Asus has managed To cram a lot into the Asus S3, and for a budget price (compared to other ultrabooks).The Intel Core i5 processor, combined with 4GB of memory ensures that performance is at least relatively nippy. You should be able to do most things with the A
Unfortunately battery life isn’t so hot. The Asus S3 will last you around 5 hours before you’ll need to think about charging it again. When its competitors are boasting more than seven, and tablets such as the new iPad are boasting of 10 hours, five hours just won’t cut it. It’s a real let down. And while the connectivity options are appreciated, their placement, at the back makes using them awkw
The Asus S3 feels like a middle of the road laptop. It does everything you need it to do without ever excelling itself. A short battery life is the real kicker, but that’s the price you pay for an ultrabook that costs a lot less than many of its compet...
