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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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Apple's New MacBook Air
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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: The portable computer family continues to expand. First we has laptops/notebooks, then came netbooks closely followed by tablets. Now Ultrabooks join the party....
Keyboard overcrowding leading to increased errors.
The Acer Aspire S3 is stylish, light and impressively thin with good visuals. There is more than enough power for daily multitasking, with an attractive power saving ‘Instant On’ feature. Although it has significant peripheral omissions, along with som...
Short battery life, Minimal storage space, Frustrating touchpad
While the Acer Aspire S3-951 is a well-built and powerful ultrabook, which offers good value for money, we were more drawn to the Toshiba Satellite Z830 and the Asus Zenbook . However, a cut-price Core i5 version of the Acer Aspire S3-951 can be had if y...
Attractive and affordable, Slim and sleek, Solid, all-metal chassis, Up to 240GB SSD
Awkward connectivity, No USB 3.0, Average battery life, No keyboard backlighting
As the first Ultrabook we've reviewed, Acer's 13.3in Aspire S3 has a lot to live up to, and on quite a few points it manages it. We're impressed with its performance, build quality and screen, while it also scores points in the looks and usability categor...
The best summary I can think of for the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is that it’s a splendid product with some annoying details. On one hand, it’s a good all-rounder in an amazingly slim, lightweight package. On the other hand, the keyboard will take some...
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...