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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?)
No USB 3.0, Awkward port placement, Top processor option only available with a HDD, Screen resolution not as high as competition
On its own, the Acer Aspire S3 is a slim, good-looking bit of kit with powerful components under the hood. Sadly, it's beaten to the punch by the competition who offer better specs for the same money....
Very slim and light, Good general performance: CPU, RAM and SSD, 5h battery life, Quality audio in/out, Moderate temperatures
TN panel with very low contrast and inaccurate colours, Reduced connectivity, Speakers lack power, Low gaming capacity, No USB 3.0
Although imperfect (glossy mediocre quality screen, poor connectivity), the Acer Aspire S3 does deliver in terms of battery life, processing power and thickness (under 2 cm). Although the MacBook Airs still have certain advantages over this model, nota...
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Published: 2011-10-01, Author: T3 , review by: T3.com
Fast booting, Slim and light design, Great processor power
RSI inducing keyboard, Slightly underwhelming battery, Some pre-production issues
The Acer Aspire S3 is an impressive portable, which offers superb power in an incredibly lightweight design.We’re really happy that this marriage of proper computing power, and great design finally has a home in the PC market.We hope that the small pr
I am impressed with the Acer Aspire S3 and I look forward to trying a shipping model. If my first taste of Ultrabooks is any indication of what's coming, I think PC users are in for a treat, delivered by Acer as well as other brands. ...
Abstract: There is one type of device we fully expect to be writing about very often during the course of this year, and that is the fledgling category of computers called ultrabooks. Once a source of some confusion as to what set it apart from notebooks, ultrab...
Published: 2011-12-06, Author: Vincent , review by: asia.cnet.com
SSD cache allows for instant resume; affordable for an Ultrabook.
Battery life not as good as other Ultrabooks; lack of ports; tiny arrow keys.
With its hybrid drive, you pay less and get more storage capacity on the Aspire S3 than the typical Ultrabook. Performance and battery life, however, are not as good. ...
Abstract: The MacBook Air may be the reigning champ in the razor-thin laptop stakes, but what if you'd rather run Windows? Acer 's S3 is thin, light, packs a more powerful CPU, and costs less. Could this be the laptop (sorry, ‘Ultrabook') you've been waiting for?Wi...
Abstract: The first Ultrabook in the market and it's from Acer. I'm sure many of you have read the launch a few weeks backLast I checked, Acer's sites are hopeless when it comes to providing complete details on the specs, fortunately the Press Release provided duri...
