Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook

Acer Aspire S3 ($ 899.99 direct) is the first book in ultra-PCMag Labs, the first of many in the coming months. If this fragment of a laptop is the shape of things to come, keep us excited.
This new generation of laptop to check all the boxes are designed for ultra-book category Intel, the ultra-thin, ultra-fast and ultra-low-cost, more than 5 hours of battery life. Compared to similar laptops and some ultra-Books, we spent time with, like the UX31 Asus Zenbook ($ 1,099 direct) and Lenovo IdeaPad U300s (1199 dollars directly) (stay tuned for our review of both), falls short a couple of features, but it gives you a thin, portable mobile premium compared to competitors.



Some Highlight Features:

Acer Aspire S3 mainstay born with two features that were created some excellent features such as, Instant On, long battery life, up to a variety of applications.

Instant On, as the name suggests, this product can be quickly used when in a position of 'asleep' or when the laptop is closed immediately. Approximately 2-3 seconds until the computer can be used. In addition the Aspire S3 is also capable of connecting to nearby Wi-Fi quickly, which is about 2-5 seconds

Aspire S3 is claimed to be used up to 7 hours non-stop, but according to experience, this product only lasted about 4 hours. Testing is done with a laptop in conditions online via Wi-fi, half a dozen tabs open in Firefox, type in notepad, and an embedded flash.

As for the application of this product is quite complete. There are already pre-installed McAfee Internet Security, Windows Live Essentials, Skype, Times Reader newsXpresso, Nook for PC, and some light gaming interesting.

Not to forget also entitled Clear.fi application made ​​by Acer, this application is useful for sharing files over Wi-Fi as well as optimize battery power source.

Judging from the shape, features, and specifications diusungnya Aspire S3 obviously targeting those users who want to appear simple. This product does have advantages in terms of design and light weight, but unfortunately the battery life does not fit as promised.

Pros:
+ Attractive design
+ Light
+ Performance is quite good

Disadvantages:
- Battery not as promised

Acer Aspire S3 Specification:
Processor: Intel ULV Core i5-2467M
Memory: 4 GB DDR3
Screen: 13.3 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels
VGA: Intel HD 3000 Graphic
Hard drive: 320 GB
Ports: HDMI, 2 x USB
Webcam: 1.3 MP
Operating System: Windows 7 64bit
Weight: 1.35 Kg