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Acer will be launching the Aspire S7 Ultrabook series alongside Windows 8 on October 26 in North America. We had our first look at these full HD touch screen systems back in June at Computex and another peek at IFA 2012 in August although full details were missing at each event.
Acer’s S7 looks to be rather impressive on paper. The entry-level S7-191-6640 includes an 11.6-inch, 1080p IPS display, an Intel Core i5-3317UB processor, a 128GB solid state drive, 4GB of RAM and a backlit keyboard. The system measures 11.17 x 7.7 x 0.48-inches and weighs just 2.29 pounds. Expect to pay $1,200 for the smaller model of the S7.
If a larger screen is what you are after, Acer has two other S7s that fit the bill. The first is priced at $1,400 and includes a larger 13.3-inch display – again, a 1080P IPS screen, a Core i5-3317UB CPU, the same 128GB SSD, 4GB of system memory and a backlit keyboard. For an extra $250, the S7-391-9886 includes everything above as well as a faster i7-3517UB processor and a larger 256GB SSD. Both 13-inch systems measure 12.73 x 8.79 x 0.47-inches and weigh 2.86 pounds.
It’s worth pointing out that the entry-level system ships with an aluminum lid while the two larger Ultrabooks use Gorilla Glass. Furthermore, all systems include a USB to Ethernet adapter, a micro-HDMI to VGA dongle and a convenient carrying case. And perhaps best of all – all systems use a speedy SSD RAID 0 configuration which means we can expect to see the same ridiculously fast speeds that accompanied the just-reviewed Aspire S5.
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Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook - Intel Core i7
The Acer Aspire S3 is 0.51 inches thin and weighs only 2.98 pounds. Its chassis is made from magnesium alloy and under the hood it packs an Intel Core i7 processor, a 20GB solid-state drive operating system and the machine’s current state, as well as a 320GB hard drive for storage. The S3's LED-backlit display offers a 1,366 by 768-pixel resolution and is driven by the CPU's integrated Intel HD graphics 3000 graphics processor.
Acer Aspire S3 - Intel Core i5
The Acer Aspire S3 is 0.51 inches thin and weighs only 2.98 pounds. Its chassis is made from magnesium alloy and under the hood it packs an Intel Core i5 processor, a 20GB solid-state drive operating system and the machine’s current state, as well as a 320GB hard drive for storage. The S3's LED-backlit display offers a 1,366 by 768-pixel resolution and is driven by the CPU's integrated Intel HD graphics 3000 graphics processor.
Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina - Summer 2012
The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display is equipped with a third generation Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, 8GB of DDR3L 1600MHz RAM, 256GB of flash storage, Intel HD 4000 Graphics, a discrete Nvidia GeForce GT 650M GPU with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and a built-in FaceTime HD camera. It sports a SDXC card reader, HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports, MagSafe 2 power connector and a dual Thunderbolt ports.
Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch - Summer 2012
The MacBook Air sports a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 processor that Turbo Boosts up to 2.8GHz, 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 128GB of flash storage and integrated Intel graphics. It is still extremely thin and lightweight at only 0.68-inches at the thickest part and 2.96 pounds. The MacBook Air carries a 13.3-inch diagonal LED backlit display, operating at 1440 x 900 with a 16:10 aspect ratio.
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VitalyT said:
They better offer at least 8GB on the top model, or it's a no deal.
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"They better offer at least 8GB on the top model, or it's a no deal."
have you ever see someone working with ultrabook and use memory more than 4 GB?
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VitalyT said:"They better offer at least 8GB on the top model, or it's a no deal."
have you ever see someone working with ultrabook and use memory more than 4 GB?
Im running between clients with an ultrabook that got 4GB. With vs2010, vs2012 and VMW with sql express it is running out of memory very often.
So, who do I have to see for this again?
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Ultra low voltage? really and no icore7? whatsthe difference with older models? they only mimic what they should had achieved years ago....were is the power on this things?
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I agree 8gb ram is required for all laptops as a minimum. At least the option should be available. The spec does sound promising, I will take the 11inch FHD if the price is right in Australia. It will probably be released in Australia at $2000 which means I will wait for another cheaper option :-(
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Seems has good build quality, but hope the display isn't just another dark display like another acer laptop
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@VitalyT:
I'm sorry if you're offended by my previous comment. Regarding how you using your ultrabook, IMHO such task might not suitable for ultrabook, you should looking at normal laptop that certainly sufficient for your needs. Ultrabook is meant for light computing task and portability/mobile
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