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The Acer Aspire S3 has undergone a design overhaul. The 13.3-inch touchscreen laptop now takes several cues from its Aspire S7 cousin. The white-finish laptop sports the latest Intel Haswell chipset to bring it up to date for 2013, but also has a 180-degr...
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There's no avoiding the fact that everyone wants a thin, light, attractive notebook. So even when our budgets may only stretch to a basic model, we still predominately want an Ultrabook. But this class of computer always costs a premium. Fortunately, Acer...
Keenly priced, Attractive brushed aluminium look, Latest Core i5 CPU and HD 4000 graphics...
Ports mostly on rear edge, Meagre port allocation...
The Acer Aspire S3 is not the perfect Ultrabook. The port allocation and positioning will be distinct drawbacks for some users. The 3D performance and battery life also can't quite match the top premium models, even those sporting the same processor. Bu...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2014-02-07 01:05:51
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The Acer Aspire S3-391-6046 ($648 list) proves that you don’t have to start at $899 to get a decent ultrabook. To keep the price down, it uses an older second-generation Intel Core i3 processor, but that CPU is still faster than the AMD E series APU, Inte...
The Acer Aspire S3-391-6046 gives you a full-blown Windows 8 ultrabook at a decent price...
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The buzzword around today is Ultrabook not simply because they are small and light but they also boot exceedingly fast. So what exactly does this Acer unit have to offer that will make you reach into your wallet to buy...
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Apple’s MacBook Air has started something of a war. Ultrabooks - the name being thrown around to describe manufacturers’ slender yet powerful, Windows OS-based laptops - are popping up left, right and centre at the moment. The Acer Aspire S3 was one o...
Slender, light, attractive design, SD card slot, aluminium lid...
Not a great screen resolution or viewing angle, plasticky keyboard with bunched up keys, no USB 3.0, poor USB port placement at the rear, so-so battery life, pricey for what it is, review configuration isn't one available off the shelf...
From the outside the Acer Aspire S3 looks like a charmer. But open it up and the bunched-up keyboard and so-so screen resolution with equally so-so viewing angle are two big issues with this model. Performance from the Intel i7 processor and 4GB of RAM...
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The Acer Aspire S3 was the first true ultrabook to hit the stores in late 2011 and, despite its affordable price tag and early success, has failed to make a strong impression and has trailed behind most recent releases, like the Asus UX31 or the Lenovo U3...
slim and light, decent performances, affordable price, runs cool...
looks and feels cheap, awful keyboard, poor speakers, slow HDD, short battery life...
The Acer Aspire S3 is the cheapest ultrabook in stores, but in order to get to this price point, Acer had to cur corners. Thus, the end product is not as fast, as well built or as good as most of its competitors...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2014-02-07 01:05:51
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On paper, ultrabooks have got everything going for them, with sleek designs, slim builds, battery life over five hours and price tags that aren't over the top. However, this... While ultrabooks are still relatively new products in the laptop market, rumo...
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, notably...
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The S3 might not have the the Apple's aluminium unibody, but the metal lid is classy and the plastic body doesn't feel at all cheap. However, the screen hinge could be sturdier – the downside of Acer's S3 being so damned light is that the lid is the heavi...
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook verdict Should you buy an S3 Ultrabook? Well, yes. Unless you don't. The MacBook Air remains the better built machine, has the sharper screen and has high-speed Thunderbolt for express file transfer. Spec it up to the Acer's numbe...
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We have heard a massive amount of hype about Ultrabooks, ever since we attended ASUS' launch at Computex this year . But Acer has the distinction of being the first company to actually put a production model of its S3 Ultrabook in our hands, and what a be...
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whatlaptop.co.uk Updated:
2014-03-27 01:06:46
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Acer's first Ultrabook packs in a dual-core Intel Core i7 ULV processorThe Acer Aspire S3 ( £899 inc. VAT ) is one of Acer's dinkiest laptops yet, and the price is appealing considering the impressive specs list. With a thickness of 18mm at its widest poi...
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A few months back, Acer were nice enough to send over a pre-production 11.6″ Aspire S7 Ultrabook for us to test. Today, we're having a look at a retail 13″ model, which aside from the obvious size difference should be a much more polished product overall...
The Aspire S7 remains the best Ultrabook I've ever used. While there are obvious points of improvement in terms of battery life, beyond this flaw the Aspire S7 simple soars. A top Ultrabook and a new high standard for Acer design.ProsThin and beautiful de...
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Razor Thin, Lightning FastWell now, we all know that the Acer Aspire S5 is definitely better than the Acer Aspire S3 – techies will frown at the need to mention this, but by how much? I can easily write up a statistical comparison using numbers and charts...
Slight difference in sizeAs I previously stated, the build quality is significantly better and is much lighter than its predecessor – 1.2kg vs 1.35kg. It is slightly larger too, if you look at this comparison here (ignore those 2 games, some of my favouri...
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Anorexia is generally frowned upon, though in this case, you really have to make an exception because we really like our notebooks to be as skinny as possible. Adhering to Intel's recommended specs for Ultrabooks, is the 13.3-inch Acer Aspire S3, which is...
Super thin at 13mm, Good looking with solid built quality, Decent battery life...
No SSD (review unit)...
Write a ReviewDesign8.5Features8Performance8Value8Mobility9The GoodSuper thin at 13mmGood looking with solid built qualityDecent battery lifeThe BadNo SSD (review unit)Have feedback on the article for the editorial team? You can reach out to them here...
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jamonline.ph Updated:
2016-11-26 01:29:26
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IFA 2011 has been attacked and barraged by ultrabooks. Almost all of them borrowed the looks of the Apple Macbook Air and Acer had just announced the newest member of the ultrabooks that is set to compete with other ultrabooks and the cheapest portable ma...
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The Acer Aspire S3-391-6046 ($648 list) proves that you don't have to start at $899 to get a decent ultrabook. To keep the price down, it uses an older second-generation Intel Core i3 processor, but that CPU is still faster than the AMD E series APU, Inte...
Inexpensive ultrabook. Light weight. Responsive multitouch trackpad. Two USB 3.0 ports. No confusing USB 2.0 ports. Full size HDMI port. 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi.
Uses last generation Intel Core processor. Non DX11-compatible graphics. No touch screen. Small arrow keys...
The Acer Aspire S3-391-6046 gives you a full-blown Windows 8 ultrabook at a decent price. If you want a thin, light, reasonably fast ultrabook to learn Windows 8 on, this is worth a look...
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Competing ultrabooks include the Acer Aspire S3-951-6646 ( Intel Core i5-2467M , Intel HD Graphics 3000 ), Lenovo IdeaPad U310 (Intel Core i5-3317U, Intel HD Graphics 4000), and Fujitsu LifeBook UH572 (Intel Core i5-3317U, Intel HD Graphics 4000)...
Slim, thin, lightweight, handy case, Two USB 3.0 ports, The innards are easily accessible, Two year warranty...
The hard disk slows down the system, The maximum computing power is not permanently available during full load...
While the previous Acer Aspire S3-951 ultrabook could point toward its relatively low price, especially for an ultrabook, to convince consumers to buy it, this no longer applies to the Acer Aspire S3-391 as there are now a few ultrabooks that are consider...
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The S3 might not have the the Apple's aluminium unibody, but the metal lid is classy and the plastic body doesn't feel at all cheap. However, the screen hinge could be sturdier – the downside of Acer's S3 being so damned light is that the lid is the heavi...
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook verdict Should you buy an S3 Ultrabook? Well, yes. Unless you don't. The MacBook Air remains the better built machine, has the sharper screen and has high-speed Thunderbolt for express file transfer. Spec it up to the Acer's numbe...
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pcper.com Updated:
2014-08-11 02:13:57
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If there was anything that can be pointed to as “the” thing CES was about, it's the ultrabook. These thin and portable laptops were presented by Intel with all the finesse of a sledgehammer. Intel's message is clear. Ultrabooks are here, and you're going...
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There's no disputing that the Acer Aspire S3 is a looker. Our consumer testers gave this ultrabook the highest rating in the bunch for its style and ergonomic design, and it was also among the slimmest systems in our test. This laptop only turned in avera...
Consumer testers liked the design and layout, Thin and light, Reasonably fast processing speeds...
Limited ports for connectivity, Prone to tip over, Slow startup time, Mediocre battery life in comparison with others, Poor audio quality...
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