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The editors liked
Very slim and light
Good general performance
CPU
RAM and SSD
5h battery life
Quality audio in/out
Moderate temperatures
The Instant On power saving feature
Fast performance
Large SSD
Reasonably long battery life
The build is great
And the Asus Aspire S3 is a nice looking laptop
If not spectacular. It’s surprisingly solid despite its thin build. Asus has managed To cram a lot into the Asus S3
And for a budget price (compared to other ultrabooks).The Intel Core i5 processor
Combined with 4GB of memory ensures that performance is at least relatively nippy. You should be able to do most things with the A
Price
Attractive Chassis
Intel i5 Processor
Fast StartUp
Slim design
Sturdy build quality
Comfortable keyboard
Excellent Core i7 performance
Decent keyboard
Graphically capable
Solid
Yet
Slender build
Typically light
Fast booting
Slim and light design
Great processor power
High-end performance
Great keyboard
Competitive price point
Decent screen
Dedicated graphics means better gaming than some competitors
Versatile
Attractive and affordable
Slim and sleek
All-metal chassis
Up to 240GB SSD
The editors didn't like
TN panel with very low contrast and inaccurate colours
Reduced connectivity
Speakers lack power
Low gaming capacity
No USB 3.0
Keyboard overcrowding leading to increased errors.
No USB3 ports
Poor keyboard
Unfortunately battery life isn’t so hot. The Asus S3 will last you around 5 hours before you’ll need to think about charging it again. When its competitors are boasting more than seven
And tablets such as the new iPad are boasting of 10 hours
Five hours just won’t cut it. It’s a real let down. And while the connectivity options are appreciated
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. ...
CPU power to spare. Blazing fast RAID storage on a svelte notebook. Good connectivity options including Thunderbolt. Lightweight frame
Build quality could be better at this price point. Terrible screen quality
First, I have to address the storage system in the S5. A single 256GB solid state drive would have been just fine with me but Acer went above and beyond with a RAID0 system consisting of two 128GB Lite-On SSDs. Sure, two storage drives increases risk,...
Its premium carbon-fiber construction and semi-rugged design hold up well to the rigors of travel
The ultrabook has a low-resolution display with mediocre brightness
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 3 is a solid business ultrabook, but maybe not the best fit for retail shoppers. The semi-rugged carbon-fiber design holds up well for road-warriors, but some may balk at the lack of basic ports and the muddied display.Le...
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Published: 2012-02-10, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
The Ultrabook world is continuing its rise to glory as the Acer Aspire S3 (here with the Core i7 processer inside) runs the thin show at .68 inches at its thickest point. This is by no means the thinnest notebook on earth, nor is it the Ultrabook with ...
Abstract: You’d have to actively be avoiding the tech media over the past several months not to have heard about Ultrabooks. Their coming has garnered a boatload of buzz, fueled in no small part by Intel’s $300 million fund to get hardware and software makers ...
The Acer Aspire S3 looks very nice in the product photos, and it is often associated with Ultrabooks because this type of design, which is inspired from the Macbook Air, has been used by many PC manufacturers in their recent designs. I like the new look v...
execution of multitouch on the trackpad, Battery lasts a long time, Great price-to-performance ratio
Pre-installed software is abundant, in-your-face, Body is cartoonish and feels cheap, No USB 3.0, Ugly, Speaker is terrible, "Professionally tuned" stamp? Really
Abstract: When Intel initially put out the idea of the ultrabook as a new type of laptop, I admit harboring plenty of skepticism—isn’t the ultrabook just a gussied up rebranding of an ultraportable? Unfortunately, being a skeptic/cynic has served me well ove...
