This was launched sometime last month but I only had several close encounters with it lately. The Acer Timeline notebook boasts of up to 8 hours battery life and sports a nice slim design (slimmer than most netbooks).
Most of the Acer notebooks I’ve seen around are ugly and bulky but the Acer Timeline series changed that impression. And they’re very light too.
The Timeline has 3 models although I’ve only seen two — the 13.3″ and 14″ models with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels running GMA 4500MHD.
In order for the notebooks to squeeze out 8 hours of battery life, they had to use low-powered CPUs — an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4GHz, 10watts TDP) and a Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4GHz, 5.5watts TDP) then couple that with 3GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM. Storage options at 250GB and 320GB on each.
The 13.3″ Acer Timeline costs more at around Php45,000 while the 14″ has a retail price of Php39,990. And oh, did I mention it’s WiMax-ready, has WiFi 802.11n and has options for 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA (for 3G models)?
When I asked the guys at ElectroWorld why the smaller 13″ model is more expensive, one of them said “the smaller they are, the more expensive they become”. I should have said “Have you seen the Acer Aspire One” but didn’t bother to argue anymore.
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nice job for acer… but its to expensive. it cost like a mac book
not bad because its really beautiful… thanks for the post sir…
is this already open to purchase in the public? what’s the difference between this and MSI?
arguing with sales people is pointless. A salesguy once told me I can’t use ubuntu on a new MSI motherboard because they’re only for Windows XP and up. hehehehe. Maybe he associated ubuntu with windows 98.
Well, I think it is expensive because of the processor. But I still like the macbook air because it is equipped with a nVidia Graphics. BTW, are there any thin notebooks like this that are equipped with a nVidia or ATI graphics aside from the macbook air?
This is hot stuff!! lenovo laptops are also great when it comes to battery life and this one is much like lenovo laptops but damn! its design is sweet! slimmer too
It has WiFi, WiMax and 3G on some models, wonder how all that has weighed in on the advertised 8-hour battery life?
But anything that goes beyond 5 hours is already remarkable!
wow! that’s a remarkable achievement! way to go acer!
i guess UPS will be be extinct after 6 months… what do you think guys?
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What???!!! The people in the store don’t know you?
wow 8 hours parang MACBOOK!
all the batterylife (and price) of macbook and the headaches of Windows…ALL IN ONE!!: )
oh oh oh . i forgot! chicklet keyboard keys! parang IBM PC Junior….at MACBOOK!
haha.
@deuts – I was wearing a mask. hehe
@jomar – Windows? It’s Ubuntu!
@jhay – the 8-hour battery life is rated without the connectivity features on.
@Unknown Soldier – I still need longer-lasting UPS. Got two at home and each one only lasts 15 minutes.
@jerome – haven’t encountered one yet but the HP dvx series have one. Discreet graphics eat a lot of battery life.
@deo – saw it in several stores already. MSI has CULV, Celeron and Atom options.
siguro next na develop naman fast charging battery.. under 15mins 80% na.. then 8 hours batt life.. at least pag na low batt.. maki charge lang ng 15 mins.. on the go na ulit.
looks really nice. pero yeah mas mura talaga yung maliliit na notebooks (not netbook) compared sa standard 14″. dunno why.
How do these low powered CPU’s perform? Can they at least compare with low end C2D’s? Were you able to try the keyboard?
Looking at it again, it’s not that impressive at all. A Dell Latitude E6400 with the 9 cell battery, P8600 CPU, LED screen and X4500 graphics will give you 7-8 hours battery life. It’s not as light as this one but definitely more powerful.
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Well, they can put 9400m in it. I heard that Intel 4500m and GeForce 9400m has almost the same power consumption, not sure about that
@ric – the SU9400 is a C2D CPU. Keyboard is really nice and soft. This is not a performance-intensive laptop but a portability-efficient laptop so no comparison with the Dell Lalitude. Methinks, it’s in the league of the MSI XSlim.
@Jam – TDP of 9400M is 12watts while the 4500m is 8watts. I think they chose the cheaper one but still be able to play full HD.
Ahhh, that’s why they choose 4500m because it has less power consumption. Thanks for the info sir yuga
Hi, I have a couple of questions for you.
1. Does the 13.3″ comes with an external DVD drive upon purchase?
2. Where you able to benchmark its performance?
3. What do you think of it against Dell Adamo?
Thanks.
@aldrin – no OMD for the 13.3″ but the 15″ has internal OMD. Wasn’t able to do any benchmarks and the Adamo is way expensive (upwards of Php100k).
Yeah, Adamo is a luxury type laptop. I checked Villman store and the 13.3″ timeline costs 504 pesos less than Electroworld’s. haha.
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Looks like the MSI X-Slim has a challenger!
you can check the full specs here. http://acer.com/timeline/ to see more cool features. i have tried one last May 25 on their manila launch. the unit is very sleek.
13″ panel price is higher haha