Announced one month ago, Acer’s new Aspire TimelineX netbooks and laptops based on the Intel Calpella platform have begun shipping in Europe. Back then we presented the 11.6-inch model named Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T which is an excellent netbook because of its performance, size, weight, and of course battery life.
Now Acer has announced its bigger brothers: Aspire TimelineX 3820T (13.3-inch), Aspire TimelineX 4820T (14-inch) and Aspire TimelineX 5820T (15.6-inch) laptops available for European market and given the success of their little brother, no doubt they will also please a lot of their buyers. The prices asked by Acer are 699 Euro, 749 Euro, and 749 Euro, respectively.
All three TimelineX models have LED-backlit displays with 1366 x 768 pixels native resolution, equipped with Intel’s Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, Intel integrated graphics or Ati Mobility Radeon HD 5650/HD 5470 switchable graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, one hard drive up to 640GB of storage, a Crystal Eye webcam and chiclet keyboard.
The Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T will be available in June 2010, expected to be priced around 549 Euro. Let’s review its specifications summary:
- Display: 11.6 inch glossy with 1366×768 pixels of resolution
- Chipset: Mobile Intel HM55 Express
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or Intel Core i5-520UM (dual core at 1.06 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 1,8GHz)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3
- Graphics: Intel GMS HD integrated graphics
- Storage: up to 640GB hard drive
- Network: Gigabit LAN, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (optional), 3G (optional)
- I/O Ports: 3 x USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, S/PDIF, 5-in-1 card reader (MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD)
- Webcam: Acer Crystal Eye web camera
- Sound: Dolby Surround Sound and 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room
- Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion with autonomy of up to 8 hours
- Weight: 1.4 kg (including the 6-cell battery)
- Dimensions: 285 x 204 x 25.7~28 mm
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
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