visually big, but super light and incredible battery life (Acer Aspire Timeline 5810T-944G32MN)

Member Name: emalexandra86

Product:	Acer Aspire Timeline 5810T-944G32MN
Date:	15/09/09 (83 review reads)
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Advantages: weight and battery life are brilliant

Disadvantages: audio is poor, but this is typical of laptop speakers

The acer timeline range are fantastically light and slim, and of a much better build quality than acers usual offerings.

The battery life exceeds 8 hours if used in balanced or power saving mode, however, using these functions does slow it down considerably.

The 15.6 inch screen and full keyboard are huge, but being less than 1in thick it is easy to transport in a backpack. The screen is bright and clear and great for watching movies on, however the sound lets the timeline down as it is very quiet, to the point of being almost inaudible with any background noise. The included dvd software is not of great quality, but this is easily fixable. The generous keyboard is comfortable to use but the design provides no protection from dust or dirt meaning that the space under and between the keys attracts everything.

The graspable touchpad is a fun feature, and great for zooming in and out of webpages and photos, however it is not particularly responsive and should probably be considered a bonus rather than a selling feature.

Overall a great laptop; for battery life and weight, the key features for which it was marketed it is incredible, very quick when in full power mode, but considerably slower when off the power cable. For anything that requires audio- invest in some extra speakers.

Summary: A great laptop, very light and quick. get the 4810 if you want to carry it everywhere

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