Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4274 15.6-Inch Laptop - 8+ Hours Battery Life

Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4274 15.6-Inch Laptop - 8+ Hours Battery Life

Brand : Acer Model : AS5810TZ-4274

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Technical Details

1.3 GHz Intel Pentium SU2700 Processor
3072MB DDR3 1066MHz RAM
320 GB SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1), Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (6-Cell 5600 mAh)
15.6" HD CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

Product Description

Acer AS5810TZ-4274 Notebook comes with these specs: Intel Pentium Processor SU2700, Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit Display, Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset, 3072MB DDR3 1066MHz Memory, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 320 GB SATA Hard Drive, 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive, Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room Audio Enhancement, 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, 4 - USB 2.0 Ports, 1 - HDMI Port, Convenience Buttons- Multi-gesture Touchpad, Acer PowerSmart Technology, Acer Backup Manager, Touchpad-lock, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5600 mAh), 8+ hours battery life, 5.3 lbs. | 2.4 kg (system unit only), Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60-day insert)

Averaging more than 8 hours of battery life, the Acer Aspire Timeline notebook PC series makes "all day computing" a reality. You'll be able to remain productive as you work remotely from 9 to 5 without ever stopping to plug in and recharge, or keep yourself entertained throughout an entire coast-to-coast flight without worrying whether you'll make it to the end of your movie. The thin and light Timeline 5810 (model AS5810TZ-4274) is made for modern mobile work and play with its 5.3-pound weight and thin measurements--less than one-inch thin at its slimmest point and just over an inch at its thickest.

At its slimmest point, the Acer Timeline measures less than 1 inch thin and the AS5810 weighs just 5.3 pounds.

Averaging more than 8 hours of battery life, the Acer Timeline sets a new standard for value, mobility and productivity.

Glossy clean FineTip keyboard in water lily design offers new typing experience.

The high-definition, 15.6-inch CineCrystal LED backlit widescreen display (16:9 ratio) offers 33 percent more energy savings than traditional notebook screens. And it's one of the first notebooks to feature the new ultra-low voltage Intel Pentium SU2700 processor, which uses just 10 watts of power while providing high=end computing resources. Additionally, the Timeline 5810 includes an 8x Super Multi optical drive with dual-layer burn support.

A Multi-Gesture Touchpad enables you to pinch, flick and swirl your fingers across the touchpad for more natural photo and video viewing as well as intuitive navigation of websites. The Multi-Gesture Touchpad allows you to scroll, zoom in and out and flip through web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more. An integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam delivers smooth video streaming and high quality images for online chats and business video conferences, even in low-light situations.

Providing an elegant, high-tech design, a stylish brushed aluminum finish provides solid protection to the display and internal components, and the system is also lead- and mercury-free--making it easier to recycle. In addition, Acer has incorporated Intel's Laminar Wall Jet technology for the first time, directing air flow in parallel layers, to keep the notebook significantly cooler.

Key Features

15.6-inch LED-backlight widescreen display with 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and 200-nit high brightness (Learn more)

Energy efficient, single core 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium SU2700 processor with ultra-low voltage for extended battery life (Learn more)

320 GB hard drive

3072MB DDR3 1066MHz Memory

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with up to 1700 MB of shared video memory and support for DirectX 10 games (Learn more)

Multi-gesture touchpad supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, page flip (Learn more)

Thermal-efficient cooling innovation ensures the notebook achieves comfortable skin temperature during use. (Learn more)

Crystal Eye webcam supports Acer PrimaLite technology, which consists of a premium sensor, firmware and lenses to provide superior video performance under low-light conditions. A built-in digital microphone helps keep background noise levels low and minimizes echoes.

8x DVD Super Multi drive with double-layer support. (See speeds)

Backup Manager software and easy launch backup key for scheduled and as-needed backups of your most important digital files. (Learn more)

Draft-N Wi-Fi wireless networking (802.11a/b/g/n) with SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency

Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

5-in-1 memory card reader

HDMI (with HDCP) and VGA video output

Stereo speakers with Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement transforms the experience of movies, music, and games.

Energy-sipping laptop thanks to low-power components and efficient technologies. (Learn more)

Windows Home Vista Premium operating system (Learn more)

Up to 8 hours of battery life with Acer PowerSmart Manager enabled and depending on configuration

Dimensions: 14.9 x 10.2 x 0.97/1.16 inches (WxDxH)

Weight: 5.3 pounds

Warranty: One-year parts and labor limited warranty with concurrent International Traveler's Warranty

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
With its integrated Draft-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range using 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range--great for closed office environments). This notebook also provides ultra-fast Gigabit Ethernet networking (10/100/1000).

4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players

1 HDMI output for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable

Analog video output: 1 VGA

5-in-1 card reader compatible with MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card

1 headphone/line-out jack (with SPDIF digital audio support), 1 microphone jack

10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

What's in the box
This package contains the Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4274 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions

It also comes with the following software: McAfee Internet Security Suite (trial version); CyberLink PowerDVD; Google Desktop; Acer Backup Manager; Acer GridVista; Acer PowerSmart Manager

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15.6-Inch Widescreen Display with True 16:9 Aspect Ratio

The 15.6-inch LED-backlit display (1366 x 768 pixels) presents true 16:9 aspect ratio with high-def resolution and fast 8ms (millisecond) response time for high-quality media playback as well as increased readability in low-light conditions. And the LED backlight technology is 33 percent more energy efficient than standard CCFL LCD screens.

Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, which uses shared video memory (providing up to 1700 MB of video memory as allocated by the system memory). This graphics card is built with Intel Clear Video technology, which delivers clearer, more detailed images by eliminating many of the jagged edges and video artifacts seen when viewing interlaced content and features powerful color control to ensure videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out.

Energy Efficient Intel Pentium Processor

Offering the latest in ultra-low voltage processing power, the single-core Intel Pentium SU2700 has a has a power consumption rating of just 10 watts and a 1.3 GHz speed that's paired with a fast 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)

Designed for use in ultra-thin laptops to balance the competing needs of high performance with battery consumption, the Pentium SU2700 features Intel SpeedStep technology, helping your system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to decrease power consumption and heat production. It also comes with built-in Execute Disable Bit technology, which helps keep your laptop safe from viruses, worms, and other malicious attacks.

The Multi-Gestured Acer Timeline

A Multi-Gesture Touchpad allows you to pinch, flick and swirl your fingers across the touchpad for more natural photo and video viewing as well as intuitive navigation of websites. The Multi-Gesture Touchpad enables you to scroll, zoom in and out and flip through web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more.

The TouchPad can also be disabled with a one-touch button, eliminating accidental cursor movement with palms and wrists when using an external mouse.

Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)

G. Lupercio

My first laptop

I love this laptop, i'me happy that I read so many reviews before picking one out.

PROS:
-great screen quality
-good keyboard
-battery life
-runs smooth
-strong casing
-most of the touch motions go over rather well, feels natural

CONS:
-keyboard has no light source, so typing in a dark room can be a problem
-keys are very easily smudged
-trialware is puked all over the laptop
-CD tray feels fragile
-uninformative manual,if you can call it that

Most of the cons are neglible, as long as your not careless with the CD tray.

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lo sai ( Berkeley, CA USA )

Great for everyday uses.

Like other reviewers have said, make sure you go to Acer's website to download and install all the latest driver updates, otherwise the cpu will spike to 100% without much reasons and the fan keeps running at full speed.

Once I have done that, the laptop works very well for everyday uses - browsing the web, watching 720p encoded videos work without any issue with the KLite codec pack and Media Player Classic, Microsoft Office programs, Vista runs fine on this laptop. Acer also packages quite a number of simple games on this laptop; the games are quite fun for a short while, so they are good enough to knock off some time when you are bored and trying to find something to do. I have not tried out any graphic-intense games though and I don't expect the laptop can handle such games well.

The battery life is excellent.

The keyboard is glossy, and the key-travel and feel are not as good as Lenovo's laptops. You may not like the keyboard if you have to type on it for extended time. Then there is the position of the touchpad - I find my left hand accidentally touches the top left corner of the touchpad when resting, and when my right hand tries the use the touch pad, the on-screen cursor won't move or some gesture actions get triggered.

All in all, the laptop is sleek and not heavy, and feels sturdy. It definitely excels in the everyday tasks. The keyboard and touchpad can be improved.

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K. Kirkpatrick ( NorCal )

Good computer, some weird quirks

Amazon provided this computer in their usual quick fashion. It has some excellent features and some slightly irritating ones. I have been using it about a month now on a daily basis.
First, the good news. It does have excellent battery life. With the wireless on and letting its very good power management profile do its thing, it will last about 3.5 hours. Next, it has a full numeric keypad in addition to the normal keyboard--very nice. Next, nice bright screen and good sized keys. I also like the front light that is orange while on AC and charging and blue when fully charged. The lit power button is also nice. Another nice feature is a top mount DVD eject button. The unit is very light and thin. Also, it does run nice and cool and the fan is very quiet. I haven't tried the built-in webcam and microphone, so I can't comment on the quality.
Now, the somewhat bad new. No spacer betwen the keyboard and numeric keypad, which results in some accidental wrong keystrokes. Also, the keys have a very sloppy feel to them. Other quirks are: no caps lock indicator or num lock indicator that I have been able to find. Also, the WLAN off/on switch is the indicator, which is very unintuitive. The touchpad is centered on the keyboard, making it about 3 in left of center on the computer due to the numeric keypad--sort of strange. But there is a touchpad deactivation switch which can be handy at times. The headphone jack is in a good location, but is black, which makes it a search. The card slot is also in a strange location at the very center up front below the charge light.
Overall, a good computer and a good deal at Amazon's price.

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Matthew Beehler ( St. Helena, CA USA )

If your expectations are reasonable this laptop is perfect!

I read some reviews of people who where disappointed in the performance of this laptop. I have had mine for two weeks now and I think it is spectacular. The screen is beautiful and bright. Battery life is not 8+ hrs but is still amazing compared to any other laptop I have owned. The performance is very respectable for the price. Plenty of RAM and a big hard drive. The built in DVD-RW is great as well in a laptop this thin. The processor could be faster but for $525 it is everything I expected. This is a great looking laptop and the number pad on the 15.6 version is wonderful for us business people. My roomate has a 15" macbook pro and even he thinks the timeline is a very good looking machine. I expect it will preform even better when I install the free windows 7 upgrade that is included. I wanted something for my everyday computer tasks; email, photo downloading from my camera, internet browsing, itunes and media downloading/watching. It has done all of these amazingly well. I also have a monster desktop cpu with a quad-core processor, 1gb video card, 8gb of ram, 120 gb 10,000rpm raptor and a 1 tb WD black sata hard drive, so I also know what fast computing is all about. I did not buy a $525 laptop to compete with my desktop. I bought it for portability and form and battery life. It has met every expectation this user has.

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J. Chester ( Seattle, WA USA )

Excellent laptop, but amazon sucks!

This is an excellent laptop. It has plenty of ram, large enough screen, and more then enough hard drive space. The horsepower is there. The battery life is good, but I have yet to get 8hours out of it. I suspect that's mostly do to my power settings and that I did not charge it up when I first got it.

The touch pad on this laptop is offset to the left of center, which is a bit strange and annoying. You will get used to it, but I would suggest you use a laptop mouse. The keyboard has an unneeded num keypad, but many people seem to like it. If that really bothers you to much though then get the 14". I personally think its annoying as it does not make all the keys on the keyboard where they should be. The enter key, for example, should be the last key on the right.

Windows vista is a little sluggish on this laptop, but that's not the laptop as it has plenty of ram and a pretty fast hard drive. I suspect windows 7 will be much faster. The 3 gigs installed is plenty, but why acer did not just install two 2 gig models and bump it up to a full 4 gigs beats me.

Another problem with vista is acer only installed the 32bit version not the 64bit. The 64bit version would of been much better. The cpu on this laptop is only solo core, but it does have 64bit instructions.

I do notice that this laptop gets dirty easy. I have seen finger prints on the keyboard and some gummy dirty stuff the back of the lcd. I suspect the stuff on the back of the lcd is because its metal not plastic. It could be residual dirt left over from packaging, shipping, etc. Nonetheless, it does get dirty easy. The keyboard gets dirty the most easy of all. Just simple typing, even if your hands are clean, will leave finger prints and marks. Therefore, I would keep a microfiber dust cloth handy for cleaning.

Please do remember people, that this is not the best laptop for gaming. If you want a gaming laptop get an alienware laptop or one of the higher end dells. This laptop is for business use or school use and it performs extremely well in that category.

As for Amazon now, I am really, really mad at amazon!!!!!!!!!! I am just 45 miles from amazon in Seattle and they are taking 13-20 days to ship. That just makes no sense. What did I pay shipping for? Really!! So, in other words, if you do decide to buy this laptop do not buy it from Amazon. Do a search on google products because you'll find a more places then just amazon that have this laptop for the same price.

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