Acer Aspire AS1410-8804 11.6-Inch Black Laptop - 6 Hour Battery Life

This notebook is one of those instances when you say to yourself, “Wow, it is as good as I expected, and more.”

I have refrained from buying a netbook because the low resolution and poor performance prevents me from multi-tab web browsing, not to mention continuous scrolling with Office documents. When I first saw this notebook, I was very excited because it has something the older generation netbooks have lacked:
- Decent resolution (1366×768)
- Decent performance
- Even better battery life (6 hours)

Except, it actually exceeded my expectation.

LCD Screen: Very sharp, and very bright. I am amazed that Acer can squeeze 1366×768 into an 11.6 inch screen, and still keep it so sharp and clear. It is very comfortable to view, and I do not feel any different from viewing my old 14 inch LCD.

Performance: In terms of word processing, web surfing and installing software, it has been as smooth as my old dual-core laptop. This notebook has upgraded the CPU and chipset from the previous generation netbook, which contributes to the performance I am seeing.

Keyboard/touchpad: It’s full size keyboard, and it’s comfortable to type on. I am still trying to get used to some of the key placement, and the lack of home/end buttons. But it’s definitely no worse than my other laptop’s keyboard. Acer has also learned the lesson from Aspire 751h, so the touchpad is centered to the touch-typing keyboard, and has two buttons. However, the touchpad edge is difficult to distinguish.

Battery: From what I read, one Acer hour is usually shorter than one Asus hour. This notebook has proven me wrong. I run it on high performance mode, and it still gives me about 6 hours of battery life. Running company VPN and remote desktop seems to reduce it to about 5 hours.

Size: While slightly bigger than the prev-gen netbooks, I don’t feel it’s bulkier. At 3 lb, it’s very light, but can still stand to lose some weight.

Temperature: It doesn’t heat up much, you can use it on your lap the whole day.

Other Pros: 250 GB HDD, 2 GB RAM, 1 Gb LAN, 802.11n, webcam, microphone, no-latch lid

Cons:
- Lack of separate Home/End buttons. Unfortunately I think most netbooks have to make this sacrifice.
- Battery charging is slow (I estimate about 4 hours). On the flip side, the charger is small and light.
- Still requires a fan to dissipate heat, albeit quiet.
- Others: lacks bluetooth

As I said, the moment I started using it, all I could say was “Wow”. I could not believe Acer could come out with something that outshines Asus (and the rest of the computer industry). For all the laptops I have owned (5), none of them have impressed me as much as this one does.Buy Acer Aspire AS1410 8804 Lowest Price, Order Now! [Click Here!]

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