Measuring in at just over a half-inch thick and just under three pounds, the Acer Aspire S3 ushers in the era of the official, Intel-supported Ultrabook, meant to compete against the likes of the MacBook Air.
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The outer shell of the S3 is made of magnesium and inside it’s equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor, the $900 S3 has a 13-inch, 1366×768 display, four gigabytes of RAM, and your choice of a 20 gigabyte SSD or and a 320 gigabyte HDD. In addition, the battery is designed to get users through 6 hours without recharging and can wake from a deep sleep in under six seconds.
The Acer Aspire S3 will be available starting this week. [Acer]