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Acer’s Blade-Thin Aspire S3 Ultrabook Finally Arrives

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. https://gizmodo.com/acer-totally-rips-off-the-new-macbook-air-5829064 The outer shell of the S3 is made of magnesium and inside it’s equipped with an Intel Core…

Tech News Adrian Covert Oct 10

Rumor Says Acer and Asus 15-Inch Ultrabooks Will Be Fiberglass

Aluminum is out. According to a rumor, Asus and Acer are planning to switch to fiberglass cases in their 15-inch models to cut production costs. [Digitimes]

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 7

The Acer Iconia A100: The Android Tab You Can Pocket (But Won’t)

When you’re drowning in a sea of Android tablets, all you want is someone to throw you a life-preserver of awesome. Sadly, what looks like it might be a life-preserver often turns out to be yet another bucket of water. Why It Matters The Iconia A100 is Acer’s 7-inch follow-up to its kinda-not-really popular Iconia…

Reviews Brent Rose Aug 12

Acer Totally Rips Off the New MacBook Air

It’s happened again! Sincerest form of flattery, etc., etc. Leaked pics of Acer’s rumored Aspire 3951 “looks very familiar” (is a complete clone of) the refreshed MacBook Air, both inside and out. SSD, Sandy Bridge, light and thin. Acer’s version is slightly thinner and slightly heavier than Apple’s original, but only to an extent that…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 9

Acer Founder Says Ultrabooks and Tablets are Short-Term Fads

It seems like Acer founder Stan Shih has gone gaga. Or perhaps he forgot to read the bloody memo, because he claims that ultrabooks and tablets are both short-term fads that apparently are going nowhere. While everyone and their uncle are getting those devices, and companies like Microsoft and Apple are turning their desktop operating…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 5

Intel Is Having Problems Making Ultrabook Manufacturers Stick to That Sub-$1,000 Price

Surprise surprise, Intel’s sub-$1,000 Ultrabooks promise was too good to be true: Acer, one of the first manufacturers to sign up to the Ivy Bridge/Thunderbolt platform , will launch late this year, at over a grand. That’s after Intel’s subsidy, too. [Notebook Italia via SlashGear] https://gizmodo.com/intels-wooing-companies-into-creating-ultra-thin-ultrab-5817911

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 26

This Gaming Rig Fights for the User

The Acer Predator G5910 is not a desktop for posers, pansies, pedestrian players. It’s a serious desktop for serious gamers, with serious guts to match. Oh, and hey jeez it looks like Tron, everybody! Specs? Specs! You’re looking at up to quad-core Core i7 guts Tron, 16GB memory Tron, 8TB of storage Tron, a 12-in-one…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 17

Acer Aspire Ethos: A Detachable Trackpad Is a Pretty Good Idea

Acer’s new Ethos Laptop isn’t the world’s craziest lappy when it comes to guts—Core i5/i7 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M graphics—but it has one interesting feature: a detachable trackpad. that not only detaches from from the laptop, but also functions as a media remote. The card-sized trackpad functions exactly the same while detached,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 17

Acer TimelineX: Skinny Sandy Bridge Performance for Under $1000

The Acer TimelineX employs a no frills—but hardly utilitarian—design that’s simple and clean. Combined with a Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor, 13.3-inch display, Nvidia GT 540M graphics and Dolby audio, it’s a solid, inch-thick package that only lightens bank accounts by $780. There are also 14 and 15.6-inch models that are oddly cheaper ($700 and…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 7

Acer’s 3D Monitor Uses NVIDIA’s 3D Vision Tech For Some Cheap 3D Thrills

Both Acer’s two 3D monitors are priced fairly well, at $689 for the 27-inch model and $449 for the 23.6-incher, but if you can stretch for the larger size you’ll get NVIDIA’s 3D Vision glasses thrown in for good measure. The smaller-sized monitor will come with Acer’s own 3D glasses, otherwise. Both handle full HD…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 14

Finally, a Decent Honeycomb Tablet For Less Than the iPad 2

Okay, maybe it’s a little too early to say for sure just how good the 10.1-inch Acer Iconia Tab A500 is, but the specs—1GHz Tegra guts, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage 1280×800 LCD screen, 2MP and 5MP front and rear-facing cameras, etc.—put it up there with the elite guard of Android tablets. And its price tag…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 8

You’ll Be Able to Pick Up Acer’s Iconia Dual-Screen Laptop For $1,200 in April

Shipping next month for the same price as the top-spec 11-inch MacBook Air, Acer’s Iconia runs Windows 7 on a Core i5 chip. The main appeal here is those two 14-inch multitouch screens (made with Gorilla Glass), that are for typing and gesturing on. [Acer via CrunchGear]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 29

Acer Iconia Video Hands-On: Dual Appeal

The Acer Iconia! What a strange dual-screen creature. It’s clearly someone’s idea of the future of computing, but is it ready for prime time? Take a look for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/acers-tablet-assault-an-entire-family-of-devices-5697259 The first thing to note is the gesture-based interface: terrifically clever. It feels like how we should be interacting with a next-generation device. place both…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 23

Acer’s Tablet Assault: An “Entire Family” of Devices

Acer has announced that they’re taking on its tablet competitors head-on, with an “entire family” of tablets—including a dual-screen concept. And a platform-neutral app and music store of its own. Updating live: Acer’s promising a consistent user experience across all devices, independent of platform—which implies the tablets we’ll see today will be a mix of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 23

Rumor: This Month Could See Google Chrome OS Netbooks Appear

It’s under two months until Christmas, so it figures that talk of a Chrome OS netbook should heat up again. Digitimes is claiming the first “notebook” is manufactured by Iventec, with netbooks from Acer and HP launching in December. [Digitimes] https://gizmodo.com/google-is-focusing-its-chrome-os-efforts-on-netbooks-r-5632817

Tech News Kat Hannaford Nov 2

15-inch Dual Screen Acer Laptop Spotted

An Acer laptop, with dual 15-inch screens has been spotted. That is, one 15-inch screen would act as a display and the other 15-inch screen would replace the keyboard and trackpad. That would make for one gigantic dual-screen laptop. Much is unknown about the Acer dual-screen laptop but it carries on the same idea of…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 12

Why Did Apple Jump From 7th to 3rd World’s Largest Portable Maker?

Deutsche Bank’s analyst Chris Whitmore put all portable computers—notebooks, netbooks, and magical devices—together to see how the portable market has changed. Not surprisingly, the three million iPads sold give Apple an impressive boost. But that’s not all. https://gizmodo.com/apple-3-million-magical-ipads-sold-5569779 Whitmore argues that the growing tablet segment—which includes the iPad as well as the future HP’s Palm-based…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 2

Numbers Are Out, HP and Dell Still Lead In US Computer Sales

HP and Dell continue to dominate the landscape with 25.7% and 24% market shares, respectively, while Acer, Apple, and Toshiba round off the Top Five. Apple claimed an 8.8% share this quarter, just above Toshiba’s 8.5%, while Acer dropped from 12.3% to 11% this spring, narrowing the gap between third and fourth place. It looks…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 14

Acer Aspire TimelineX Series Brings (Mostly) Full Duty Core i5 Processors For Under $1000

Acer’s Timeline series has low-voltage processors in the past, but three of the four new TimelineX models they’re introducing are full Core i3/i5. And while the nearly netbook-sized 1830T houses ULV Core i3/i5, it’s still a relative bargain. That 11.6-inch 1830T weighs just three pounds and features up to a ULV Core i5 CPU, 4GB…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 22

Acer’s Nexus One-Rival, ‘Stream’ Has 720p Video Capture

Time to get excited about Acer’s phone offerings. The Stream will be running Android 2.1 when it goes on sale, though it’ll also include a “brand new” UI, said to be a “stunningly fluid 3D” skin. Specs-wise, it’s got a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with 512MB RAM, and 2GB internal storage (with an 8GB microSD card…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 27

Acer’s Blade-Thin Aspire S3 Ultrabook Finally Arrives

Rumor Says Acer and Asus 15-Inch Ultrabooks Will Be Fiberglass

The Acer Iconia A100: The Android Tab You Can Pocket (But Won’t)

Acer Totally Rips Off the New MacBook Air

Acer Founder Says Ultrabooks and Tablets are Short-Term Fads

Intel Is Having Problems Making Ultrabook Manufacturers Stick to That Sub-$1,000 Price

This Gaming Rig Fights for the User

Acer Aspire Ethos: A Detachable Trackpad Is a Pretty Good Idea

Acer TimelineX: Skinny Sandy Bridge Performance for Under $1000

Acer’s 3D Monitor Uses NVIDIA’s 3D Vision Tech For Some Cheap 3D Thrills

Finally, a Decent Honeycomb Tablet For Less Than the iPad 2

You’ll Be Able to Pick Up Acer’s Iconia Dual-Screen Laptop For $1,200 in April

Acer Iconia Video Hands-On: Dual Appeal

Acer’s Tablet Assault: An “Entire Family” of Devices

Rumor: This Month Could See Google Chrome OS Netbooks Appear

15-inch Dual Screen Acer Laptop Spotted

Why Did Apple Jump From 7th to 3rd World’s Largest Portable Maker?

Numbers Are Out, HP and Dell Still Lead In US Computer Sales

Acer Aspire TimelineX Series Brings (Mostly) Full Duty Core i5 Processors For Under $1000

Acer’s Nexus One-Rival, ‘Stream’ Has 720p Video Capture

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