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Acer manufacturers the TravelMate, Extensa, Ferrari and Aspire line of laptops. Acer is known for offering very competitive pricing and innovating in the thin-and-light category of laptops. Acer was one of the earliest brands to produce netbooks but has recently said they will focus more on the ultrabook category.

Acer Aspire AO722 Review

By on April 10, 2012

The Acer Aspire AO722 is an 11.6” screen laptop that carries the AMD C-60 dual core processor.  With a budget friendly price of $349 you might assume the Aspire One AO722 is a run-of-the-mill netbook with a predictably cheap build and uninspired design.  You’d be wrong however, the Acer AO722 has a lot going for [...]

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Deal: Acer Aspire AO722-0825 Netbook for $249.99 at Staples

By on April 7, 2012

Staples has an excellent deal on the the Acer Aspire AO722-0825 11.6” netbook when you apply coupon code 15319 at checkout to bring the total to only $249.99.  Shipping is free, though you will have to pay taxes in most states which will add between $15 – $20 to the total cost.  For example, if [...]

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Acer Unveils Aspire M3, the Newest Member of the Timeline Ultra Family (pics, specs)

By on March 15, 2012

Acer has unveiled the new Aspire M3 of the Timeline Ultra family during the CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany.  The Aspire M3 is set to be world’s first Ultrabook equipped with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT640M, part of the new Kepler Nvidia lineup. The new Aspire M3 will be slimmer and lighter than previous models, [...]

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Intel Ivy Bridge Acer V3 Coming April 29th, Nvidia 640M Graphics and Core i7-3612QM on Board

By on March 9, 2012

It looks like Intel Ivy Bridge will be launching somewhat on time if an Acer rep at the CeBit show in Hannover Germany is to be believed.  According to NotebookReview forum poster yknyong1 who attended CeBit, the Acer rep said the Aspire V3 will be launching with an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor on [...]

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Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Specs Announced

By on January 9, 2012

The Acer Aspire S5, yet another ultrabook announced at CES 2012, only 0.59” thick will be the thinnest ultrabook on the market when it is released sometime in May.  The ports on Aspire S5 are located on the back and they can slide open and closed using a powered mechanism.    The case is made of [...]

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Acer to Focus on Ultrabooks in 2012

By on December 10, 2011

Acer has been one of the big perpetrators in driving laptop prices lower with their aggressive push into the netbook space.  Finding a sub $250 10” screen Acer AOD257 netbook powered by an Intel Atom processor is easy to do these days, you don’t even need to wait for a sale.  However, in 2012 that [...]

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Acer Aspire Ultrabook S3 at a Glance

By on September 27, 2011

Anyone who doubts the lasting impact of the Macbook Air on laptop design struggles to make an argument in the face of the Ultrabook – an Intel-specified class of particularly thin, lightweight, and portable laptop computer. The latest in the Ultrabook catalog is the Acer Aspire S3. With it, Acer hopes to do battle against [...]

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Acer AC700 Chrome OS Laptop

Acer AC700 Review

By on July 13, 2011

The Acer AC700 Chromebook, as laptops running the Google Chrome OS are being dubbed, is an 11.6” screen laptop that sells for an affordable price of $349 via Amazon.com right now.  The Acer AC700 and Chromebooks in general are unique in the fact that they have very little storage space and everything you do runs [...]

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