Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4274 15.6-Inch Laptop - 8+ Hours Battery Life | 
| Brand: Acer
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $599.99
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Seller: jane_doe2002
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 935
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.3
CPU Type: Pentium
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 800
System Memory: 3
Memory Type: SODIMM
Hard Drive Size: 320
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
USB Ports: 4
Display Size: 15.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 14.9 x 1.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LX.PDM0X.092
Model: AS5810TZ-4274
UPC: 884483747269
EAN: 0884483747269
ASIN: B002AURXTY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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Product Description
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium; 32-bit version; Intel® Pentium® Processor SU2700 (2MB L2 cache, 1.30GHz, 800MHz FSB); 3GB (2/1) DDR3 1066 SDRAM; 320GB hard drive; integrated Super-Multi drive; 5-in-1 card reader; Acer® CineCrystal 15.6
Amazon.com Product Description
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 Learn More
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.
 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.
 | 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. |
The Acer Timeline notebook series includes Acer's ComfyTouch technology, which uses an innovative Laminar Wall Jet Engine design to air-cool the processor and notebook case. Even when running for a full day the notebook remains cool in your hands or on your lap.
This multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It offers the following read/write speeds: - Write: 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4x DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM
- Read: 24x CD-ROM, 24x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 4x DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4x DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM
The Timeline family of notebooks also includes a backup button that lets you easily select and protect your irreplaceable digital files through regular scheduled backups or on an as-needed basis. Data can be backed up to an external hard drive, flash card, thumb drive or to a secure hidden partition on their PC.
While most notebooks with long battery life use higher cell batteries which protrude from the back of the notebook, Acer combined numerous low power components with a standard high-capacity 6-cell battery, allowing them to keep the design as small as possible. In addition, a conveniently located PowerSmart button located above the keyboard allows you to easily extend battery life. A simple press of the button activates the advanced power savings settings, traditionally a tedious procedure accessed through numerous software-based steps. This one-button approach simplifies the process. Lastly, an Acer PowerSmart adapter senses when the notebook is unplugged, and stops sending needless energy. It also stops pulling power from the wall outlet when the adapter is full. The PowerSmart adapter saves 1752 watts of energy a year--equivalent to lighting a 15-watt (65W equivalent) light bulb for 116 days.
Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit version) is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi. Every edition of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.
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 Great with for students August 30, 2010
DoubleMcLovin
If you are looking for a desktop replacement, or a laptop to even consider gaming don't get this one.
However, if you are a student looking for a great laptop to go class to class using Office products and a web browser, you are looking at the perfect laptop!
I have never gotten the 8+hrs it claims in the battery, but an average of 7hrs is pretty normal(wifi off, ~6hrs wifi on). I carry this laptop with me from class to class all day, and even have a drawing tablet attached to it most of the day and it functions great!
I was initially disappointed with this purchase, with windows xp the laptop runs very slowly. After I upgraded it to windows 7, the difference was night and day and I can't leave my dorm without it now!
Excellent value... June 5, 2010
Gabriel J. Reed
I purchased this laptop about a week ago. Spent 2 days making sure the battery was properly cycled (draining/charging). I must say, its an incredible machine. Not cheap in any sense of the word, other than price. I really am amazed at just how snappy and responsive it is considering the cpu speed. Some laptops just feel like toys,this one doesnt. I am getting 8 + hours of battery life out of it on power saver mode. Lots of crappy bloat-ware you must remove, but no big deal. The screen res is perfect out of the box. The touch-pad can be just a bit funny at times but again no big deal. I spent hours researching laptops befor i bought this one. I just cant say enough. Best $500 i ever spent:) OH, and its also very sleek and sexy.
great laptop May 29, 2010
K. Nakasato
It look great.
It has best sound for laptop that I owned(10?)
Great battery life.
Same resolution as 720p TV so you can have dual monitor with same resolution.
Cons:
Not really acer's fault, but vista is bloated and eat up processing.
Norton is really junk too.
Acer loads tons of games which cannot be unloaded with one command (probably to discourages business buyers from buying home laptop).
Keyboard has nice feel and look, but it HUGE cavities which I know will be dust trap.
Blinking wifi light near the bottom of screen.
These things are minor and it is better than anything else out there for normal use.
Excellent Purchase May 12, 2010
Adam Cornett (Littleton, CO)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
First off, let me start by saying this computer is excellent and RCS Electronics (I believe was the company name) is a great storefront here on Amazon.
My old Acer (which I loved) finally died of natural causes (the motherboard failed) in the middle of April which was a bad thing because it was just as I was getting toward the end of the semester all all my term papers were coming due. As such I couldn't afford to be without a computer so I immediately started looking around for a suitable replacement. That is when I came across the Acer Timeline series here on Amazon and remembered seeing a commercial saying it had 8 hours of battery life. I decided on the 15.6in model, the 5810, because of two reasons, it was the only model to come with a number pad (which I didn't really care about until I got it and its awesome)and it was the only model to come with a CD/DVD drive. I could not be happier.
I've heard from several sources that the speakers are weak and touch buttons are not that sensitive and the webcame is blurry etc. THIS IS NOT TRUE! The people of whom put that in their reviews did not take the plastic coverings off. Make no mistake, if you didnt know they were there, you would never realize it. I read that someone had to take off a covering from something and knew to look for it. As far as I could tell there were three places you might not think to look for it: on the strip of plastic above the keyboard where the speakers are, on the webcam, and on the mouspad. Take these off and it will make a world of difference to the sound and sensitivity of the touch buttons. Allow me to reiterate:
TAKE OFF THE PLASTIC ON THE WEBCAM, TOUCH BUTTONS, SPEAKERS, AND MOUSPAD OR THEY WILL NOT WORK AS WELL AS THEY COULD.
Battery Life: As the advertisements say, it does indeed get 8 hours of battery if you keep in on its low power mode, This is made easy by two things: it detects when you unplug it and automatically sends it into power saving mode; there is a series of touch sensitive buttons above the number pad that includes a "battery button" meaning all you have to do is tap it and the computer will go into power saving mode. Tap it again, and it will go back into normal mode. I haven't (as of the time I am writing this review) seen the battery at full performance yet, but I've been getting 6-8 hours according to the windows battery gauge. Even on "Balanced", which if you are not familiar with Windows Vista is a power setting that is made to be used with a laptop that is plugged in, i can easily get 4-5 hours from it. The battery is a lithium-ion (Li-Ion) which as far as I understand is the latest in battery technology and comes in a 6 cell with the computer so the machine sits flat on a table or desk and doesn't look stupid like an 8 or 12 cell does.
Performance: I am not a gamer so this laptop is excellent. It's processing power would undoubtedly be lacking for any type of games that came out after the original Starcraft so if you need a gaming computer, don't get this one. However, it is more than equipped for any standard user's everyday computing. As a student I use it ALOT for web browsing and word processing and it has absolutely no trouble doing either. I am able to be on Facebook without hassle and it plays videos from flash sites like Youtube just as smoothly as any other computer. I can have Itunes going while I'm browsing or working and it plays just fine. The 5810 also comes equipped with a webcam and I have no problems (other than the speed of the internet connection I am on) with Skype skipping or stuttering. The only thing I have found that max's out the computer gauge I have in my sidebar is when I am creating a DVD which isn't surprising given it takes quite a bit of muscle even on higher end computers as well. DVD's play without skipping. As a side note, the computer wakes up awesomely fast from sleep. Literally within 10 seconds which is great since I use it for class.
Monitor: I LOVE the screen on here. When at full brightness, it is crisp and clear and just an overall excellent display. Even on battery power when it dims, unless you are sitting in a bright room it is still pretty easy and clear to look at.
Keyboard: Unfortunately given its power saving innovations, the keyboard is not backlit. But the keys are spaced such that it is easy to hit them without hitting the one next to it as well and they have a satisfying "clack" as you type. Having the number pad takes some getting used to but once you do, it is almost invisible. Speaking of the number pad, it is VERY useful to have. I never really noticed since I'd never had one on a laptop before but its great for using the computer's calculator or even entering data like phone numbers or passwords.
Mouse pad: The mousepad has nifty little button next to it that allows you to literally turn it off so you don't bump it and send the mouse blasting across the screen and somehow managing to click on the "x" to cancel the program you are working in. I dont really use it because my fingers are long and bony enough that i can reach the keys while keeping my palms off the pad, but for someone not quite as fortunate, it is there to use. One of the cooler features about the pad is the fact is has the "multi gesture" capability. Its not NEARLY as good as Apple's, but it gets the job done. It is supposed to have three things you can do: zoom in and out by spreading or drawing your fingers together much as you would on an Ipad or Ipod Touch, but its not quite as smooth on screen and can actually get a little annoying when you are browsing a website and suddenly a single word takes up the whole screen. The second is what is wrongly depicted in the pictures as how to scroll up and down pages. You do not move your fingers in a circular motion on the pad to scroll up and down. Instead it is just like most other laptops in that there is a dedicated strip of the pad on the right hand side that you just run your finger up and down. This action is MUCH smoother than the zooming and is actually very useful. Then there is my favorite and that is the "finger sliding" in which you put two fingers on one side of the pad and slide them over to the other. This is particularly useful when navigating a web browser like Firefox as it lets you go forward and back pages without having to click on the designated buttons at the top.
Hardware: On the outside it has a very handsome looking gunmetal aluminum case so it feels sturdy and yet retains its light weight. On the sides it comes with 4 USB ports, a mic jack, a headphone jack, an HDMI port, and some other thing I don't know what is. The 5810 comes with a CD/DVD drive which is always good and it can read and write media actually pretty fast. I dont know what the actual speeds are but in real practice it wrote a standard 4.7GB DVD in under 10 minutes. To me thats pretty fast. With mine I got the SU2700 processor which as far as I was able to tell was the lowest end of the processors that Acer uses for the Timeline series. As I said before, though, it is more than adequate at doing whatever I need it to. I got a 320gig HDD which is awesome because my previous laptop only had a 120 and that was getting full. It also comes with a webcam that works perfectly for talking to people (in my case a friend in Okinawa) and taking funny pictures of yourself with. Finally the computer is designed with like 6 heat vents so it NEVER gets hot. It got a little warm sitting on my bed while trying to encode a DVD, but when I picked it up and set it on my lap it was comfortably warm, not hot.
All in all this is a great system. As I said, I am a student so the battery life is awesome. The computer only weighs in at like 4.7 pounds or something so it is light in my bag and easy to move around. If you are a student, I highly recommend this machine. It will do anything you need it to, including hook up to a projector.
Five stars.
Really nice laptop for the price. April 30, 2010
AAlt
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this laptop mostly to browse the internet and watch videos on it. While this is definitely not a gaming machine, it did surprise me how incredibly thin it is compared to other laptops and another thing is that it doesn't get hot at all no matter for how many hours you are running it. The battery life is OK for a 15.6 inch laptop. I haven't completely discharged the battery yet. But it does give me about 4 hours of work time before I connect it to the charger. I don't travel with this laptop (for this purpose I have an Acer netbook) So I don't care much about advertised 8 hours of battery on power save mode although sometimes I do use this mode. I have upgraded it to windows 7 which works flawlessly in this machine. I am not a fan of Windows 7. But it runs better and smoother than Vista. So far I had only one problem with this laptop. Ever since I connected it to my Dlink router it would occasionally drop the connection especially when I was copying something from any other computer in my home. So I had to reestablish it manually. It was very annoying. I googled the problem but haven't found any good solution. But eventually after playing with my router and trying out different wireless settings I solved the problem by changing the security mode from WPA to WEP. It's less secure but at least it works now. Another things that I find strange but can live with, are: the keys are a little slippery, the caps lock doesn't have a separate light indicator and an awkward location of the CDRom eject button which makes me worry that it may start to malfunction one day. The manufacturer has installed a lot of bloatware so I had to spend few hours uninstalling it, putting Windows 7 and reconfiguring it to my liking and after that I simply created a ghost backup image. Other than that it is a really nice classy looking laptop with enough power even to do some photoshop work. I just hope nothing happens with it so it will last me at least for 2 or more years. I recommend investing a little more money though and purchasing this model with windows 7 installed on it.
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