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Currently, the practicality and features become important considerations in choosing a notebook. Therefore, when the tablet PC technology was introduced, was received very well and quickly became part of the lifestyle.

Acer Aspire S3

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook

But the tablet PC that is compact in function can not replace the function of laptops that are often referred to as a mobile office because most of the labor productivity is in the device. Acer now answer the need for a practical device, a full featured but still compact to support day-to-day productivity with the Acer Aspire S3.

“The Acer Aspire S3 is, as you’d expect, wafer-thin and easy to grip in a single hand (or two fingers, even).”
– Engadget

Acer Aspire S3: Tablet PC & Notebook Experience in one Ultrabook

Acer Aspire S3, is UltrabookTM screen 13 “HD with ultra aerodynamic design of air-metal finishing, fast connectivity and long battery life that is packaged in a 13mm thickness (the thinnest side) and so light weight, less than 1.35 Kg.

Main Features of Acer Aspire S3 adopted and developed from the tablet is Acer Green Instant On technology, which allows ultrabook to continue to standby in Sleep and Deep Sleep state, but has a battery life up to 50 days. In the Sleep state, the Aspire S only takes 2 seconds to operate.

Compensate for these technologies, there are Acer Instant Connect, a feature that can detect WiFi in just 2.5 seconds, 4 times faster than conventional netbook. So to open the notebook to connect to the internet, it takes just seconds.

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Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook: Ultra Thin, Ultra Fast, Ultra Desireable

Acer Aspire S3 Key Features

  • Acer Green Instant On: resume from Sleep state in just 2 seconds and Deep Sleep in 6 seconds. Can be battery operated but still durable.
  • Acer Instant Connect: to search for WiFi networks in 2.5 seconds, 4 times faster than conventional notebook.
  • Long Battery Life: 6-7 hours can be used straight or up to 50 days with Green Acer Instant On.
    HDMI ® with HDCP support: 1080p HD video transfer video to monitors, projectors and TV via HDMI cable.
  • 320 / 500 GB HDD options: choice of HDD which is enough to accommodate a variety of documents and multimedia files.
  • Cool Airflow & Aluminum / Mg-Al alloy frame: frames have durability as steel but as light as ABS plastic, fitted with new airflow design for thermal efficiency.
  • 2nd generation Intel ® Core ™ processor (full range of options) with Intel ® HD 3000 Graphics to support productivity.
  • Dolby ® Home Theater ® v4 & Integrated Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 MP Camera for multimedia purposes.
  • 2-in-1 card reader that supports SD ™ Cards and MultiMediaCard ™ and Bluetooth 4.0 for easy data exchange.

Fact: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook in the category, namely a laptop with a design that is very thin and has a battery efficiency and low voltage processor.

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Acer Aspire One 722 Review

The need for mobile computing becomes increasingly important in recent years. Browsing in the café, download important files on the road, or monitor activity on social networks wherever you are, be a more frequently performed, is not it? All of these activities require a reliable means of computing. A laptop is small enough and light but has a screen that is not too small is a good choice. Of course, good performance and high durability of batteries will complement these specific needs. If the price can be affordable, of course this could be the perfect computer for someone who needs high mobility.

Acer Aspire One 722

Acer Aspire One 722

Acer meet this requirement by presenting the Acer Aspire One 722. Screen 11.6 “, the new processor, sufficient memory, extra light weight and good battery life is the main weapon. Let us consider further, how the capabilities of this tiny laptop.

What is AMD C-50?

AMD processors are used in the Acer Aspire One 722 is one of the first Fusion processor from AMD, C​​-50. Fusion processors have the result of merging of the processor and VGA. Yes, AMD C-50 is a combination of a dual-core AMD processor with a VGA AMD (Radeon HD 6250). AMD calls the combined results of the CPU and VGA as the APU (Accelerated Processor Unit).

AMD Fusion

AMD C-50 APU is designed for netbooks and even tablets. APU has 2 cores, which has a 1 GHz speed. Although only 1 GHz, C-50 has a working system like modern processors. C-50 using the method of execution out-of-order, where orders can be done according to priority and the most appropriate order to ensure the process runs as quickly as possible. This is very different than the Atom which uses in-order method, where all orders will be done in sequence, depending on which comes first command is given. Under conditions of multi-tasking, C-50 should be able to offer better speed.

Acer Aspire One 722: The increase here and there

Acer Aspire One 722 comes with a robust multimedia capabilities. This laptop can easily run a Full HD 1080p video. VGA side of the AMD C-50 is used, is the part that supports the special ability of these Acer Aspire One 722.

Acer Aspire One 722 comes with an HDMI port, and the screen was quite a relief that is 11.6 “. For the screen size that was almost as high as 12 “, the resolution was quite high, 1366 × 768 pixels. Same resolution, we often encounter on the notebook screen 14 “.

Larger screen size makes the Acer Aspire One 722 body size is also slightly larger, thus making it able to use a larger keyboard. The results, typing with the Acer Aspire One 722 feels more comfortable.

With this system a lot better graphics, then Windows7 also works really well on this laptop. Because, Windows7 can take advantage of the VGA is good to lighten the display. In addition, RAM 2 GB is the standard, making this laptop is able to offer better performance.

Acer Aspire One 722 Performance (Sysmark 2007)

As a representative of all performance tests are considered valid by various IT institutions and the producers, we use Sysmark 2007 as a reference. This program is a combination of various commonly used software like Microsoft Office and Adobe products a variety of programs.

Acer Aspire One 722 Performance

Based on the results of this test, RAM 2 GB on the Acer Aspire One 722 managed to boost the performance of this laptop. However, if you need a laptop that support higher productivity with a budget, then you can consider Acer Aspire 4253 notebook (AMD E-350).

Acer Aspire One 722 VGA capabilities (3DMark 06)

This test program can be found online (www.futuremark.com). 3DMark 2006 is a universal common reference for testing the VGA. This version is commonly used for entry-level VGA.

Acer Aspire One 722 VGA Performance

VGA is used by the Acer Aspire One 722, the graphics performance was very good. APU AMD C-50 on the Acer Aspire One 722 was clearly has the power to run a variety of multimedia applications associated with video. However, with the value obtained, the games can be played is limited to the flash games and older 3D games lightly. AMD Radeon HD 6250 on this laptop is not designed to play heavy 3D games.

Play a Video Full HD (1080p)

Play video High Definition (HD) is a difficult thing to do if your laptop does not have good graphics performance. What about the Acer Aspire One 722?

Acer Aspire One 722 is not experiencing any problems at all in running Full HD video in any format. As long as your player can take advantage of the available VGA (DXVA), you can play any movie available on the market today without any significant problems.

Durability testing with MobileMark 2007 battery

Benchmark Suite is a mix similar to Sysmark 2007. Only, this software is set up in such a way as to simulate daily work continuously until the battery is drained.

From the test results, the Acer Aspire One 722 is able to survive up to 375 minutes or about 6 hours and 15 minutes. This means the battery resistance is very good for a laptop with a very affordable price range. Effective power saving system, seem to make Acer Aspire One 722 can deliver excellent battery life.

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Acer Aspire One 522: Review

Acer Aspire One 522 Review

After the presence of Acer Aspire 4253 with AMD’s first APU, Acer is now re-present AMD APU-based solutions. The product is named Acer Aspire One 522. This time, the APU is used is the AMD C-50 and the category is a netbook. What? Netbook? Yes, this is a netbook powered APU AMD. What are the benefits? Let us refer to the following reviews.

Acer Aspire One 522

Acer Aspire One 522

What is AMD C-50?

AMD processors are used in the Acer Aspire One 522 is one of the first Fusion processor from AMD, C​​-50. Fusion processors have the result of merging of the processor and VGA. Yes, AMD C-50 is a combination of a dual-core AMD processor with a VGA AMD (Radeon HD 6250). AMD calls the combined results of the CPU and VGA as the APU (Accelerated Processor Unit).

AMD Fusion

AMD C-50 APU is designed for netbooks and even tablets. APU has 2 cores, which has a 1 GHz speed. Although only 1 GHz, C-50 has a working system like modern processors. C-50 using the method of execution out-of-order, where orders can be done according to priority and the most appropriate order to ensure the process runs as quickly as possible. This is very different than the Atom which uses in-order method, where all orders will be done in sequence, depending on which comes first command is given. Under conditions of multi-tasking, C-50 should be able to offer better speed.

Acer Aspire One 522: Multimedia HD Capable Netbook

Terms of what is perceived less on Atom netbooks? The most obvious is the inability to run Full HD video as well. Some types of video can not run smoothly on the Atom processor, even with dual-core (N550) though. Therefore, the Acer Aspire One 522 netbook comes as a multimedia-capable high.

The availability of HDMI ports and screens with HD resolution (1280 × 720) is the indication. Acer Aspire One 522 promises the ability to play full HD video (1080p) in any format. Graphics capability also promises some advantages if you use software that can harness the graphics system to improve performance. For example, Windows 7 will run better, because of the appearance, Windows 7 was designed to utilize the graphics capabilities, not just the processor.

ACER Aspire One 522 Performance (Sysmark 2007)

As a representative of all performance tests are considered valid by various IT institutions and the producers, we use Sysmark 2007 as a reference. This program is a combination of various commonly used software like Microsoft Office and Adobe products a variety of programs.

Acer Aspire One 522 Performance

Based on the results of these tests, the AMD C-50 helped Acer Aspire One 522 is the performance gain over the Atom N550 (Dual Core). Of course, AMD C-50 has the performance is still below the AMD E-350 (Acer Aspire 4253). Here is the difference in performance in more detail (on a netbook with Atom Dual Core).

Apparently, although the Atom Dual Core has 2 cores and 4 threads, the processor netbook is still far behind in all aspects of testing, when compared with AMD C-50.

Acer Aspire One 522 VGA capabilities (3DMark 06)

This test program can be found online (www.futuremark.com). 3DMark 2006 is a universal common reference for testing the VGA. This version is commonly used for entry-level VGA.

Acer Aspire One 522 VGA Capabilities

The results are quite surprising, is not it? Apparently, the ability of the VGA on the Acer Aspire One 522 netbook is able to beat Pentium Dual Core P6000 (Intel HD) and Pentium Dual Core T4500 (4500MHD). Although still lagging behind of the “brother”, AMD E-350, APU AMD C-50 on the Acer Aspire One 522 was clearly has the power to run a variety of multimedia applications associated with video. However, with the value obtained, the games can be played is limited to the flash games and older 3D games lightly. AMD Radeon HD 6250 on this netbook is not designed to play heavy 3D games.

ACER ASPIRE ONE 522 CAN Play a Video Full HD (1080p)

AMD HD Internet

Play video High Definition (HD) is a difficult thing to do on a netbook. Running video 1080p (Full HD) is impossible. In fact, some low-cost notebooks also have difficulty running Full HD video. What about the Acer Aspire One 522?

Acer Aspire One 522 is not experiencing any problems at all in running Full HD video in any format. As long as your player can take advantage of the available VGA (DXVA), you can play any movie available on the market today without any significant problems.

If you have a good enough Internet bandwidth, the Acer Aspire One 522 is even allowing you to stream Full HD (1080p) via Youtube smoothly.

ACER ASPIRE ONE 522 Durability testing with MobileMark 2007 battery

Benchmark Suite is a mix similar to Sysmark 2007. Only, this software is set up in such a way as to simulate daily work continuously until the battery is drained.

From the test results, it was found that the Acer Aspire One 522 is able to survive up to 375 minutes or about 6 hours and 15 minutes. Not many netbooks and notebooks that could compete with him. Keep in mind, notebook or netbook that claim to be able to live 4 hours, usually only lasts 2.5 to 3 hours on this test.

Acer Aspire One 522

Acer Aspire One 522

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