TimelineX AS1830T: Ultraportable Core i5

@yuga – Do you have any post or article that covers all the would be costs when buying an electronic product, or any product for that matter, like importation taxes and etc?

I would glad to read one from you.

sir yuga, m11x nlang po kac its 11.6 din and with nvidia 335m gt with intel graphics din. $699 with discount na from dell.com… it good for your needs like editing and multimedia using nvidia335m gt and with 6.5 hours on intel gma graphics for your travelling…. imo

The Acer Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-3721 is the perfect specs of what I’ve been looking for. Thanks abe for the review.

Should have said waiting rather than awaiting… My mind is becoming an Intel Atom these days. ;-)

Can’t resist growing old… He he he…

I mean 2nd model..

The 8 watt-difference between the two chips is huge considering the battery life you want to get out of it.

It seems that battery technology still has a lot of catching up to do with the gadgets they are powering.

Sir, I’ve also been using the 1810TZ and I normally get over 6 hours when I’m on the road. Over at LaptopMag, they tested the 1810TZ and got around 8 hours although their test unit had the SU7100 cpu. With the Core i5 1830T, LaptopMag got only a little over 5 hours. LaptopMag’s battery test includes internet surfing using wifi, i think. So that should give us a pretty good idea of how the 1830T would perform. I’m betting it wouldn’t average more than 5 hours; a little more than 4 hours, maybe. I was also looking at the 1830T as a replacement for the 1810T. But I guess I’ve been spoilt by the 1810TZ’s battery life. I don’t want to go back to using a laptop that doesn’t last at least 6 hours. Hope this helps you and your readers and more power to your site.

Nice review!

where do buy this laptop?. i like it because its more portable than my laptop right now..

This is for people with real work in mind.
It gets the job done because its fast.
But the GPU, if they changed it to low end nvidia or ati would be great.

@All

I think the Acer Aspire 1810TZ is still the king of battery life when ultraportables are concerned. It’s that great combination of Intel ULV processor, high watt-hour battery, LED-backlit screen, and Intel graphics that makes 6 hours or more possible on this ultraportable. Of course the graphics is as basic as it gets, but if you’re not into playing games then this notebook would satisfy most of your portable notebook needs.

For those looking for similar performance but with better graphics, the Acer Aspire 721 (single core) or Acer Aspire 1551 (dual core) might be a better choice. Of course with the more powerful graphics and AMD processor, battery life is around 4-5 hours which is still not bad.

One big concern I have about the new Acer Aspire 1830T is that even if the battery life is less than the 1810TZ, will the performance be significantly faster than the 1810TZ? Also the price of this ultraportable (if it becomes available locally) will most likely be significantly higher, probably in the Php 30K plus range. So is it worth it? :(

@Yuga
If you’re not in a hurry to upgrade. Have you thought about waiting for the new AMD Fusion based ultraportables to come out? :)

I’ve seen this in i3, 2GB RAM, 250GB SATA in some stores in megamal. but i’m yet to find the i3, 3GB RAM, 320 GB or the i5 one here, any idea where i can find one?