Acer Aspire Timeline notebook lasts for 8 hours

This was launched sometime last month but I only had several close encounters with it lately. The Acer Timeline notebook boasts of up to 8 hours battery life and sports a nice slim design (slimmer than most netbooks).

Most of the Acer notebooks I’ve seen around are ugly and bulky but the Acer Timeline series changed that impression. And they’re very light too.

acer timeline notebook

The Timeline has 3 models although I’ve only seen two — the 13.3″ and 14″ models with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels running GMA 4500MHD.

acer timeline notebook

In order for the notebooks to squeeze out 8 hours of battery life, they had to use low-powered CPUs — an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4GHz, 10watts TDP) and a Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4GHz, 5.5watts TDP) then couple that with 3GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM. Storage options at 250GB and 320GB on each.

The 13.3″ Acer Timeline costs more at around Php45,000USD 767INR 65,007EUR 730CNY 5,585 while the 14″ has a retail price of Php39,990USD 681INR 57,770EUR 649CNY 4,963. And oh, did I mention it’s WiMax-ready, has WiFi 802.11n and has options for 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA (for 3G models)?

When I asked the guys at ElectroWorld why the smaller 13″ model is more expensive, one of them said “the smaller they are, the more expensive they become”. I should have said “Have you seen the Acer Aspire One” but didn’t bother to argue anymore.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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46 Comments

whaâ„¢ says:

16 years ago

nice job for acer… but its to expensive. it cost like a mac book
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DEo says:

16 years ago

not bad because its really beautiful… thanks for the post sir…
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DEo says:

16 years ago

is this already open to purchase in the public? what’s the difference between this and MSI?
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spidamang says:

16 years ago

arguing with sales people is pointless. A salesguy once told me I can’t use ubuntu on a new MSI motherboard because they’re only for Windows XP and up. hehehehe. Maybe he associated ubuntu with windows 98. :D
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Jerome says:

16 years ago

Well, I think it is expensive because of the processor. But I still like the macbook air because it is equipped with a nVidia Graphics. BTW, are there any thin notebooks like this that are equipped with a nVidia or ATI graphics aside from the macbook air?
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JDSalinger says:

16 years ago

This is hot stuff!! lenovo laptops are also great when it comes to battery life and this one is much like lenovo laptops but damn! its design is sweet! slimmer too
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Jhay says:

16 years ago

It has WiFi, WiMax and 3G on some models, wonder how all that has weighed in on the advertised 8-hour battery life?

But anything that goes beyond 5 hours is already remarkable!
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Unknown Soldier says:

16 years ago

wow! that’s a remarkable achievement! way to go acer! :)

i guess UPS will be be extinct after 6 months… what do you think guys?
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deuts says:

16 years ago

What???!!! The people in the store don’t know you? :D
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jomar Hilario says:

16 years ago

wow 8 hours parang MACBOOK!
all the batterylife (and price) of macbook and the headaches of Windows…ALL IN ONE!!: )
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