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Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T - 14in Laptop Review

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Indeed, it's easy to forgive a lot of flaws when you look at the 4810T's battery life, which is nothing less than class-leading for a machine in 
its weight and price-range. Acer's eight-hour-plus claim is actually spot-on, as in MobileMark's non-intensive Reader test (with the screen at 
40 per cent brightness and wireless turned off) the 4810T managed just over eight hours!  

Even in the DVD test with the screen turned up to full brightness (which isn't necessary when watching a film) it gave four hours and 23 
minutes, making this one of the few machines for under a grand that will let you watch the extended edition Lord of the Rings DVD with time 
to spare! What's more, the 4810T remains remarkably cool in use thanks to a heat dispersion system Acer refers to as "Laminar Wall Jet 
technology". Far-fetched as this may sound, it really does work, turning the 4810T into one of the coolest 

and

 quietest notebooks we've had 

through the labs.  
 

 

 
This combined with its amazing battery life does make the 4810T difficult to compare. In terms of design and weight, its closest competitor 
would probably be the 

Samsung X460

, but though the Samsung's processor has a little more clout it's £100 more expensive and only offers 

just over half the battery life.  

In terms of mobile usage, the only notebook we've reviewed recently which even comes close to comparable battery life is 

Panasonic's 

ToughBook CF-F8

. Even it still falls short of the Timeline's usage figures, though, with 'only' seven hours in the same test in which the 

4810T provided eight. Moreover, in reality it's a completely different class of machine thanks to its standard voltage processor, ruggedised 
design and astronomical price.  
 

Author

Ardjuna Seghers

Published

15th May 2009

Manufacturer

Acer

 

Price

£652.17 (Exc VAT)

as reviewed

£749.99 (Inc VAT)

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Page 1: ...pay as much for the privilege of portability Enter Acer s Timeline series Comprising three laptops the 13 3in Aspire 3810 14in Aspire 4810 and 15 6in Aspire 5810 as well as a netbook it aims to bridge the gap between design portability and value Today we re looking at the middle of the pack 4810T which unlike its smaller 13 3in sibling features an integrated optical drive while still maintaining a...

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Page 3: ...ntrols for wireless radios and Acer s own power saving mode among others Below this is the 4810T s attractive isolation style keyboard Its flat keys are finished in a semi glossy black which doesn t pick up fingerprints or feel as slippery as a full gloss keyboard as found on the Toshiba Satellite range yet manages to convey a bit of the shine and luxury of piano black nonetheless Layout and feedb...

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Page 5: ...or tabs while bringing your fingers together or pulling them apart lets you zoom in or out Unfortunately due to our sample being a pre production model only the zooming worked albeit very well A backlit strip at the notebook s front below the touchpad indicates battery status blue when charging off when unplugged red when the battery is low This is an attractive visual touch and is clearly viewabl...

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Page 7: ...quipped Sony VAIO VGN T11WN a machine that costs twice as much as the Acer in fairness the Sony TT is on another level when it comes to portability Basically what the CPU performance comes down to is that while no speed demon the 4810T should be perfectly happy running your daily productivity needs Its CPU is backed by 3GB of DDR3 RAM which is the maximum the included Windows Vista Premium 32 bit ...

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Page 9: ...t will let you watch the extended edition Lord of the Rings DVD with time to spare What s more the 4810T remains remarkably cool in use thanks to a heat dispersion system Acer refers to as Laminar Wall Jet technology Far fetched as this may sound it really does work turning the 4810T into one of the coolest and quietest notebooks we ve had through the labs This combined with its amazing battery li...

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Page 12: ...ny Display Size Any Brand Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T 14in Laptop Review Watch Video Review 9 comments Email this to a friend TrustedReviews Newsletters As you can see the Timeline s Ultra Low Voltage processor doesn t match up to the performance of its full blooded Core 2 Duo counterparts but makes up for it with a maximum draw of 10W Lowest Prices for Samsung NC10 White Netbook Page Author Ardjun...

Page 13: ...y Size Any Brand Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T 14in Laptop Review Watch Video Review 9 comments Email this to a friend TrustedReviews Newsletters Its incredible battery life means you can work for the entire duration of a transAtlantic flight oh joy Yep that eight hour claim is pretty solid and with the screen being quite usable at less than 50 per cent brightness it s possible to get nine Author Ard...

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