Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4880 13.3-Inch Laptop weight is only 3.5 lbs. I received my Timeline 3810TZ today and so far I am very happy with it.

I was looking for a notebook I could use for browsing the internet, email, video conferencing and watching videos (i.e., YouTube, NetFlix Play Now Streaming Movies). I do not intend to use this for any “heavy lifting” and processor intensive work (that is what my PC is for). I was very delighted to find that it also comes with Windows Movie Maker which will help me make little videos for posting on YouTube.

I tested the video and processor power by playing a movie streamed from NetFlix in Full Screen mode. The task manager showed the processor was at about 50% while the movie was playing. Not bad at all for a ULV single core processor running at 1.3 Ghz. There was never any skipping or stuttering in the entire movie.

The hard drive and cooling fan are both very quiet. I have to listen carefully to hear them.

The bottom does not get hot at all. It is very comfortable to rest on your lap.

The battery life is excellent. Even with playing movies and doing other things to push the processor I’m still running on battery power after six hours with about 40 minutes left on the battery indicator. I suspect I could get the full eight hours promised if I was not pushing the system so hard.

The weight is great. At only 3.5 lbs I can carry it around easily.

Another plus is that this notebook comes with a Windows 7 Upgrade coupon. You must go online and fill out the coupon request. After you do this the upgrade kit for Windows 7 will be shipped on October 22nd 2009.

Closing the top causes the system to go to sleep mode (this can by changed by you) and when you open it again and touch any key, the system is back up and ready to go in just one or two seconds.

Setting up my WIFI and my network printer was a breeze.

A few negatives:
The LCD screen is crisp and clear, however the viewing angle is a bit narrow. The only other problem is that the stereo speakers are not very loud even with the volume turned all the way up. I am hoping there will be some sort of driver upgrade that will fix this.

If you are looking for the PC version of the MacBook Air (at half the price), this is it… and then some.

I might update my review after a few months of use to give you more details about “real world” use.

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