First look: Acer TimelineX 1830T-68U118, an 11.6-inch powerhouse-CNET News

Home News Crave Crave what's hot: iPhone 4 Android Windows phone 7 iPad tablets Friday poll 19 October 2010 1: 30 PM PDT first look: Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118, an 11.6-inch powerhouse by Scott Stein font size print email sharing posts a comment Tweet

We said we were noticing a trend in 2010 to "premium" Netbooks, and that's no joke--it seems like we begin our final descent via this calendar year are true ultraportable laptops back, in a big way.

The $ 899 Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 looks like a Netbook from the outside, only slightly larger. An 11.6-inch glossy screen and a full-size flat keyboard are cosy included in a narrow lightweight chassis with little bulk, which resembles an Acer TimelineX in miniature. A 6-cell battery is tucked away above the keyboard and between the screen hinges, reduction of soil bulk.With the lid closed closed, the flat machine packs and easily in one hand is lifted.Looks-wise, also shares a lot in common with the 11.6-inch gateway LT3201u, particularly in terms of his keyboard and trackpad. Unfortunately, that's not all good: the flat keys often seem to not be as comfortable as been raised, and the compressed trackpad/palmrest area feels like a compromise. we want spacious keyboard had been bumped a little to fill the big clean up unused space at the top, the more of it much more valuable space below.



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