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(More customer reviews)Just received one of the very first AS1830T notebooks available in the US from Amazon.
Its for my wife who had been running off with my similar year-old 11.6" Acer AS1810tz.
I've been setting up and using her new 1830t i5-430 for a few days.
Took some learning time because she needs the multi-language features
now available with Win7 Ultimate, that previously required a hard drive
partition and the installation of more than one operating system.
Just wanted to say that I've been using both the new 1830t and my old
Acer 1810tz (SU4100) side-by-side and have rarely noticed the 1830t being faster.
The new 1830t measures faster in benchmark tests, but most users won't notice.
BTW... happy to report that Acer has dumped the Synaptics touch pad in the older series
in favor of the Alps Electric touch pad. Acer also replaced the small hardware
switches for wireless (& bluetooth) with function-F3 key control.
Overall, its a very nice machine. Display is bright and sharp.
Build quality seems decent. Keyboard is ok... seems the same as my AS1810tz.
Mouse buttons are stiff and clicky towards the center. Mushy and quiet towards the outside.
I suspect they will wear-in... but still acceptable as-is.
Battery is 5800 mAh verses 5600 mAh in the AS1810, but typical usage endurance
seems to have decreased from 7.5 hours in the AS1810 to around 6 hours in
the new AS1830t. I guess because of the increased power requirement of Intel's i5 chip.
I'm sure you could squeak out another hour using minimalistic settings.
It runs noticeably hotter than my AS1810tz, but not hot enough to be offensive.
So.. we will keep it.
She loves it already... really!
She carries it around the house like a new puppy.
(her 14" Lenovo T400 was always tabletop to briefcase, etc.)
Me... I'm now much more content with my little AS1810tz.
Probably won't bother to upgrade.
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July 9th, 2010 - Changed from 4 stars to 5 stars. Great little machine!
August 11th, 2010 - Ordered a second 1830T. Can't explain... I just want one for myself!
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Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-3721: Extreme Mobile Performance
The next-generation of Acer's popular "all day computing" lineup, the 11.6-inch Aspire TimelineX 1830 (model AS1830T-3721) is an ultra-portable powerhouse that weighs just over 3 pounds yet packs in a full-size keyboard and ultra-low voltage Intel Core i5 dual-core processing.
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