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Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371T. A well designed companion - Conclusion

Sunday, 26 July 2009 18:24 Allan

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Article Index
Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371T. A well designed companion
Specifications
Physical aspects
Physical aspects continued
Benchmark
Benchmark continued
Conclusion
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Conclusion
Acer delivers a solid product when it comes to the more physical aspects. The overall feel is great and it appears to be made of more than just cheap materials so you don’t feel ripped off. This is pretty important when you cross that £500-600 threshold.

The display is beautiful, razor sharp and has a wide angle of view. It’s easy to manipulate the brightness so you can always work under optimal conditions. Furthermore, it’s suitably large and can view websites in a decent resolution, making it rather good to surf on for a 13 incher.

The computer’s performance could be better, but then again it will likely primarily be used as a work computer and should have no trouble with the Office package and similar programs. Only if you need graphical performance will you have to opt for a different computer. You can easily work, watch movies and listen to music on this one, at a pretty good speed at that.

One of the really positive aspects is the battery. It lasts impressively long compared to the computer’s actual purpose. This is highly advantageous in my book – if you travel by train or plane, you’ll want as much battery life is possible.

The price is decent, if a bit expense for a 13 incher – you do get more bang for your buck on the marginally cheaper Toshiba. On the other hand I find that a longer battery life is worth more than the slightly greater performance you get with the Toshiba. Some value battery life, some don’t – and if you don’t, go right ahead and go for the better performing one. Just remember the Toshiba weighs almost 1kg more, which is something you should take into consideration as well.

All in all I think it’s a fine product with a great ”feel”, sporting a nice battery life and some pretty fair hardware, making it a decent buy as a travel and work computer.

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Pros:
- Battery
- Display
- Materials
- Weight

Cons:
- Performance (only slightly!)
- Noise

Battery: 4,5 / 5Graphics: 3 / 5Construction: 4,5 / 5Mobility: 4,5 / 5Software: 3 / 5Overall: 4 / 5