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Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ - Perfect companion - Physical aspects

Saturday, 05 December 2009 10:43 Laptopfreak

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Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ - Perfect companion
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Physical aspects

First impression

Acer time and again manage to deliver reliable products which are praised as good, if not the best, by most reviewers. The 1810TZ does not appear to an exception. The line between netbooks and “proper” notebooks is fuzzy and sometimes paper-thin, and this product lands right in that grey area.
You can find it under notebooks on Acer’s website, but with a weight of 1.35kg, 11.6” display and no optical drive it possesses many netbook characteristics. Make no mistake though; this product is a black-belt. Filled with good hardware, this little bugger offers great performance and – according to Acer – an 8 hour battery life. That means you should be able to run more than just word processors on it. Sounds good.

It is almost identical to the Acer Aspire One 751h in terms of looks, but that is not a bad thing at all. It is grey and black and will probably appeal a bit more to businessmen than students. The lid is black and mixed with many gray nuances on the inside. The grey surfaces have some kind of texture, which adds a little luxury. Acer calls the colour palette Diamond Black, and there are two other colours to choose between on this laptop. The lid also has the mandatory, metallic Acer logo which can be found on most of their laptops.

The keyboard appears large and is comfortable to use, and you will be able to type swiftly in no time at all. The touchpad also seems to live up to the Acer standard and works at it should. More on that later.

You know those annoying stickers that tell you all the things about the product you already knew before buying it? Yep, these are here as well. Disappointing Acer does not have the courage to remove them.

The diodes are orange and blue respectively, and seem their old selves. The sound actually comes out towards the front of the bottom. A rather unfortunate move as it can easily get muffled it you sit with it in your lap. However, it works well on harder surfaces the sound can bounce off of.

In addition to the above, something that really ought to be mentioned is the sheer mobility of this notebook. The display is very thin, which is really an overall theme of the 1810TZ. It weighs only 1.35kg and so is very easy to bring around, and of course it has all the possibilities of the internet with WiFi, Bluetooth, webcam and integrated microphone. Perfect.

The comfortable rubber duds at the bottom ensure the computer is not damaged if you are a bit rough when you put it on a table or so – they also help it stand firmly on the surfaces you put it on.