Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG: The tech geek’s preview – Part 5

The speakers are in the front side giving a loud audio, which is welcome. However, fall short of the quality suggested by the Dolby Home Theatre Professionally Tuned label that hovers above the keyboard. Again, the speakers are fine for normal laptop use, but audio on ultrabooks like the Asus Zenbook put it to shame.

It’s impressive that this Timeline manages to slot a DVD drive into its narrow chassis; a casual observer would assume the Timeline Ultra M3 was optical-drive-free. It’s a nice touch for those who can’t say goodbye to discs.

If you’re looking for time away from a power outlet, this Acer Aspire Timeline U does the job: our unit lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes while playing a continuous video loop. That’s far better than the average gaming-capable laptop, and even outperforms many other ultrabooks without dedicated graphics including the HP Folio 13, Dell XPS 13, HP Envy 14 Spectre, and Toshiba Portege Z835-P370. The 13-inch MacBook Air still bests it by about an hour.

Stay tuned for our full review pending finalized pricing details from Acer. So far, the Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG is one significant step for Nvidia graphics, but not a very big step at all for ultrabooks or laptops in general.

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