Even though we haven’t heard a thing about the Acer Aspire Timeline since it was announced a while ago, that doesn’t mean we have forgotten about Acer’s latest ultraportable notebook. The $598, 15.4-inch model (5810TZ-4657) was spotted at a Wal-Mart of all places by one of our intrepid readers minutes ago. Didn’t know that Walley World stocked the latest and greatest, eh?
Sorry for crappy quality, took em on my phone while shopping. It’s dead sexy, I had to fight myself to keep from biting the bullet an buying it….I can confirm that grand blanc [MI] AND corruna rd [MI] walmarts both had it, and last I had read it has only shown up in Canada as far as n America goes…
Just like Doug said, the Timeline is more than a netbook, but more portable than your average notebook. The six cell battery should power this slim notebook for more than eight hours thanks to the Intel ULV SU2700 CPU and LED back-lit screen. Expect to see reviews dropping shortly comparing this anorexic-thin notebook against the Apple MacBook Air, MSI’s X-Slim notebooks, the Dell Adamo, and the Lenovo X301. At least now we know that the notebook is available for general consumption at your local Wal-Mart.
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Maybe it’s just because there is nothing to compare it to in the picture but it looks pretty big for a netbook.
Sign says 3GB memory, but sticker on the laptop says 1GB DDR3…?
Anyhow it looks pretty slick
I’ve purchased it from Walmart last week and it does have 3GB DDR3 memory. Works great and it is fast.
15.4 inch screen? That’s a laptop not a netbook.
“The Aspire Timeline notebooks looks sorta familiar, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.”
Just bought this last night, haven’t had a chance to really play with it and test it. I’ll post back to inform how it handles my software…
Where did you buy it?
The only place I can find is HSN and they are charging $699 + 59 (Tax) + 12 (Shipping).
All other places, such as Amazon, have it for $599, free shipping, no tax… but is is only for Pre-Order. No ship date mentioned
Update… Amazon now has the 13.3 inch in stock.
http://tinyurl.com/nh9xyo