Acer announces redesigned Aspire TimelineX Series laptops, prices start at $599

Acer TimelineX Notebook PCs Deliver Big on Style,
Mobile Performance, Long Battery Life

Award-winning line delivers new slim sophisticated design with more entertainment features including Dolby Home Theater v4 Audio

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2011 – Acer America today elevates its highly-touted Acer Aspire TimelineX series notebooks with a brand new sleek and classy, thin and lightweight design complemented by long battery life and the newest technology and new entertainment features, including Dolby Home Theater v4 Audio.

The Acer Aspire TimelineX Series is a best-in-breed notebook line that mixes performance and portability in a very beautiful and refined form factor. The notebook’s upscale appear and feel centers around its uncluttered, elegant design. The notebooks have a clean layout with a wide touchpad and chiclet keyboard to advertise both enjoyment and productivity. Available in three sizes – the 13.3-inch 3830T, 14-inch 4830T and 15.6-inch 5830T – the designs measure about an inch thin and are very light-weight.

Powered by the newest second-generation Intel Core i5 and i3 processors with Turbo Boost technology, the Acer TimelineX notebooks deliver the performance that savvy consumers, students, small businesses and families have come to expect for running multiple websites, videos, email, games and more. Besides providing superb performance, Acer PowerSmart Technology provides extra long battery uptime of as much as nine hours on models with integrated graphics and as much as eight hours for models with discrete graphics, in addition to an extended battery lifecycle of as much as four years.

The hot Aspire TimelineX notebook PCs are ideal for entertainment owing to new High- Definition audio support with Dolby Home Theater v4 Audio that delivers crisp and clear sound through its two built-in 3DSonic Stereo speakers and when connected to a house theater system. The notebooks even have HDMI 1080p output, so customers can use a convenient single cable connection to deliver HD video and audio to an external source. Further, the notebooks have a USB 3.0 port for speedy transfers. Plus, the port charge USB devices even if the notebook is turned off.

The recent Acer Aspire TimelineX models feature an HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit display with 16:9 HD True Cinematic View and perfect 1366×768 resolution for stunning clarity and viewing at any angle. Several models within the new lines include integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M and Nvidia 520M graphics with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology to deliver crystal-clear images, brilliant color and lifelike video while maximizing battery life. Additional models feature Intel® HD Graphics to supply superb visual performance with sharp images and rich color.

“From its inception, the Acer Aspire TimelineX Series has hit the mark widespread, mobility, performance and battery life for ultimate PC productivity,” said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager, Acer America, “The hot updated models build upon this proposition to produce much more value for our customers.”

The skinny and lightweight TimelineX Series is right for staying in contact at the go. The HD webcam has a high 1280×1024 resolution and is placed inside the center of the notebook for convenient video-chatting and capturing photos and video. The built-in digital microphone supports the webcam to convey excellent voice quality, while minimizing background noise and echoes. All the new models have 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi for connecting to wireless networks in addition to Gigabit Ethernet LAN for a competent wired connection. Also, many configurations include Bluetooth.

a number of Sizes to fulfill Customers’ Needs
The Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830T thin and lightweight notebook has a 13.1-inch display, weighs only 4.12 pounds and measures only 0.87-1.15 inches thin.

The Acer Aspire TimelineX includes models for patrons that want extra features together with portability, battery life and function capabilities. Both the Acer TimelineX 4830T (14-inch screen, 4.88 pounds) and Acer Aspire Timeline X 5830T (15.6-inch screen, 5.6 pounds) include integrated DVD drives and have a dedicated numeric keypad for fast and straightforward number input.

Software, Pricing and Availability
The recent Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830T, 4830T and 5830T models are able to use right out of the box with Windows Home 7 in addition to useful extras including Nook for PC, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Reader, WildTangent Demo Games, Skype, Norton Online Backup, and Microsoft Office 2010 (preloaded for online purchase).

The hot Acer Aspire TimelineX notebooks also include Acer clear.fi, a cross-platform solution for media enjoyment and sharing with DLNA-compliant devices, so customers can easily access, store and revel in digital media from almost anywhere in an office, home or from the cloud.

The goods can be found at retailers now. The Acer TimelineX Series starts at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $599.99.

Limited Warranty
The hot Acer Aspire TimelineX models include a typical one-year parts and labor warranty, that are extended to 3 years with the Acer Advantage service. All Acer netbooks are backed by toll-free service and support.