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Acer unveils ultra-slim Aspire S13 notebook

Acer unveils ultra-slim Aspire S13 notebook
Acer unveils ultra-slim Aspire S13 notebook
Efficienctly tuned for long battery life: The latest Aspire S series model is coming this May in Obsidian Black or Pearl White starting for just under 900 Euros.

Acer wants the Aspire S13 to be the ideal combination of performance, design, and long battery life. Today's press conference in New York showed off a new model as part of the Aspire S series of Ultrabooks equipped with Skylake Core i3/5/7 CPUs, up to 8 GB LPDDR3 RAM, and SSDs up to 512 GB in size. Connectivity features include USB Type-C Gen. 1, 2x USB 3.0, MicroSDHC, and HDMI with Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11ac 2x2 WLAN and MU-MIMO wireless.

According to the manufacturer, the FHD display will cater to professional users. The slim design utilizes a "nanoimprint" surface with either Obsidian Black or Pearl White colors and gold trims. Matte versions of the display are also available without the touchscreen option. Acer promises a weight and thickness of just 1.42 kg and 14.5 mm, respectively, and a runtime of up to 11 hours.

Specifications

  • Win 10 Home
  • 13" IPS FHD (1920 x 1080), 10-finger touchscreen optional
  • Intel Core i3/i5/i7 U-Series CPUs
  • Intel HD Grapics 520
  • up to 8 GB RAM
  • up to 512 GB SSD
  • up to 11 h battery life (non-touch) / 13 h (touch)
  • USB 3.0 Type C, 2x USB 3.0 Type A, 3.5 mm Headphones, HDMI, SD Slot, WiFi 2x2 802.11ac
  • 327 x 228 x 14.8 mm
  • 1.3 kg (non-touch), 1.36 kg (touch)

Price and Availability

Expect the new Acer Aspire S13 to come this May for a launch price of just under 900 Euros.

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Alexander Fagot, J. Simon Leitner, Allen Ngo, 2016-04-22 (Update: 2016-04-22)