CULV laptop

[megatron]

I'm looking for my first laptop/notebook. I want something portable (around 12-13"), with good battery life and decent specs (higher res screen than 1024x600, HDMI port, better proc than Intel Atom, can handle HD video, etc).

I follow the tech industry pretty closely and the new lines of CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) notebooks seem to hit the sweet spot between a netbook and a full fledged laptop.

I've been looking at either the Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T-8968 or the Asus UL20A-A1 because they are in the same price point (~$650).

The specs on the Acer are:
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
- Intel® Core 2 Duo processor SU7300
- 4GB (2/2) DDR2 667 SDRAM
- 320GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM
- 5-in-1 card reader
- 11.6" HD (1366 x 768) CineCrystal TFT display
- Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN, gigabit LAN
- Webcam
- Bluetooth
- Up to 8 hour battery life

Just wondering if anyone owns either of these models or any CULV laptop and can speak to them. I'm hoping one of these goes on sale around xmas.

Thanks!

[Bertuzzied]

I bought the Acer 15.6 laptop with this CPU a few months back. It is the best laptop ever. It routinely goes over 8 hour for me and i hit 10 hours a few times on one charge, and there is virtually no heat from this laptop.

I have the windows 7 upgrade now but even with Windows Vista it was running pretty fast.

Staples had a pretty awesome deal back then. The laptop was on sale for $650 and they gave you a free $500 acer server.

[megatron]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

I bought the Acer 15.6 laptop with this CPU a few months back. It is the best laptop ever. It routinely goes over 8 hour for me and i hit 10 hours a few times on one charge, and there is virtually no heat from this laptop.

I have the windows 7 upgrade now but even with Windows Vista it was running pretty fast.

Staples had a pretty awesome deal back then. The laptop was on sale for $650 and they gave you a free $500 acer server.

That's a crazy deal!

Stooples should give me 2 of these laptops for the price of 1!

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by megatron

That's a crazy deal!

Stooples should give me 2 of these laptops for the price of 1!

Yup! I think i bought the last 2 sets in the city. But that cpu is pretty awesome. You know how they always overstate the battery life in the specs, but this one is actually accurate.

The server also came with some cool spiderman lettering!

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...8%28ME%29.aspx

[megatron]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Yup! I think i bought the last 2 sets in the city. But that cpu is pretty awesome. You know how they always overstate the battery life in the specs, but this one is actually accurate.

The server also came with some cool spiderman lettering!

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...8%28ME%29.aspx

Cool!

I already have a D-Link DNS-323 NAS server, but I could always use another!