Acer Aspire 1410 is a brand new midrange laptop with powerful hardware and Windows 7 Premium. The laptop has pretty design and really good performance, and all that for a relatively low price of $399.
Acer Aspire 1410 pros:
+ Really nice design
+ Comfortable keyboard and trackpad
+ HDMI output
+ 2GB of RAM (expandable to 4)
+ Windows 7 Premium
+ High quality 11.6-inch screen
Acer Aspire 1410 cons:
- Rather poor graphics
- May get a bit too warm on the left side
- Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU
The design:
Acer Aspire 1410 measures 11.2 x 8.0 x 1.2 inches and weighs 3.2 pounds. The laptop is covered with glossy materials which look really good, but they also attract fingerprints so it is hard to say how long it will look so good. The laptop makes an impression of a very solid device – the battery sits firm as it should and the hinges work just fine. Although the keyboard is not full size it is still comfortable with its responsive and well placed keys. The touchpad is quite large (2.6 x 1.5 inches) and it is responsive and works really well. The right side of the Acer Aspire 1410 houses the Ethernet port, a Kensington lock, two USB ports, 5-in-1 memory card reader, and the headphone and microphone ports. The left side features the VGA ports and buttons controlling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Above the 11.6-inch screen you can see the 1.3 megapixel camera.
Performance:
The 11.6-inch display shows images in 1366 x 768 resolution so it should be more than enough. The viewing angles is top-notch and the colors are very vivid. The stereo speakers are located at the back-bottom of the Acer Aspire 1410 so when you hold it on your lap you may muffle the sound, but it is not a problem on a hard surface. The 1.3 megapixel camera works well. It has accurate colors, the image is not blurred and the light sensitivity is also fine.
When it comes to computing power the Acer Aspire 1410 scores slightly below the category average. It means that the laptop will be suitable for everyday use, such as browsing the Internet, listening to music and watching even 720p movies, but it is no good for playing games.
When you use the Acer Aspire 1410 for browsing the Net and listening to music the battery may last even over six hours.
Selected Acer Aspire 1410 features and specifications:
- Processor:Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 / 1.4 GHz ULV
- Cache Memory:3 MB – L2 cache
- RAM:2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) – DDR2 SDRAM – 667 MHz ( 1 x 2 GB )
- Card Reader:5 in 1
- Hard Drive:250 GB
- Display:11.6″ TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) – 24-bit (16.7 million colors) – CineCrystal
- Graphics Controller:Intel GMA 4500MHD – 64 MB
- Audio Output:Sound card
- Networking:Network adapter – Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Web Camera:Integrated
- Input Device:Keyboard, touchpad
- Power:AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Battery:Lithium ion
- Run Time: Up To 6 hours
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