Windows 8 officially announced, and the next exit and mobile computers based on it. At Acer - Aspire S7 is in 11 and 13-inch format. Both have touch IPS-screen, aluminum body and accompanied by a powerful advertising campaign with Megan Fox in the lead role. We met with the news at an event in London. What they can to really catch on?
A new era is said about the release of Windows 8 at Microsoft, has started only recently. But equipment manufacturers have begun to actively advertise any gadgets with this system. The new operating system from Microsoft is quite different. So different that to underscore its capabilities had to redefine the concept of conventional computers. Even a few months before the release of "Eight" the Internet is replete with images of something strange - hybrids laptops and candy bars to the plates.
It is understandable - after all it is necessary to somehow justify the transition to Windows 8. Of course, working with a "magic tile" of Windows 8, and can be a mouse, but the irrepressible human mind can not resist the deadly difficult question "why?". Here also we have a lot of devices with touch screens that fold and bend, so that they feel comfortable poking fingers.
Like many others, Acer has decided to strike at the most compact computers, which for the second year as presented ultrabook. Acer was the first at the Aspire S3 , after about six months, he added Aspire S5 , and now we come to the Aspire S7. Its release is timed to coincide with the release of Windows 8, and all the new features of the operating systems are supported from and to.
But not enough to take one of the old ultrabooks, insert the touch screen to draw on the key [Windows] logo eights and salable. There was a lot of work and on the design of the device. The design of appearance, ergonomics, the cooling system. Acer, like many other companies, tried to completely change the feel of use. This not only allows you to conveniently work with Windows 8, but also attracts customers. Finally in the notebook segment, there was something new!
Aspire S7 - honest ultrabook new generation. The difference between him and the S3 or S5 is very significant and is manifested primarily in the design. The novelty is somewhat similar to the first Aspire S3, something on ultrabooks ASUS, but something - and the MacBook Air. However, neither of which the secondary can not be considered.
Acer tried to bring the design to modern Aspire S7 flagship smartphone. Last today tend to be the most thin case and a screen with a higher resolution. That is what we see in the new ultrabook. The thickness of the 11.6-inch S7 is only 12.2 mm (less than half an inch), and the 13.3-inch and even less - 11.9 mm. With these parameters they can be put on a par with tablets, not to mention a ultrabook. Weight is also very light - 1.04 kg for younger model and 1.30 kg in the older.
The main idea of the exterior Aspire S7 - this is perhaps the harmony between the curvy body and the "direct rigor" of the main surfaces of the laptop. Sharp pointed edge of the case, without the smooth bevel. According to Kant laptop circled chrome metal strip. In general, the entire body is made of anodized aluminum and glass Gorilla Glass. Emphasize - any resemblance to the MacBook Air, but the design of the Aspire S7 no less stylish.
Even the keyboard is not from the general concept. The keys are painted in the same color as the body, and seem to be too large for such a compact ultrabook, especially for the 11.6-inch model.
However, if you look closely, are immediately visible, as this has been achieved. Yes, the keys are really big and comfortable. Even move them no less than most ultrabooks, despite an incredibly slim body. But block the function keys [F1] - [F12] to be removed completely. We have become used to the fact that they are assigned to all sorts of additional features such as volume and screen brightness, the call of an application, and so on. But to take away completely the series - it is really something new. However, the "reach" of their functions can still be holding [Fn] and pressing the right key of the top row, which is dominated by numbers.
Where is the [Esc]? In place of the tilde or "E". Tilda was also the right of the [Caps Lock], which for the occasion fairly "thin." Interesting experiment. Is this a new era? For UMPC - perhaps.
Keyboard back light after such a drastic change the layout does not seem unusual. However, it is made to match the design - with style and taste. Turned herself, relying on a light sensor. They have a choice, and its brightness.
The touchpad, thank God, not abandoned. Radical transition to the touch screen on a laptop would be too risky. Pleased that Acer has not followed the example of Sony VAIO Duo and 11, which is more like a tablet with a keyboard. Nominally, the touchpad on the Aspire S7 present. As it should be in the fashion, it besknopochnaya and quite big.
But, of course, all the attention was given to the screen. Screen - this is "our everything" in Windows 8. Aspire S7 in this respect did not disappoint and came out with IPS-matrix and a resolution FullHD. This is equally true for the 11 - and 13-inch model. In the first case received almost screen class is already on edge nabivshego Retina. For comparison - the younger Aspire S7 pixel density of 190 PPI, while the MacBook Pro 13.3 "Retina - 227 PPI.
Speaking in human terms, the picture on the screen Aspire S7 is very clear, the colors are true and generally wonderful. For a complete set of the 13.3-inch ultrabook closed glass Gorilla Glass 2. Downright hefty plate is obtained. But the 11.6-inch S7 this somehow does not.
Expands the display 180 degrees, completely lying on the table. It simplifies the work with him? Only if you expand it to itself, removing the barrier of the keyboard. A fold out like the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga ultrabook from Acer can not. Yet, despite all the innovative ideas embodied in it, the novelty is nothing more than the classic version of a laptop, made in accordance with modern trends.
Acer is not shy about telling and a special cooling system Aspire S7. It is known that metal thin laptops often suffer unnecessary heating. Unpleasant it, especially if you have to put the computer to its knees, and sometimes the abdomen. Aspire S7 so strongly heated. Acer has named its decision TwinAir - a special cooling system, which involves two fans. One deals with the cold air intake, and the other blows hot. One confused in this scheme. According to the statement itself, Acer, and the little fans rotate at a decent speed - 10,000 rpm. So that the noise from them is to be honest. Not surprisingly, the word «silent» (quiet) in the description TwinAir is encountered.
Here we come to the end of the story about ultrabooks Acer Aspire S7. It remains to say a few words about the iron component and, of course, Megan Fox. But Megan leave "for dessert", and while some of the gland.
If you look at the key features of Aspire S7, is surprising we do not see. In the role of the primary storage - SSD with 128 or 256 GB. But the disk subsystem running in RAID 0, which gives a noticeable speed boost.
The architecture ARM Acer experiment did not (and sorry), and therefore use the new Aspire S7-based dual-core Intel Core i5-3317U and Core i7-3517U. RAM is 4 GB, but neither reduce nor increase this amount can not. Video card, of course, the built - Intel HD Graphics 4000. Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 on the spot. Ethernet as thin ultrabook is not allowed. 3G-module also graced us with his presence. Good thing there was a place for a couple of USB 3.0 connectors and HDMI. There is even a card reader. True, only the 13.3-inch model.
