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The first Windows 8 machine off the rank, Acer’s Aspire S7 brings with it a clean sense of design and combines it with aluminium, Gorilla Glass, and a 13 inch Full HD touchscreen that’s sure to get your attention. It definitely has ours. With the des...
Aluminium chassis is solid and comfy on the palms; Beautiful IPS touchscreen; Despite being shallow, the keyboard is comfortable to use; Speedy and responsive;...
No obvious Caps Lock indicator; Cover glass gets grubby quickly; Backlighting isn't very bright; While the touchscreen gestures are excellent, the trackpad ones are not; Battery life could be better;...
For the first Windows 8 machine we've seen, and Acer's first attempt at a machine for the operating system, the company has done a bloody impressive job with the Aspire S7, producing a machine that not only checks a lot of boxes, but damn near nails them...
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The Acer Aspire S7 (model number S7-391-73514G12aws) is the first fully-functional Windows 8-based Ultrabook to come through our Test Centre, and it's a little beauty. It's a 13.3in model with a conventional clamshell design that also features a touchs...
Excellent screen, Lovely design, Strongly built, Very fast SSD...
Shallow keys, Touchpad could be a little better, Battery life a little short...
Thin and light construction, along with a clean design and an excellent touchscreen should make the Aspire S7 a popular choice among users who are after a premium Windows 8 Ultrabook. Its keys could use more travel, the touchpad could be a little more sol...
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Of all of the bits of review kit that I’ve had the pleasure of using, the Acer Aspire S7 is the one that has gathered me the most questions and comments. “That’s a thin laptop,” says the man on the train. “It’s the same thickness as my phone” says m...
While I was impressed with Acer’s Iconia W800 tablet, the Aspire S7 blew me away. I don’t normally mind returning review units, but I’ve grown very attached to the S7 over the few weeks that I’ve had it – it’s served me well and exceeded my expectatio...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2013-01-28 01:01:34
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The Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook is one of a new breed of Windows 8-powered super thin laptops aimed at stealing market share away from Apple and its MacBook Air line. It’s got the specs to impress: a 13-inch HD screen, a waif-like 11.9mm profile, super fa...
We won’t name names, but some Windows Ultrabook makers have completely ripped off Apple’s design (Oh go on then: we mean you, Asus). The Aspire S7 doesn’t suffer from this: it may be thin and light with a tapering chassis, but its metal frame and white lacquered top give it its own unique style, and it’s one we’re quite taken with. Acer’s managed to stuff plenty of ports into the slim frame too:...
While we like the design of the Acer Aspire S7, we’re a bit baffled by some of the nonsense Acer’s scrawled on it around the keyboard. We doubt you’ll feel the need to be constantly reminded that it’s been “Professionally Tuned”, or that the sound has been “Dolby Home Theater”-ified.But that’s a minor issue. The S7’s greatest sin is its trackpad. It’s loose and unresponsive in a way that’ll leave...
The Acer Aspire S7 has lots going for it: Windows 8 on a touchscreen works a treat, and its design is all its own. But in a world where a similarly sized MacBook Air costs as little as £850, there seems little point in bothering with rivals priced well...
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Windows 8 has seen the rebirth of, well, pretty much every existing Ultrabook with a new touchscreen equivalent. But the Acer Aspire S7 is more than that. This white veneer-like finish laptop sure does looks the part and also manages to cram a new 108...
Gorgeous exterior, 1080p screen and good viewing angle, thin, light, responsive touchscreen, included leather envelope carry case, backlit keys, loads fast...
Too expensive, small trackpad lacks response to defter touches, shallow key presses, key backlighting isn't uniform, fairly average battery life...
Acer's got the S7's exterior design locked down, the slender design, low weight and 1080p screen are each huge plus points. But under the hood the Intel Core i5 processor isn't much to shout about for the near-£1200 price tag. The S7 doesn't have any *...
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Intro Given how we weren't all that impressed by Acer's previous flagship Ultrabook, the Aspire S5 , we were looking forward to its new ‘thinnest 13-inch Ultrabook in the world' champ, the Acer Aspire S7 391, with mixed feelings. After all, the S5 offered...
Beautifully designed, super-slim, Superb Full HD touch screen, Good connectivity...
Noisy, Poor battery life, Sharp edges and awkward to open...
Acer has produced what we can easily call its most attractive laptop ever with the Aspire S7 13-inch Ultrabook. This incredibly slim and sleek laptop sports a stunning design that combines glass and metal to great effect, without sacrificing power or conn...
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We've been a bit critical of Windows 8 on notebooks here at ITProPortal, even if it does make a lot more sense on a crossover tablet device like the Acer Iconia W700 . The Acer Aspire S7-391 sits somewhere in between. It looks like a heavily stylised Ultr...
Decent performance, Unique white Gorilla Glass finish, Full HD touchscreen...
Expensive, Slightly below average battery life...
The Acer Aspire S7 is a curious beast, and sure to divide opinion. In theory, the idea of a touchscreen notebook that can't transform into a full tablet seems like a missed opportunity. But after using the S7 for a while, it makes much more sense. The a...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-02-15 01:15:50
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We already got a glimpse of this ultrabook last October at La Factory, but now we finally got to poke and prod at will. It's a 13.3-inch ultrabook with a... Samsung and Asus aren't the only ones developing high-end ultrabooks. Acer also entered the race...
Quick startup & shutdown, Great performance from the CPU, RAM and SSD, Slim (1.19 cm) and lightweight (1.28 kg), Full HD IPS touchscreen, Low heat, Quality finish...
Gets loud (between 45 and 50 dB(A)) when the fan kicks in, Poor quality speakers, Glossy screen with inaccurate colours...
Initially, we were sceptical about the idea of a touchscreen laptop that doesn't fold into a tablet. And yet, the Aspire S7-391 convinced us that it will win some people over with its good processing power and touchscreen that's more for occasional use th...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2013-02-15 01:15:51
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The Acer Aspire S7-391-9886 ($1,649.99 list) is one of the thinnest ultrabooks we’ve reviewed, especially given its touch screen. It comes with a quicker Core i7 processor than the run-of-the-mill ultrabook, and its SSD drives with RAID 0 striping make it...
Though the Acer Aspire S7-391-9886 is a very good choice for the "money is no object" buyer, some quirks and a brief battery life keep this ultrabook from true greatness...
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With its sleek, ice white exterior and razor thin chassis, the Acer Aspire S7 is a beautifully designed Ultrabook. It stands little higher than 12mm tall when closed and weighs a paltry 1.3kg, making it perfect for mobile computing. Sadly, it’s a bit f...
Looks great, but it has poor keyboard and battery life...
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A few months back, Acer were nice enough to send over a for us to test. Today, we’re having a look at a retail 13″ model, which aside from the obvious size difference should be a much more polished product overall, running with the proper 1080p dis...
The Aspire S7 remains the best Ultrabook I’ve ever used. While there are obvious points of improvement in terms of battery life, beyond this flaw the Aspire S7 simple soars. A top Ultrabook and a new high standard for Acer design. Pros Thin and beauti...
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We admired the elegant design of the original Acer Aspire S7 that we reviewed last year, and this latest laptop adds a powerful Core i7 processor to what is still a sleek Ultrabook running Microsoft Windows 8. The first thing you notice about the S7 is h...
There's room for improvement in battery life, but the slim, light design of the S7 is hard to beat if you're looking for a really portable laptop that has enough power to handle some serious work when you're away from the mains.Tags:Business,Laptops,Windo...
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Microsoft and hardware partner Acer are hoping to usher in a brave new world of touch-control Windows computing. An interesting part of that strategy is the touch-screen laptop, and the Acer Aspire S7-391 is the first such machine we've seen in production...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated: 2013-09-27 01:40:33
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When Intel first launched its Ultrabook branding last year it was met with a handful of different models from the major PC manufacturers. In the wake of Windows 8 we are going to see this trickle turn into a flood, as the number and diversity of Ultrabook...
A luxurious product, but the form factor may hurt it...
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Today we are taking a look at the big brother to the . That's right, we have the Acer Aspire S7-391 in the lab today. The S7-391 is a premium Ultrabook that features a touch-enabled 13.3-inch 1080p display. As stated in our previous reviews, some ben...
It's really refreshing to come to the end of this review and be able to say that I would buy this computer for personal use. Well, if it wasn't so expensive, I would. The price is just a bit hard to swallow. Acer has the machine available for $1649.99...
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Stuff magazine Thu, Apr 4 2013, 10:58AM Intel’s much-vaunted Ultrabooks may have been quiet recently, thanks to the big noise Google made with its Chromebook Pixel and tablet-cum-laptops such as Dell’s XPS10, but the format is still very much wit...
Well-designed, distinctive and powerful enough for day-to-day computing, Acer’s Aspire S7 is everything we wanted from the Chromebook Pixel...
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A few years ago I thought that to have a small lightweight easily transportable device you would have to get an iPad or an Android Tablet. Or get cross with a Netbook or break the bank and get a fancy Ultrabook. I settled for an Android Tablet a while...
The Acer Aspire S7 is a great device, it really showcases what Windows 8 is really about. Therein lies the problem, with a totally touch optimised interface you'd absolutely love the S7, for me the split personality of Windows 8 detracts from the glorious...
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micromart.co.uk Updated: 2014-03-21 01:07:24
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I nearly didn't review this equipment, assuming at first that it was just a variant of the Acer Aspire S3-391. It might have a similar code, but this is a very different computer from the S3, and it's a dramatically more spectacular device.The S7 series i...
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Alongside the release of Windows 8, Acer has introduced a few new devices that have done much to turn heads. Its new Aspire S7 ultrabook certainly made us do a double take.As far as design, the S7 is, at least in our opinion, one of this year’s hottest...
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fatducktech.com Updated: 2014-03-23 01:09:11
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Acer's Aspire S7 Ultrabook Review is a vision in white. I'm not usually a fan of white tech products, but I do rather like this one.There's only so much you can do within the fairly constrained design rules that Intel lays down for a laptop to call itself...
My first glance at the Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook had me thinking “eww… white… no, that's not me”. Further examination reveals a better Ultrabook than I gave it credit for; there's probably an platitude about judging Ultrabooks by their cover in there somew...
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rigviews.com.au Updated: 2014-03-23 01:09:11
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Aspire S7 Ultrabooks S7-391-9886 has been conceptualized and designed not only to meet the parameters of the Ultrabook guidelines as prescribed by the semiconductor giant Intel, but even to exceed it, along with pampering premium consumers, who look for s...
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When Intel first launched its ultrabook branding last year it was met with a handful of different models from the major PC manufacturers. Windows 8 will see this trickle turn into a flood, as the number and diversity of ultrabook designs swells with featu...
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We were quite impressed by Acer's first steps into the ultrabook world – its S3 model differentiated itself from the masses by making sensible compromises (such as the use of a mechanical hard drive) and hence kept its pricetag lower than the competitors...
With the S7, Acer has delivered a wonderful Windows 8 ultrabook design, even if it didn't quite manage to deliver the battery life we expected.It is a truly luxurious product, with great attention to engineering detail as well as great integration with Wi...
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telegraph.co.uk Updated: 2014-03-27 01:06:23
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What do you need from a laptop? For some it just needs to look more gorgeous than anyone else's.This latter point is behind some of the success of the lovely, high performance MacBook Air. For all its great capabilities, most users increasingly wanted...
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Arguably the most important tool in your academic arsenal as a student is your ultrabook. That sexy, thin, power-sipping marvel in your satchel will see you through the next four years of study, provided nobody spills beer on it first. Here are our picks...
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With an already stunning design from last year, most of the improvements Acer made to this year's Aspire S7 come under the hood. This year's model bears the same luxurious white glass aesthetics from last year, but Acer gave the S7 a speed boost with the...
Attractive glass design, High, end hardware configuration, Full, day battery life...
Screen limited to 1080p, Too much bloatware...
Remove the bloatware and you'll get a powerful notebook in a slim and modern design that will add a lot of visual appeal to your desk...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2015-07-27 01:19:09
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With an already stunning design from last year, most of the improvements Acer made to this year's Aspire S7 come under the hood. This year's model bears the same luxurious white glass aesthetics from last year, but Acer gave the S7 a speed boost with the...
Attractive glass design, Highend hardware configuration, Fullday battery life...
Screen limited to 1080p, Too much bloatware...
Remove the bloatware and you'll get a powerful notebook in a slim and modern design that will add a lot of visual appeal to your desk...
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Alongside the release of Windows 8, Acer has introduced a few new devices that have done much to turn heads. Its new Aspire S7 ultrabook certainly made us do a double take...
Excellent design; gorgeous touchscreen; solid keyboard full; SSD...
Very expensive touchpad is finicky; battery life at about 4 hours should be much better...
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It's hard work choosing the right Ultrabook as they're all so visually attractive. It's up to the consumer to look past the super-sleek designs and choose the system that best ticks all of the relevant boxes, but that's easier said than done, particularly...
Excellent IPS display, 10point multitouch, Fast 2D performance, Beautiful design...
Bothersome fan noise, Lacklustre battery, Fair share of bloatware...
We didn't think it would be Acer who would set a new standard for Ultrabook design, but credit where it's due, the Aspire S7 is one of the most stunning laptops we've seen in recent years. Dual-torque hinges, an impossibly-thin body and a Gorilla Glass t...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-11-26 01:32:22
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The first time I saw the Acer Aspire S7 was at an Intel's IDF event earlier this year and my MacBook Air was suddenly not looking as good as this ultra-slim laptop with faster specs and a gorgeous full-HD touchscreen display. It was definitely one of the...
I remember reading Acer's CEO showing some disappointment when Microsoft reveal their Surface tablet. However, if Acer is capable of building a laptop as beautiful and powerful as the Aspire S7 then there really isn't much for them to worry about. Aside...
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The Aspire S7 is a 3rd-generation ultrabook from Acer and has incorporated a full touchscreen IPS LCD with Windows 8. Touted as one of the thinnest and sexiest ultrabook in the market, we were able to purchase a unit for review. Check out our verdict on t...
Very slim and sexy profile, Impressive display quality and resolution, Great build and over-all performance, Bonus accessories, microSD card reader, External battery pack...
Low internal battery life, Short keyboard travel...
Acer has definitely done very well with the Aspire S7. This laptop managed to incorporate almost everything that we wished for in a Windows 8 ultrabook. It has a couple of shortcomings but those are readily overshadowed by its many impressive features.Sol...
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