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A powerful notebook with lots of memory and joy of joys no shiny black in sight anywhere as the whole thing is silver grey. The screen is of course reflective but not nearly as much as a lot of other offerings I have used...
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Although the Ultrabook genre was originally about thinness and lightness combined with day-long battery life and decent power, the concept has been stretched somewhat since its inception. Acer’s Aspire TimelineUltra M5 weighs in at around 2.2kg and measur...
Excellent graphics for an Ultrabook, DVD drive, Reasonable battery life, Keen price...
Heavy for an Ultrabook, Mediocre screen...
The Acer Aspire TimelineUltra M5-581TG diverges from the standard Ultrabook format, with mostly successful results. If you’re after sheer portability, this isn’t the notebook for you. But if the lack of an optical drive and usually poor gaming abilities...
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Unfortunately, the Acer Timeline Ultra M5 is an Ultrabook that represents a downgrade from its predecessor in storage and performance. As an Ultrabook, the Acer Timeline Ultra M5 disappoints. It's simply too big (with a 15.6-inch screen) and too heavy...
This attractive 15.6-inch Ultrabook represents a downgrade from its predecessor in storage and performance...
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We love the sleek, slim metallic styling of the Acer Aspire Timeline U M5-581TG. It's also light, thin and tough enough to carry anywhere. It carries Ultrabook branding, though at 2.4kg it's heavier than most laptops with that label. It's a singularly...
Poor touchpad design puts a bit of a crimp in this otherwise outstanding laptop’s usability...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-12-14 02:07:16
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When Nvidia launched their Kepler GPU architecture for notebooks, they gave us an Acer Timeline Ultra M3 which came with their low (but mid-range) GT 640M graphics card. In a chassis that slim, the GT 640M was very impressive, more so because of how go...
Powerful hardware in a slim package, great gaming performance, not so noisy and good metal finish...
Average display, does tend to get rather hot while gaming, cheap keyboard and mouse.
The Acer Timeline Ultra M5 certainly manages to impress in raw performance. What it lacks in visual style from other ultrabooks, it more than makes up for in substance. The Ultra M5 also presents a new class of ultrabooks (if such a classification can...
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Most Ultrabooks feature 13.3-inch displays - although there are larger variants on the market. Our review model - the Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5-581TG - is one of those rare large-screen Ultrabooks: 15.6 inches actually make it one of the largest of it...
Keyboard with backlight, Optical drive, GPU performance of the GeForce GT 640M, Price-performance ratio, Long battery life under load, Ports on the back...
Average port selection (no VGA connector), Viewing angles quite restricted, Constant fan noise...
Acer Aspire TimelineU M5-581TGThe Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5-581TG offers a gaming-capable GPU paired with decent battery life. The high quality aluminum chassis is thin and features upscale looks, the price of 799 Euros (~$1060) attractive and fair. A...
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Acer is bringing its non-Ultrabook Ultrabooks to Canada. The Acer Aspire TimelineUltra M5-581T-6446 is the Canadian version of Acer's M5 series. Except for the default installed memory, it’s similar to the American M5-481T-6642. That American version c...
Good general application performance, Slim, stylish case...
Too big to be a true Ultrabook, Mediocre graphics and video playback performance...
The Canadian M5 performs better than its American counterpart in office and web applications, but has no discrete GPU. Video and gaming performance is sub-par...
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With the initial fruit of Intel's ultrabook initiative having dropped nearly a year ago, the category is now home to a veritable cornucopia of machines from practically every PC maker. While this has produced some highly attractive products, it has als...
Affordable price, relatively powerful GPU, fullsize backlit keyboard...
Weighs over 5lbs, lowres 15.6inch screen, cramped touchpad, hybrid storage...
When I first fired up the TimelineU, I had a hard time determining whether I should review the machine objectively as a standalone product or if I should impart my preconceived notions about ultrabooks. In the interest of fairness, I'll try to cover b...
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As an Ultrabook, the Acer Timeline Ultra M5 disappoints. It's simply too big (with a 15.6-inch screen) and too heavy (at 4.5 pounds, not including accessories), to fit comfortably in the Ultrabook category. If anything, decision to market this model a...
The Timeline Ultra M5 runs on a newer but weaker processor than the M3 used, and Acer pulled the older model's speedy 256GB SSD in favor of a 500GB HDD with a 20GB SSD boot drive. The result is slower overall performance, which is reflected in the 50-...
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As an Ultrabook, the Acer Timeline Ultra M5 disappoints. It's simply too big (with a 15.6-inch screen) and too heavy (at 4.5 pounds, not including accessories), to fit comfortably in the Ultrabook category. If anything, decision to market this model as...
Excellent speakers, Discrete graphics card and optical drive...
Performance is much less impressive than the M3's, Screen resolution is too low...
This attractive 15.6-inch Ultrabook represents a downgrade from its predecessor in storage and performance...
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FOLLOW US SHARE Acer was the first company to add discrete graphics to Ultrabooks with the Timeline M3, and now it's back with the 15.6-inch Acer Aspire TimelineU M5. At $829, this sub-5-pound notebook packs Nvidia Kepler graphics for playing some of t...
Lightweight design, Strong performance and graphics, Good battery life...
Not the brightest display, Awkwardly placed ports and power button, Runs hot during gaming...
Acer's 15.6-inch Timeline U M5 Ultrabook offers discrete graphics and long battery life in a lightweight design.
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When Nvidia launched their Kepler GPU architecture for notebooks, they gave us an Acer Timeline Ultra M3 which came with their low (but mid-range) GT 640M graphics card. In a chassis that slim, the GT 640M was very impressive, more so because of how go...
Powerful hardware in a slim package, great gaming performance, not so noisy and good metal finish...
Average display, does tend to get rather hot while gaming, cheap keyboard and mouse.
The Acer Timeline Ultra M5 certainly manages to impress in raw performance. What it lacks in visual style from other ultrabooks, it more than makes up for in substance. The Ultra M5 also presents a new class of ultrabooks (if such a classification can...
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