Acer Aspire 4810TZ-4011 Timeline 14.0-Inch Laptop

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Beautiful style, long battery life

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Acer Aspire 4810TZ-4011 Timeline 14.0-Inch Laptop

I purchased this laptop to use it a portable unit, in addition to a workstation I already have. My overall impression is that it is a great laptop at an affordable price. I just installed Ubuntu 9.10; there are some driver issues, but all key functions are working out of the box. Pros: Thin and light, although not the lightest Good screen size 14 inches > 13.3 for most portable laptops Long battery life. 6 hours on full brightness Beautiful, smooth keyboard --- feels great to type Minimalistic overall design with great beauty -- it looks better than photos, and I was pleasantly surprised when received the item. Cons: Overall, only minor complains Fans a bit loud when on full; sometimes they are on for minutes continuously Keys attract fingerprints Optical drive not modular -- not able to remove it to save weight (without taking out screws). (Note: Some driver issues with Ubuntu 9.10) If you need a portable unit for basic working, I would recommend this product.

27 review(s) 0 comment(s) Posted 23 days ago at

Not good out of the box, better after BIOS update

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I have had exactly the same 100% processor utilization issues as Harold McFarland. I sent an email to Acer Tech Support one week ago and have yet to receive anything other than their automated "we received your email" reply. I have spent many hours getting this laptop setup and have had to power off and restart the machine about a dozen or more times when the processor pegged out at 100% and stayed there. I finally had the last straw today and decided to take it back to Staples where I bought it a week or so ago. I did a search for "Acer 4810 100% processor" and came up with this report. I had already updated the drivers, but not the BIOS. Thanks to Harold, I downloaded the BIOS update (now 1.28) and flashed the BIOS. While the jury is still out on whether it is now fixed, I hope to have the same experience as Harold and others. It's ashame ACER support are so non-responsive and oblivious to the problem. If I have to power down one more time because of processor lock-up, it will

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27 review(s) 0 comment(s) Posted 38 days ago at

Amazing Laptop

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After a laptop that had dwindled to a 20-minute battery life, this Acer is absolutely amazing! The claim that it lasts 8 hours is pretty accurate. I typically get between 7 and 7.5 hours, typically with using the internet, word processing programs, etc. The Acer power setting automatically dims the screen when you unplug the AC adapter, to save battery life, but you can change this setting.

The laptop is extremely light, which combined with the long battery life makes it perfect for me to take to 5 hours of classes. I was concerned in the beginning because the screen feels slightly flimsy, but it is actually built very well.

Fan noise is virtually non-existent, I think I've only heard the fan for a total of 20 seconds. Even though the fan rarely turns on, the laptop stays incredibly cool to the touch, making it easy to use as a real "lap"-top.

The Crystal Eye Webcam is easy to access and use, although I've only tested it out for this

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27 review(s) 0 comment(s) Posted 40 days ago at

acer aspire timeline

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Acer Aspire 4810TZ-4011 Timeline 14.0-Inch Laptop

A word of caution for anyone buying an acer aspire timeline computer either the 15.6" or 14". You will not have the lockups some on here are claiming they had if you use windows xp or windows7 and you do a clean install of the OS. If you update the bios and all the drivers that will help significantly too. Remember also, a 64bit os is better then a 32bit if you have 3 gigs or more of memory.

27 review(s) 0 comment(s) Posted 43 days ago at

Loving this laptop...so far.

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This is the 2nd laptop I've owned. My first one was a Toshiba Satellite that had 80gb and 512mb memory--this laptop is a huge upgrade to say the least! And the price was great, too! The model number of this laptop is 4810TZ-4011 and features an Intel Pentium processor at 1.3GHz, 3gb DDR3 memory, and 320gb hard drive. I got it for $535 with free shipping and it came in exactly five days. Thanks Amazon! And the reason why I chose this laptop over the 13 inch is that it has the CD/DVD drive that I wanted. It comes with the free Windows 7 upgrade that is being promoted by several manufacturers right now. I received NO paperwork about it, but I just went on the Acer website and found the right links. They just ask for your product serial number (on the bottom of the laptop) and shipping info. Then your order is placed; very easy process. The laptop is in adark grey color and looks quite nice, actually. The build of the laptop feels very sturdy. The lid does much fingerprint smudge which

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is a plus. However, the black chiclet keyboard is a little slick and does attract fingerprints. The keyboard itself is nice and well-spaced, but make sure to keep the keyboard clean. However, it is slick, and takes some getting used to. However, I am typing the review on the keyboard right now, and it is comfortable to use. On another note, the spacebar on my laptop clicks louder than I'd like, but it's not a problem. The laptop weights only about 4 pounds and is not too heavy. It of course is not netbook level weight, but it's nice to have a full featured laptop weighing less than 5 pounds. It is also thin and sleek. It's not quite on the thinness level of other laptops or the MacBook Air, but compared to other notebooks with a 14inch screen, it is thin. This is one of the main reasons why I chose this laptop. It is running 32-bit Windows Vista Home Premium w/SP1. Up until now, I've only spent a little bit of time with Windows Vista. For the past several years, I've been using XP. And so far, it has been a good experience. I've downloaded Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, as well as iTunes for some 90 songs I've loaded, plus Microsoft Office 2003. Everything runs smoothly. I don't have extensive or CPU-intesive computing needs, but nonetheless, this computer has been quite zippy with all my demands. YES, I did download 1 driver update (Intel). I downloaded it just because I read about doing it several times in reviews, so I went ahead with it. Right after, I connected to wifi more quickly and things were great. UPDATE: I did update my laptop to the latest BIOS as I noticed my CPU meter was going to 100% without any activity. Now it is stable and works fine. Yes, this laptop can play HQ/HD YouTube, but loads more slowly of course than regular videos, and I've been able to play Amazon Video On Demand on this laptop all right. It was a bit laggy but after a minute or two, it ran smoothly. I've also played simpler games on this laptop (think Cake Mania and Diner Dash) quite smoothly without any lag. I'll update the review once I've got Windows 7 on here, which I've head some good things about. The touchpad is next. It has got multi-touch capability which works fine, like pinch to zoom. The keypad is indeed a little hard, but pressing at the edges may help as it is a bit softer. There's a button to turn off the touchpad in case you use a mouse. As for buttons, it has got good FN functions, with buttons to pause music, skip, as well as for sound and brightness. I was disappointed that there are no volume controls, but using FN button is fine. I also really like the 5-in-1 card reader. It can read the popular SD card, which are housed in my point and shoot camera and Nintendo DSi, making transferring pictures and music quick, which is nice. As for battery, it is quite solid. My old laptop had about 1.5 hours of battery life. On my Acer, for a full day of computing and word-processing plus watching YouTube videos, on one charge, I've gotten about 7 hours with wifi on. Very nice! Some extra features include a Crystal Eye webcam, which is nice and crisp (I'll try it out with Skype). It also has a power saver mode to fully utilize the computer's battery life, and an LED backlit display which can be turned up quite bright. The laptop has also been quite cool. It doesn't get too hot, and even after long use isn't burning up like some other laptops at home. On another note--there is a good amount of bloatware, but it's quick to delete. The laptop does perform faster after deletion, so take care of it right away.=] One of the bad things about this laptop is its speaker. Sound quality is not that great and sounds a bit muted. Streaming music is not what this laptop was meant for. However, for watching YouTube, it's fine. I would have liked to have better speakers, but it's OK. In short, I've got a lot to say about the laptop, but not enough room! I really enjoy using it. As a student whose computing needs are web surfing, watching YouTube videos, downloading music and pictures, and word processing, the Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T has done its job quite well so far. It is very fun to use but also portable enough and performs well with great battery life. It has been able to perform all the tasks I've thrown at it and then some. I'll definitely update once I've downloaded Windows 7, but for now, if you're considering this laptop, I would definitely recommend it! UPDATE: I upgraded the BIOS as I saw the CPU meter (in the Vista sidebar) at 100% with no programs open. It is now working fine. I've also been able to use Fences and ObjectDock desktop modifications to work beautifully on this laptop; no lag or issues with setup! Boot up time has increased because of some Vista updates (go figure) but it shuts down fast and doesn't get hot and is very quiet! I've only had the laptop about a week, too! I'll update in the future. UPDATE as of 10/15/09: I installed Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) inside of Windows Vista and it works perfectly! The 320gb comes in handy if you're planning on storing lots of music, photos, and programs, including Ubuntu. When the computer boots up I now have the choice of running Vista or Ubuntu. I just restart the computer to switch between the two and it is very easy to do. No slow downs in performance at all. If you're curious about Ubuntu go to wubi.com. The download is easy and takes only a few minutes.

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Product: Acer Aspire 4810TZ-4011 Timeline 14.0-Inch Laptop
Posted on Nov 2, 2009 2:28 pm

From what I have read on these timeline series, updating your Graphics Driver and LAN driver might fix the problem with the CPU usage spiking during idle. If the unit runs slow when its unplugged but it runs fine when plugged in, its probably some kind of power save utility or setting, set to slow down when unplugged to save battery life.

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