Acer Timeline 14" i3 for $349 at frys.com and b&m

[Roland00Address]

http://www.frys.com/product/7161202?...%20date:092112

If you are interested on making a purchase on frys.com do not overthink it for often when frys does a sale they sell out by day 1 or 2 of the sale (friday or saturday) even though the sale last 7 days (thursday)

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2370M Processor (2.4GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (can get an upgrade to windows 8 pro for $14.99)
Microsoft® Office Starter 2010
14" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
4096MB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Intel® Wireless Display*
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Dolby® Advanced Home Theater® v4 Audio Enhancement
Two Built-in Acer 3DSonic Stereo Speakers
High Definition Audio Support
2 - USB 2.0 Ports & 1 - USB 3.0 Port
1 - HDMI™ Port with HDCP Support
Multi-Gesture Touchpad
Media Control Function Keys
6-cell Li-ion Battery (6000 mAh)
Warranty : 1 Year Limited


Put an ssd in there instead of the dvd and it will be blazing. That or buy an adapter to use instead of the dvd drive and place the ssd instead of the optical drive.

 

[kmmatney]

Damn - there are some really good deal out there on laptops. I'm not sure how the $800+ ultrabooks can compete. Sure they are faster and lighter, but something like this is probably fast and light neough for most people.

 

[Roland00Address]

Damn - there are some really good deal out there on laptops. I'm not sure how the $800+ ultrabooks can compete. Sure they are faster and lighter, but something like this is probably fast and light neough for most people.

Agreed this processor i3 2370m processor has a passmark score of 3017
The ivybridge ulv i5 3317u has virtually the same score at 3062

They achieve almost the same score because ulv have lower clock speeds turbo boost helps alievates this but it can only do so much.

So if you do not need the Intel 4000 graphics, can deal with a .95 inch tall laptop instead of a .75 inch laptop and 4 lbs instead of 3 lbs, you can save about 300 adding your own ssd to this laptop.

And since they put a huge battery in there this laptop gets 7 hours of battery

 

[fleshconsumed]

Good laptop for someone on the budget. The resolution kind of kills it though.