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The Acer Aspire Timeline 15.6-inch, 1.3Ghz laptop.

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Now that surfing the Net while flying is no longer new, I really want a computer that can last the entire flight from San Francisco to NYC, which is about 6 hours long.

Acer seems to have a solution for that. On Tuesday, the company announced its newest Aspire Timeline series, which it claims offers more than 8 hours of battery life on average in one charge. If this is true, it’ll really sets a new standard for mobility and productivity.

According to Acer, the Aspire Timeline series achieved this extended battery life thanks a combination of factors, including an unique design, Intel’s ultra low-voltage processors, advanced-power management, high-capacity batteries, and LED backlit displays. The result is a series of laptops that are thinner, lighter, and much more energy-efficient than other laptops.

The best thing about the new Aspire Timeline series, however, is the price. Ranging from $598 to $899, the Timelines are among the most affordable laptops.

However, there’s a catch and it’s rather big: the three laptops in this series use very low-performance CPUs. …
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