Acer Aspire S7 2013 Review, Release, Specs And Price
Acer Aspire S7 2013 is Like the last gen Aspire S7, the SSD is configured in RAID0 for improved speed, and our 128 gig SSD's speed matched and sometimes modestly exceeded the PCIe SSD in the Sony Vaio Pro 13. We're also thrilled that Acer went with 8 gigs of RAM on this machine, since memory is soldered to the motherboard and you won't be able to upgrade it later. Even if you never exceed 4 gigs of RAM, it's nice to know it's there for the future.
Acer Aspire S7 As noted with other recent Intel Haswell Ultrabooks like the Sony Vaio 13, Intel's fourth generation doesn't bring significant CPU or graphics performance, but it does extend battery life, and that's something the original S7 needed. Our machine runs on the Intel Core i7-4500U dual core CPU with Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics. As with most Ultrabooks, especially one this thin and light, there's no dedicated graphics option.
Acer Aspire S7 As noted with other recent Intel Haswell Ultrabooks like the Sony Vaio 13, Intel's fourth generation doesn't bring significant CPU or graphics performance, but it does extend battery life, and that's something the original S7 needed. Our machine runs on the Intel Core i7-4500U dual core CPU with Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics. As with most Ultrabooks, especially one this thin and light, there's no dedicated graphics option.
Specs Aspire S7:
- Display: 13.3" full HD IPS multi-touch display, 1920 x 1080. Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics. HDMI port and Acer Converter port. Supports WiDi wireless display.
- Battery: 4 cell, 6280 Lithium Ion rechargeable. Battery is sealed inside.
- Performance: Fourth generation Intel Haswell ULV CPUs, all with Turbo Boost. 1.6GHz Intel Core i5-4200U, 1.8GHz Core i7-4500U (with HD 4400 graphics). Mobile Intel HM77 Express chipset. 8 gigs of DDR3 LPDDR3-1600MHz RAM. 128 or 256 gig mSATA SSD options (RAID0).
- Size: 12.72 x 8.78 x .51 inches. Weight: 2.87 pounds.
- Camera: 720p webcam.
- Audio: Built-in stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theatre v4, dual mics and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack.
- Networking: Integrated Intel Centrino Advanced-N7260 dual band WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.
- Software: Windows 8 64 bit.
- Expansion and Ports: 1 SD card slot.
