Review: Acer Aspire S7 and Dell Latitude 10
The Acer Aspire S7 is as thin and light as a laptop can possibly be. Throw any task at it and the S7 comes through with flying colours.
Acer Aspire S7
Slim and Strong
Acer Aspire S7
Price: Rs 87,599
As far as design and ultrabook specs go, the Acer Aspire S7 is right up there next to the Samsung series 9 and the Toshiba Portege Z580. It is as thin and light as a laptop can possibly be. The 11.6-inch display side is ultrathin, but does not feel flimsy. The keyboard is full-size with backlighting that gives the characters a greenish glow. The 1080p Full HD display with a touch screen really shines through when you are on one of the better designed Windows 8 apps. Sound is also top notch, thanks to the Dolby Home Theatre. Yet slim is strong as well, running on a third generation Intel Core i5 processor, this is one powerful device. Throw any task at it and the S7 comes through with flying colours. You will, however, have to make do with just two USB ports, the super-thin frame has no space for more.
Nandagopal Rajan
+ve: Very light, very thin Full HD IPS display, Dolby Sound
-ve: Stubborn trackpad Just two USB ports
Business Friendly
Dell Latitude 10
Price: Rs 35,990
Tablets are expected to make a large-scale entry into offices this year. Among the first companies to line up a tablet with primary focus on the business user is Dell, with its Windows 8-powered Latitude 10. With a reinforced magnesium alloy frame and a body that has a rubberised feel, the 10.1-inch tablet displays a rugged character that will help it work well in new environments. It is an Intel Atom-based tablet, so you will be able to carry out a lot of enterprise functions such as mail and SAP on it. But the really heavy stuff such as opening a large excel sheet may still not be possible. It is, however, among the first tablets to feature a battery that can be changed as easily as that of any camera or torchlight. The tablet has a 720p front camera and 8 megapixel rear one, a card reader, a USB port and HDMI
+ve: Design, build quality Swappable battery
-ve: Not very powerful Poor sound quality
Acer Aspire S7
Price: Rs 87,599
As far as design and ultrabook specs go, the Acer Aspire S7 is right up there next to the Samsung series 9 and the Toshiba Portege Z580. It is as thin and light as a laptop can possibly be. The 11.6-inch display side is ultrathin, but does not feel flimsy. The keyboard is full-size with backlighting that gives the characters a greenish glow. The 1080p Full HD display with a touch screen really shines through when you are on one of the better designed Windows 8 apps. Sound is also top notch, thanks to the Dolby Home Theatre. Yet slim is strong as well, running on a third generation Intel Core i5 processor, this is one powerful device. Throw any task at it and the S7 comes through with flying colours. You will, however, have to make do with just two USB ports, the super-thin frame has no space for more.
Nandagopal Rajan
+ve: Very light, very thin Full HD IPS display, Dolby Sound
-ve: Stubborn trackpad Just two USB ports
Dell Latitude 10
Dell Latitude 10
Price: Rs 35,990
Tablets are expected to make a large-scale entry into offices this year. Among the first companies to line up a tablet with primary focus on the business user is Dell, with its Windows 8-powered Latitude 10. With a reinforced magnesium alloy frame and a body that has a rubberised feel, the 10.1-inch tablet displays a rugged character that will help it work well in new environments. It is an Intel Atom-based tablet, so you will be able to carry out a lot of enterprise functions such as mail and SAP on it. But the really heavy stuff such as opening a large excel sheet may still not be possible. It is, however, among the first tablets to feature a battery that can be changed as easily as that of any camera or torchlight. The tablet has a 720p front camera and 8 megapixel rear one, a card reader, a USB port and HDMI
+ve: Design, build quality Swappable battery
-ve: Not very powerful Poor sound quality
