Review on Acer S3

Hi guys!

Yes! I'm the 'colleague' mentioned in the previous post. I am glad to be part of the review team! 

The long awaited Acer S3 is finally available in town! I've been waiting impatiently for the arrival of S3. This impressive ultra slim, light and powerful notebook is drawing lots of attention! At first glance, it looks pretty similar to the MacBook Air. However it certainly has its own differentiating factors.

Appearance wide, it has a very elegant design with aluminium lid that doesn't seem to pick up fingerprints. Its rounded edges makes user experience more comfortable and further enhances its design. Two thumbs up for its dedicated design!

Let us take a quick look at Acer S3 specifications:

Specifications:

Intel Core i3-2367M processor or i5-2467M processor  

Intel HDGraphics 3000

13.3 HD Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFTLCD

4GB RAM, 320GB HDD or 240GB SSD

Approx 1.35kg

Acer S3 is indeed one of the world’s first slimmest and lightest 13.3” notebook with powerful performance. Weighing at approx 1.35kg with thickness of only 13mm, it is the ideal choice for on-the-go consumers who are looking for an ultra portable notebook.

Another amazing feature of S3 is remarkably fast boot up speed. It is stated to be able to resume from normal sleep mode in 1.5 secs and deep sleep mode in 6 secs. Technically, it can hold its charge for up to 50 days in sleep mode.

The IT geeks may also opt for S3 with SSD drive at a slightly higher price. Another pleasant surprise is that S3 comes with a very spacious trackpad – a good move away from the traditional small trackpad.

Performance wise, I am able to run multiple applications smoothly on S3. High definition videos look pretty decent on the 13.3” display. I've no complaints about it.

Enough said, but what I didn't quite like about S3 is that some of the major keys i.e. Caps lock, Arrow Keys and Enter, are shrunk. A little less crowded keyboard would definitely be more appreciated. Also, an Ethernet port will be useful although not necessary.

So what's my verdict? Is the Acer S3 better than MacBook Air? You decide for yourself! Come down to Song Brothers (Sim Lim Square) to check out the S3 now!

Nikon 1 J1 & V1

Dear readers,

First of all, we would like to apologise for the slow updates. Before I have my colleague on board writing blog posts with me, I was doing it alone. With all the work piled up and stuff, I really did not had much time in writing.

I'm glad that my colleague will be helping me to update the blog as well so as to ensure that you can get weekly updates (2 times a week) on gadgets that we have or gonna have.

Well, let me re-kickstart our blog post with Nikon 1 J1 &V1.

First of all, I think Nikon Marketing actually came out with a cool campaign - "I AM" Campaign so you have the taglines for the cameras like V1 - I AM CHANGING EVERYTHING or J1 - I AM YOUR SMART PARTNER. Of course, when you have these kinds of powerful taglines, you really need to make sure that your camera can live up to it. Of course, Nikon, being in the industy for so long, they definitely have the confidence to come up with these really AWESOME taglines!

Anyways, I AM EXCITED when I receved the invitation to their official launch for their Nikon1 J1 & V1 last Friday. Before I go any more indept about Nikon1 J1 & V1 (hereby naming it J1 &V1 respectively), well, I  must let you know why we are so excited about it.

1. This is the 1st time Nikon is coming out with Mirrorless camera
2. This is a brand new system "engineered' from scratch from Nikon

The players in the Singapore market so far for the mirrorles cameras are Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung & Sony. And everyone is wating for Canon & Nikon to come up with mirrorless cameras as well. So FINALLY, IT HAS ARRIVED. Nikon's mirrorless, J1 & V1. My only concern, is the J1 & the V1 worth the long wait?

- TBC - look out for tml's post for more in-dept details about Nikon 1 J1 & V1!