Pros
- Super thin and handsome looking
- Excellent performance for an Ultrabook
Cons
- Relatively short battery life
- Pretty expensive
Manufacturer’s Description
Radically thin, supremely strong, scratch resistant and easy to clean: White Gorilla Glass 2 makes the beauty of the 13.3" Aspire S7 Series gleam at an ultra-thin 11.9 mm. The 11.6" model, with its sleek aluminum unibody, is just 12.2 mm slim. Either Ultrabook gives you the freedom to go anywhere, carefree and looking fabulous.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor speed | 1900.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7-3517U |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 4.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Storage | |
| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive size | 256.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 3.5 pounds |
| Height | 0.6 inches |
| Weight | 2.8 pounds |
| Depth | 8.8 inches |
| Width | 12.8 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Input devices | Touchpad (multitouch) |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 72 |
| Worldbench Version | 8 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:54 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 11 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2506 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2356 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 124 seconds (lower is better) |
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 5373 score (higher is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 10.5 Watts |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 240 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 260 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 188 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Dirt Showdown, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 13.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| 3DMark 11, 1920x1080 Extreme | 222 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 642 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 10.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 35 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 11.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 8.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| 3DMark 11, 1280x720 Performance | 661 score (higher is better) |
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