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
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 886541777294 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7-3517U |
| Processor speed | 1900.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 256.0 GB |
| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.8 inches |
| Depth | 8.8 inches |
| Height | 0.6 inches |
| Weight | 2.8 pounds |
| Weight with Accessories | 3.5 pounds |
| 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 | 72.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:54 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 11.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2506.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2356.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 5373.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 124.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 240.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 188.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 260.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 10.5 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark 11, 1280x720 Performance | 661.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark 11, 1920x1080 Extreme | 222.0 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 8.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 10.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Leader Benchmark, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 642.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 5.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 6.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 11.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 13.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 35.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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