Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 Review Price and Bottom Line

TimelineX 5830TG-6402 is belong to New Aspire TimelineX series from Acer. This series offer new-generation of Aspire TimelineX which deliver longer battery life for up to 10 hours bolstering your entire day of multitasking and entertainment on a single charge. New Aspire TimelineX series has ultra-slender body at just one-inch thin with sturdy aluminum and plastic construction. Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 specs also supporting great performace with fast and powerful Intel Core i5-2410M processor, Nvidia GeForce GT520M with Optimus automatic switching, on a budget price. On the market, Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 price is offered at $799.99 (direct). On $800 price tag, it may has rivalries with Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U (price $629.99) or Asus U46E-BAL5 (price $749.99).

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 Review Performance, Design, and Features 

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 is equipped with a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor, and paired with 6GB RAM. On PCMark 7 testing, Acer Aspire 5830TG-6402 scored at 2,252 points. Meanwhile Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U was scoring at 2,066 and Asus U46E-BAL5 at 2,215 (both laptops using the same processor, 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M). Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 has advanced in graphical performace since it powered by Nvidia GeForce GT 520M discrete graphics chip. Its Optimus automatic switching technology supports this laptop use its battery efficiently by switching into its integrated graphics when high graphics works aren't needed. In 3DMark06 testing, Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 scored at 5,792 points (medium settings) and 4,804 points (native setting). This performance beats Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U (4,414 at medium, at 4,001 native) and Asus U46E-BAL5 (5,085 at medium, 4,191 at native). Those performace, still hard to play 3D killer games like Crysis or Lost Planet 2 at native setting, but still playable at medium setting.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 can be said as king in battery life. It's equipped with six-cell 90Wh battery that can be lasted at 9 hours 57 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery testing. Asus U46E-BAL5 not surpass 8 hours, while Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U is under 5 hours. Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 has 15.6-inch display with native resolution at 1,366 by 768. For better sound output, Acer placed Dolby Home Theater sound. This new TimelineX design has slimmer body, bold colors, and sturdy construction. Its dimension is measured at 1.23 by 14.88 by 9.80 inches (HWD) and weighs for 5.4 pounds. No flexing detected in its body or keyboard area. But slender body means heat is hard to escape. It runs hot when doing long and hard task.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6402 storage media relies on a 640GB 5,400rpm hard drive to provide spacious place for all your files. It also comes with a DVD±RW drive. Ports and features given are: VGA and HDMI-output, a multiformat card reader (SD, xD, MMC, MS/Pro), and three USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, a headphone jack, an S/PDIF port. While for network and communication are supported by: 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and Clear.fi (Acer's proprietary multimedia streaming technology). But it is not equipped with WiMAX or WiDi 2.0 technology which Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U has.

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