Less than a week after announcing the AMD-powered Aspire One netbook, the company has bounced back in the UK with the Acer Aspire M5 Ultrabook series. These performance-oriented devices are said to be convenient to carry as well as apt for extended use, thanks to the long battery life.
The Ultrabooks in this series will be made available in configurations of 14 and 15 inches. These portable devices come enclosed in 20mm silver colored metallic exteriors featuring smooth angles and clean lines for a minimalist design. The notebooks cram in the Nvidia GeForce GT640M GPUs with 1GB DDR5 under the hood, which support PhysX for gaming and enhanced visuals. Film-like geometric detail, improved animation and smooth curves can be attributed to Microsoft DirectX 11.
Needless to say, this range of Ultrabooks employs the third generation Intel Core CPUs that render swift processing speeds, while consuming less battery. Additionally, they have been included with the Acer Green Instant-On function for fast resume from sleep mode in about 1.5 seconds. Acer Instant Connect registers frequent access points and ensures internet connections within 2.5 seconds.
Furthermore, the notebooks belonging to the M5 series incorporate optical disc drives and are fitted with a backlit chiclet keyboard. The keyboard of the 15-inch version has also been embedded with a dedicated numeric keypad. These Ultrabooks extend support to hard drives and can be configured with SSDs too. They are capable of coughing up the juice for uninterrupted computing of about 8 hours.
The Acer Aspire M5 Ultrabooks release date and price details have not been divulged.
