Acer Aspire One TimelineX 3830TG-6431 review: The best laptop you can buy under $800
The new Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 has discrete graphics and is priced under $800. It’s powered by a 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processor and sports a vibrant blue metallic chassis.
Design
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 has an attractive cobalt blue metallic lid with matching palm rest. The laptop has an incredibly slim chassis. Needless to say, it doesn’t have a DVD drive. There is a long speaker bar above the keyboard. The laptop measures 0.9 inches thick and weighs 4.2 pounds.
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 has a recessed chiclet-style keyboard with square island keys. The keyboard is comfortable to use and shows hardly any signs of flex. The Synaptics touchpad measures 3 x 1.5 inches. It’s small for a laptop this size, but it’s pretty responsive. There are two discrete mouse buttons below the trackpad.
Heat
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 isn’t very lap-friendly. It gets hot while playing videos. Although there is nothing alarming. Just keep it off your lap, and you should be fine.
Screen and audio
The 13.3-inch widescreen display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The screen is glossy, which means reflections can be a problem when working in bright environments. The laptop has a Dolby Home Theater sound system and offers a quality audio experience.
Ports and Slots
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 has 3 USB ports (one of which is USB 3.0), an HDMI-out port, VGA, Ethernet, a 5-in-1 media card reader, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and headphone and jack jacks. microphone.
Performance
The Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 has a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor, 4GB of RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GT540M discrete graphics. Needless to say, it offers impressive performance. The laptop has more than enough power to handle anything you throw at it. In some comparative tests, it offers better performance than the ThinkPad Edge E220s and the Toshiba Portege R835. Boot times are also good.
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 supports NVIDIA Optimus technology, which means it can automatically switch between integrated Intel HD graphics and discrete NVIDIA GeForce graphics. The graphics performance is quite impressive. You can watch HD videos. Although this is not a hardcore gaming laptop, it can play most modern games.
Battery duration
The Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 gets excellent battery life. Thanks to NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching technology, it lasts 7 hours on a single charge. Few 13-inchers with similar specs can beat this machine for endurance.
Settings
The Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830T is available in two configurations. The 3830TG-6431 has a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce GT540M discrete graphics. The 3830T-6417 has a slower 2.1 GHz Core i3-2310M processor. This model does not have discrete graphics, but it does have a DVD burner.
