The first generation of Ultrabooks was rushed out . Everything felt unfinished . Not the Aspire S5 . Even though Acer ’s last Ultrabook attempt , the S3 , was very midway - of - the - pack , the S5 looks like it ’s going to be good . It feels perfectly nothing like the S3 . Where the S3 was plasticy , and overall cheap - feeling , the S5 is heavy tariff and everlasting .
The aluminum dead body is a little heavier than we ’re wonted to in an Ultrabook , but that ’s a trivial bit because it ’s come in at a larger size . The 13″ screen seems to handle colour better than the S3 , which had the same resolving ( 1366×768)—though that might be a function of the super - dim room the hands - on models were in .
The keyboard and trackpad are also much better . The S3 was very , very operative , but felt cheap . The S5 retains that functionality , but now feel dressed . We ’d have to use it on an unremarkable basis , but this might be the honest tactual sensation non - Apple trackpad .
The power - open , magical IO - port - housing embayment in the back of the S5 is very nerveless , but you ca n’t aid but wonder about durability . Also , it ’s a little like powerfulness - operate doors or curtains or anything : yeah , great , luxurious , but when I ’m in a rush , I ’m probably not going to want to wait for it to open to get at those ports .
The S5 wait and feels and should perform great . But the takeaway is that even the middle of the pack competitors from last generation are bring the heat this twelvemonth . Cheap - ass , netbook - wannabee Ultrabooks should be a thing of the past very soon , give us — ultimately — a broad choice of top - tier of ultraportables .
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