Acer’s focusing upon a really promising set with prolonged battery life, has shaped Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T Timeline range notebook to make the running affordable. Manufacturers claim battery life on this model to be eight hours. According to some reviewers, six hours run was attained with certain moderations. Limitations followed in assessment were a mix of brightness control, no Wi-Fi, getting into most basic office tasks and likes, proved six hours battery life; possibly it could go beyond to reach claims inducing some more cuts. This set has reasonably good quality housed in aluminum body. Finish is attractive and modest looking one compared to competing brands. It falls in thin and light group.

• The display and performance: Aspire Timeline 3810T is a 13.3 inches 1.4 GHz ULV set with backlit screen of 1366x 768 pixels resolutions. Screen glare is limited enough to give comfortable readability. Keyboard of this set is heavyset, appears beauty with strength. Typing feel and experience is good with well spaced keys. Touchpad, though smaller; responds to basic gestures like circular motion and pinch zooming. Rocker acting for left and right mouse clicks, but not very touch sensitive. There is a preset for power saving placed above keyboard. In the same row, there is button for Wi-Fi antenna. Body dimensions of notebook are 12.7 inches x 8.9 inches x 1.1 inches; weighing 3.7 pounds (4.54 pounds with AC adapter).
• What is inside: Timeline 3810T works on 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU U9400 processor. Its Hard Drive is 500GB 5,400rpm, and has DDR 2, 4 GB, 1066 MHz memory. Windows Vista Premium (64-bit) is Operating System of this machine while for graphic Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated) has been used, which is based on Intel GS 45 Chipset. Intel’s dual-core U9400 version used is capable of smooth performance of document processing and management, surfing, and media playback.

Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T lacks in Optical drive as well Bluetooth facilities. However, both of these are provided in 14 and 15 inches version of this model. Audio is supported with dual Stereo speakers, headphone and microphone.