World's thinnest Ultrabook corresponding to touch operation with Windows 8 "Aspire S 7" actual photo review

"Aim for high end of Ultrabook"Acer(Acer) staff speaks the thinnest part of the world 11.6 mm thinnest (Acer investigation)Windows 8(Windows 8) equipped notebook PC "Aspire S7It is a series.

◆ Aspire S7 191 (11.6 inches)

OS is Windows 8 (64 bit) and CPU is equipped with Core i 7 - 3517 U. It is equipped with 4 GB of memory and SSD 128 GB (64 GB × 2) of RAID 0 configuration, the size of the body made of aluminum is 283.6 × 195.6 mm in width, the weight is about 1.04 kg, compact and lightweight.


The 11.6 inch display adopts full HD (1920 × 1080 dots) IPS panel, it supports 10 point multi-touch and it can operate directly by touching the screen like tablets and smart phones. The nominal battery drive time when the standard battery is installed is about 4 hours 30 minutes.


The hardware keyboard looks something like this. With organic EL backlight, typing in the dark is easy to do.


The keystrokes are shallow and the keyboard does not bend even if typing strongly.


Although the trackpad is a slightly narrow impression, it is a level where there is no problem if you get used to it.


It is like this when the power cable is connected.


The AC adapter is as follows.


The top board is shiny silver. It is a design that seems to be easy to use even in business scenes etc. because there is no flashy pattern etc included.


"Acer" logo.


Bottom side.


The right side has micro SD port, headphone / microphone jack, USB 3.0 port × 1.



On the left side is a power terminal, USB 3.0 port × 1, power button installed.



The thickness of the main body is about 12.2 mm, and it is said that it is the world's thinnest as Ultrabook of the same class.


On the rear is equipped with micro HDMI port × 1.


Lock screen.


You can see the thinness from the side.


"Let's Note CF-SX2 (When comparing the size of the top board with the right), it is slightly small.


The thickness is less than half of "Let's Note CF-SX 2".


When I show GIGAZINE it looks like this.


In addition, the main accessories are USB Ethernet adapter, conversion cable from Micro HDMI to mini D - Sub 15 pin, Bluetooth mouse, leather case.

◆ Aspire S7-391 (13.3 inches)

The appearance of "S7-391" of the 13.3-inch model is as follows.


OS is Windows 8 (64 bit) and CPU is equipped with Core i 7 - 3517 U. It has 4 GB of memory and SSD 128 GB (64 GB × 2) with RAID 0 configuration, its size is 323.3 × 223.5 mm in width and its nominal weight is about 1.3 kg. As with the 11.6-inch model, the display adopts full HD (1920 × 1080 dots) IPS panel and supports 10 multi-touch. The nominal battery driving time when a standard battery is installed is about 6 hours.


Equipped with keyboard with LED backlight.


A trackpad with a larger size than the 11.6 inch model.


White color top board.


Bottom side.


USB 3.0 × 2 and SD card slot on the right side.



I closed the display and saw it from the front. Thickness is about 11.9 mm, 13 inch Ultrabook is thinnest.


There is a power terminal, micro HDMI port, headphone / microphone jack, power button on the left side.



back.


As with the 11.6 inch model, a conversion cable from USB Ethernet adapter and Micro HDMI to mini D - Sub 15 pin, Bluetooth mouse, leather case will be shipped.

◆ Comparison of appearance between S7 191 (11.6 inches) and S7-391 (13.3 inches)

Looking at the 11.6 inch model (left) and the 13.3 inch model (right) side by side, it looks like this.


Comparison of the top board.


The 11.6 inch model is slightly thicker, but as far as the naked eye is concerned, little difference was not felt.


In addition, the S7 series has a fast recovery function that it can recover from sleep in about 1.5 seconds and 2.5 seconds WiFi connection is possible, so you can quickly read e-mails from your bag and browse the website even on the go. about. In addition, both models are planned to be released within the year, and the price is expected to be "Aspire S7 191 (11.6 inches) around 130,000 yen, Aspire S7-391 (13.3 inches) around 140,000 yen.