Acer Aspire 1410 Reviews
- Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:47
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The production of low voltage processors from Intel has brought about a revolution in the manufacture of notebooks. The low voltage processor enables the notebooks to be much more portable without compromising on performance. The use of this technology is used by Acer in their latest notebook, the Aspire 1410. Coupled with dual core Celeron CPU and a fast Windows 7 OS, the Aspire 1410 is powerful for a notebook.
The design is authentic with a glossy finish and the metal logo seems very appealing. As the features, the 1410’s keyboard is flat unlike its forerunners; it has textured keys which provide an unusual sense of comfort. The touch pad at 2.6 x 1.5 inches is a very decent size. The 1410 is discrete when it comes to its 11.6 inch display; it has a 1366 x 768 pixels resolution which enables HD content to be viewed in 720p. The integrated speakers when placed on a flat surface produce a fair amount of sound.
The 1410 incorporates an Ethernet port, a Kensington lock slot, a 5 in 1 memory card reader and two USB ports on the right hand side. The VGA port, an HDMI output and a third USB port is integrated on the left hand side. The 1410’s web cam at 1.3 megapixels does not provide the best video conferencing experience but it does not dissatisfy either. The design compared to other notebooks from Acer has been quiet different so far.
When it comes to raw power and performance the 1410 shows no disappointment. Configured at 1.2 GHz CPU, a 2GB RAM it showed superior performance than that of the AMD Athlon L110 CPU and even more better than most Atom powered notebooks. The 5400 rpm hard disk at 250 GB will boot Windows Vista in less than one minute. Surfing the web, working on Microsoft office and even video conferencing can be quite easily excelled using the 1410.
The graphics performance however was predictably weak. The Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU does not provide the 1410 with superior performance. Therefore playing high end games such as Fallout 3, NFS Shift etc. is impossible. There is one place though that the 1410 soars over its competitors, the longevity of the battery after a single charge is around 6 and a half hours. Secondly due to its ultra volt CPU, the power consumption is drastically minimized.
At US$399 the Acer 1410’s power and portability is hard to beat. The green factor due to its CPU is also provides a win-win situation. Overall the 1410 is a smarter choice for notebook users today.
