Acer have launched a new Ultrabook which is very Surface looking. The P3 has a sliding keyboard to go with its 11.6 inch screen, 60GB or 120GB SSD storage, i3 or i5 processors and up to 6 hours battery running Windows 8. The P3 is on sale now priced at £599 which could be around the same price (but probably at bit less) than the Surface Pro. It looks like a nicely designed PC and it’s great to have more design options available.
Press Release:
Acer Redefines the Computer with the Aspire P3
Built to be the ideal mobile computing device for users who create and consume content, the Aspire P3 is a new form Ultrabook powerful enough to be their primary PC
New York, (May 3, 2013), Acer today debuts the Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook, which delivers all the benefits of an Ultrabook in a unique design that easily transforms into tablet-mode. Today, many users are faced with choices between notebook, hybrid, convertible or tablet designs when selecting a mobile computing device. The Aspire P3 takes care of that, with no compromises required. The Aspire P3 is the ideal mobile computing device for users who create and consume content.
Weighing only 1.39 kg(2) and measuring 19.75 mm thin, the newly defined mobile PC delivers on the promise of Ultrabooks with excellent performance and long battery life in a highly portable form factor. It adds the many benefits of tablet with a design that allows the touch-screen display to be used in pad mode or detached from the keyboard-case. This gives Acer customers enhanced mobility as well as more ways to enjoy their device using touch for the latest apps, viewing photos, keeping in touch and having fun.
The Acer Aspire P3 was introduced today with other new products, including the Acer Aspire R7, Aspire V Series touch notebooks and Iconia tablets. The new line of Acer mobile products highlights the company’s focus on redefining the computing experience through progressive design. #AcerTouch.
“Customers are moving to a touch-centric way of computing for most of their everyday tasks, such as web browsing, checking email, and entertainment,” said Oliver Ahrens, president, Acer Europe. “The new Acer Aspire P3 makes touch computing even more powerful by providing customers with the responsive performance, fast boot times, and long battery life they want in a mobile PC. Plus, the form factor of the Acer P3 adds the productivity to ensure all-day usefulness beyond the fun in tablet mode.”
Productivity Powerhouse
The Acer Aspire P3 provides true Ultrabook performance, so customers can use it as their main PC for handling everything from everyday computing tasks to more demanding ones such as creating presentations and sharing multimedia content. The new mobile powerhouse can also run multiple apps, such as video conferencing while reviewing spreadsheets and documents, further boosting productivity.
The responsive and fast Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors deliver the performance needed to take on these tasks while providing more efficient power consumption for longer battery life of up to six hours.(3) Closing the case puts the Acer Aspire P3 into sleep mode, and opening it wakes the device up in only a few seconds.(4) Since it runs Windows 8, it can handle all Office programs as well as legacy Windows programs that are important for many businesses.
The chiclet keyboard built into the cover is full-sized, so customers can comfortably use it for productivity tasks such as writing documents, and creating spreadsheets. The Acer Aspire P3 comes with an optional stylus that fits in the case for customers who want the convenience of pen-based input.
These features make the Acer P3 ideal for businesses that are outfitting their mobile workforces, as well as schools or consumers who work in Office applications. The Acer P3 would make an excellent option for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives that are becoming more popular at businesses and schools.
Mobile Entertainment On-the-Go
Optimized for entertainment, the Acer Aspire P3’s 29.5 cm (11.6″) HD display with IPS(1) technology highlights video, photos and other multimedia in brilliant and accurate color and clarity. The wide-screen design beautifully highlights movies, and multiple people can enjoy entertainment on the go thanks to the display’s wide 170-degree viewing angles. Dolby® Home Theater® boosts sound for headphones as well as built-in speakers. Audio and video on the Acer P3 can be shared with additional displays via its HDMI port. The built-in Acer Crystal Eye HD front webcam captures video in 720p HD, bringing life to video web chats while the 5MP back camera captures photos in high resolution. The new Ultrabook features a 60GB or 120GB SSD for powering on the device and retrieving data quickly and securely.(5)
Pricing and Availability
The Acer Aspire P3 will be available immediately starting at €599.-(6).
About Acer
Established in 1976, Acer is an information and communication technology company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale and support of innovative products that enhance people’s lives. Acer’s green supply chain delivers environmentally friendly PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets and smartphones — tools our customers need to explore beyond limits and experience more. Ranked No. 3 for notebooks globally.(7) Acer employs 8,000 people, and 2012 revenues reached US$14.7 billion. Please visitwww.acer.com for more information.
1.All brands and product names mentioned herein include trademarks of their respective companies and are used solely to describe or identify the products.
2.Weight will vary by configuration.
3.Actual battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer settings and applications or features launched. All batteries’ maximum capacity diminishes with time and use.
4.Time based on testing with the following applications open: Internet Explorer® 9 (Internet search and email web pages), PowerPoint® viewer (file size 68 MB) and Excel® (file size 108 MB) of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Starter, and logged in to Windows Live® Messenger 2011.
5.Actual formatted capacity is less as some space is reserved for system recovery. (MB = 1 million bytes; GB = 1 billion bytes).
6.Estimated street prices. Actual prices may vary.
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