The Aspire S5, after six whole months, is just about ready to start selling

Jun 14, 2012 13:30 GMT  ·  By

Acer revealed the Aspire S5 ultrabook at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), way back in January.

It is Acer's thinnest ultrabook and also the first of its kind to possess a Thunderbolt connector.

The 2310 mAh battery will be able to keep a Core i7 CPU, a 13.3-inch CineCrystal LED-backlit HD screen (1,366 x 768 pixels), a 256 GB SSD, 4 GB of DDR3 and a bunch of I/O running for up to 6.5 hours.

Speaking of I/O, buyers will find Bluetooth 4.0, a 1.2 megapixel HD camera (1,280 x 720 pixels), a 2-in-1 card reader and Dolby Home Theater v4 Audio (2 built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers).

All the hardware is crammed inside a 2.56-pound (1.16 kg), 0.59-inch-thick (14.98 mm) frame. Windows 7 Home Premium is the OS.

Slashgear says shipments will begin in the last week of this month (June, 2012), for a scary $1,399.99 / 1,115.44 Euro.

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