14 DAY TRIAL // Apple may have a sort of renown for its very thin laptops, but it looks like Acer might finally be able to challenge it in this area starting roughly two months from now, though rumors are the only thing to go on at this point.
Apple might not be a company known for the low costs of its products, but it does have some fame for selling some of, if not the thinnest laptops out there.
PC makers have tried to develop machines capable of challenging the MacBook Air on that front, but they either failed to compress hardware enough or the price just wasn't worth it, or both.
Now, however, a certain report has emerged, one that implies that Acer may have finally cracked the mystery, so to speak.
Apparently, a certain notebook is being created, set to be part of the Aspire line (its full name is Aspire 3951).
The full specifications were not given, but some vague information did slip over to the web, so one can at least speculate on what the 13.3-inch, unpriced machine will be able to do.
For one, an Intel Core processor of the second generation will lie at the heart of the configuration, making it clear that the built-in Intel HD graphics will handle the display, since a discrete GPU won't fit inside such a small frame and would add unnecessary cost on top of it all.
A solid state drive with a capacity of 160 GB is optional (there is a small HDD by default, of 250 GB or 500 GB) and Bluetooth 4.0 is present, along with USB and HDMI. Furthermore, the battery will have the potential to last for up to 10 hours on a single charge.
Finally, again rivaling the Apple MacBook air, the Acer Aspire 3951 can resume from sleep mode in only 1.7 seconds. The launch should take place in October.