Reviewers Liked
- Beautiful and wellbuilt
- Impressive performance
- IPS touchscreen
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Weak battery life
- Touchpad is a bit laggy
- Expensive
Acer Aspire S7-191
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PC Mag
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The Acer Aspire S7-191-6640 is a road warrior's dream machine. It has full ultrabook power in a system that can actually be used on an airline tray table. In...
By MobileTechReview
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The Acer Aspire S7 11.6" is easy on the eyes both in terms of visual appeal and the sharp IPS full HD display. It looks and feels like a luxury notebook, with a hint of James Bond since it's so small and sleek. We love the EL backlighting on the...
By VR-Zone
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90
Truth be told, *most* Ultrabooks in the market today are insipid, over-priced pieces of junk. For an elite category that aspired to emulate the well executed "thin and light" Apple MacBook Air on Windows, we instead see many instances of manufacturers...
By Maximum PC
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As if the Acer S7’s seductively slim figure and supremely good looks weren’t enough, this skinny vixen of a portable also boasts an impressive performance acumen. It must drive the competition crazy. The spare elegance of the S7’s aluminum interior...
By micromart.co.uk
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The current incarnation of the Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook is one of the most recently released models we've looked at for this guide, so it's no surprise that on paper, it's one of the best-performing.It seems designed for Windows 8, with a super-thin...
By NotebookCheck
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What is an ultrabook? Is it a slim, rigid and as small as possible chassis including sufficient runtimes, performance or even a touchscreen with 1920 x 1080 pixels? Acer wants to fuse all these qualities in the Aspire S7-191. However, the mass of...
By InfoWorld
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I'm just as tired of the "Ultrabook" label as anyone, but every now and then along comes a machine that does justice to the category. The Acer Aspire S7 is one of those machines, thanks to some clever design decisions. However, the Aspire S7 also...
By LaptopMag
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The Acer Aspire S7-191 is a very thin and light 11-inch Windows 8 Ultrabook that boasts a 1080p touch screen, fast SSD and bundled (but bulky) extended...
By TechTree
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80
The Acer Aspire S7-191 is one of the first Windows 8 UltraBooks with a touchscreen, and Full HD at that. The screen is stunning in terms of appearance as well as usability. Acer gets full marks for the sculpted aluminium casing. The performance is...
By telegraph.co.uk
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What do you need from a laptop? For some it needs to have the battery power to get you across the Atlantic without plugging it in. For others it needs the processing power to replace that hulking great desktop and to run Adobe Photoshop at lightening...
By CNET Australia
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Acer takes a step up into premium land with its S7; however, there are still a few rough edges — in particular, battery...
By TechRadar
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80
If you're in the market for a Windows 8 ultrabook and the relatively high price doesn't scare you off then you'll no doubt dig the Acer Aspire S7. With its list of speedy components, amazing display and svelte size, it pretty much is the Windows 8...
By Engadget
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Mostly, anyway. You'll get even better battery life on some competing models, and people adhering to something of a budget might still prefer the 13-inch MacBook Air, the Sony VAIO Pro 13 or the Dell XPS 12. But the S7 is faster, and has the best screen of them all. It's a win for Acer, at long last, even if you do have to pay a little more for it.
By Legit Reviews
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Everything about the ACER S7-191-6640 Touch enabled Ultrabook screams quality! If you're in the market for an Ultrabook, the ACER S7-191 is a great option with a lot of bang for the buck at only !...
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