11.6” Acer Aspire AS1410 (Celeron SU2300) Review
Review Summary
The Acer Aspire AS1410 performs very well in all areas with no major turn-offs and for only $399.99 it represents the best value 11.6-inch netbook / notebook on the market currently. I wholeheartedly recommend it. If you need more power and more than 4-hours of battery life there is the higher end Aspire 1810 / 1810TZ models available.
If you’re in the market for a netbook but want a little more power while keeping the portability factor you should consider the AS1410.
Check out Amazon.com for the Acer Aspire AS1410.
Pros
- Excellent value
- 1366 x 768 resolution display
- 1080p video playback
- Very good speaker quality
- Large keyboard, easy to type on
- Multi-touch gestures are responsive
- Good sized touchpad and nice two buttons
- Battery is flush with the bottom, no protusion
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switches
- Handles HD YouTube and 1080P videos out of the box
Cons
- 4-hour battery life (in terms of netbooks)
- No recovery media (out of the box)
- Keyboard has a little flex (can be fixed)
- Bulky A/C cable
- Poor Linux support (out of the box)
Acer Aspire AS1410 Deals & Coupons see all
Updates:
- Geat guide for getting the most out of your Aspire 1410 / Timline 1810T/TZ notebook - tweaks (11/17)
- Updated weight comparison chart. Lenovo U150 was incorrectly figured: 1.45kg -> 1.48kg. (11/10)
Introduction
The Acer Aspire AS1410 is the smallest sized entry in Acer’s thin and light Timeline series of notebooks.
The Acer Aspire AS1410 is Acer’s first 11.6” CULV notebook and strangely it isn’t branded into their thin and light “Timeline” series. The Aspire AS1410 has been on the US market since August but has had it specs refreshed after Windows 7 launched. It now has a Intel Celeron SU2300 processor (dual-core, 1.2GHz) and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
There is also an 11.6” Aspire 1810T and 1810TZ model, both are actually the same model as the Aspire AS1410 but have better specs including a faster processor and a higher capacity battery. They are of course more pricey. The Aspire AS1410 is the budget model priced at $399.99 (see Amazon.com).
Technical Specification
Specs may vary depending on reigon.
Price: $399.99 USD (at best). Check out Amazon.com.
- Intel Celeron SU2300 (dual-core, 1.2GHz)
- 11.6” 1366 x 768 display (glossy, 230 cd/m2)
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit OS)
- 2GB RAM (800MHz PC2-5300)
- 250GB HDD (5400RPM, 2.5” SATA)
- Intel GS45 Chipset / GMA 4500MHD Graphics
- 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- Gigabit LAN
- 5-in-1 Card Reader, HDMI, VGA, mic in, audio out (S/PDIF), LAN, 3x USB 2.0, Kensington lock
- 0.3MP Webcam
- Dolby Sound Room, Stereo Speakers
- 6-Cell Li-ion Battery (4400mAh - rated at 6 hours)
- 1.41 kg / 3.1 lbs Weight
Packaging
Contents are pretty bare: A/C cable and power brick, 1-year international warranty, user guide and that’s it. There’s no recovery media but you can easily create some using the software provided by Acer in Windows 7.
You can check out my Aspire AS1410 unboxing video:
Layout & Ports
On the front: Status LEDs on the left along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switches.
On the left: VGA out, A/C power, air vent, HDMI, 1x USB
On the right: LAN, Kensington lock, 2x USB, microphone, headphone (S/PDIF out) and card reader.
On the back: Nothing, but the battery and a SIM card slot behind it.
On the inside: A few more status lights at the top left and a single power button on the right.
Keyboard
The Acer Aspire AS1410 has a very wide keyboard which takes advantage of the whole chassis width, which is always great to see. The keys are large and typing is extremely easy with an ample sized right shift key and function keys, after spending a day or two getting used to the keyboard because it is a rather unusual style: almost like a chiclet keyboard but the keys are very close to each other. Tactile feedback from the keys is okay but could use something extra, they feel a little soft.
I had only one gripe with the keyboard. You can press the arrow keys and have nothing happen. If you press down on the bottom half of the keys nothing happens and it can be annoying at times for me, not so much web browsing but If I’m doing coding where I am constantly using the arrow keys.
There is some flex in the keyboard which is easily noticeable. It’s not enough to bother me, though you can fix this by lifting the keyboard up and adding more adhesive.
The keyboard measures 268 x 107mm or 10.5” x 4.2” in size. Alpha keys are 17.5mm / 0.69” in size.
Display
The AS1410 sports an 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. I find this resolution great for the 11.6-inch size, though this is the limit for me. Brightness is very decent at 230 cd/m2 at the highest level. For indoor use, I was using it at 50% brightness, at most. There are 10 levels of brightness. Default colors are a little on the cool side and colors were nicer once calibrated with my colorimeter.
Here is a comparison of brightness levels among various notebooks:
As for viewing angles, I find horizontal viewing angles rather irrelevant, but vertical viewing angles are rather important and here they are average which means a very narrow sweet spot. Mind you, this has been my experience with most netbook displays so the AS1410 is no different. Looking down at the display the colors towards the bottom become washed out but it’s no hassle to readjust the display angle.
I really like that the display folds right back, up to 137 degrees. You won’t have any problems viewing the display in most sitting conditions.
Sound Quality
Sound quality on the Acer Aspire AS1410 is excellent, up there with the best in terms of netbooks. Perhaps it could go a little louder as I was listening to music through the speakers at 100% volume, in the OS and in the software and I was comfortable rather than ear splitting, having the AS1410 right in my lap. This is something I experienced on the Acer Aspire 3810 as well.
There is a setting to make sound louder in Windows 7 though.
Webcam & Microphone
Webcam quality seems decent. The maximum resolution is 640 x 480 with this 0.3MP Webcam. My house is pretty dark most of the time but the camera still manages to pick up a decent image and not make me look like a serial killer.
The microphone seems decent as well. I had a lot of background noise (microwave, washing of dishes) but I had no problems hearing my own voice playback with the provided Skype test tools. Expect to have to speak loudly and put your head close to the machine though as with most netbooks I’ve come across.
Noise
Overall noise levels are towards the low end on the Acer Aspire AS1410. It isn’t quiet by any means but it’s within my tolerable range. The fan starts off very quiet but then ramps up and seems to stay at a constant level. A level that is just noticeable if you can hear the hum of your fridge or PC from where you will use your notebook. In a quiet room, it isn’t quiet and is rather noticeable but it does not bother me. I can go several hours using the Aspire AS1410 in a quiet room before bed without it getting on my nerves. When you connect via A/C power the fan ramps up and is slightly more loud and stays at this level.
Heat
I left the Aspire AS1410 on stressing the CPU at 100% for a couple of hours with some HD YouTube video and recorded some temperatures. The Acer Aspire AS1410 gets a little warm underneath but stays cool on the palm rest areas. On the top temperatures reached 30 degrees Celsius and on the bottom temperatures reached 38 degrees Celsius in the center.
Touchpad
Decently sized touchpad on the Acer Aspire AS1410, it takes as much space as it can on the chassis and large enough to work with, with two fingers. Surface is smooth but not as slick as it looks. There is a lot of resistance on the surface and I have to put a little effort to get my fingers moving. The suface is flush with the chassis but the edges are easily detectable as the palm rest areas have a rough feel to them if you run your fingers vertically over them.
Very good mouse buttons. Two separate buttons. They are fairly soft to press and quiet as long as you press the buttons towards the middle. On the outer edges they get a little stiff and become louder when pressed.
The touchpad is multi-touch capable. Two fingers for scrolling up and down (you can revert to scrolling on the edges too, or both), pinching (zooming in and out) and horizontal two fingered swipes for going back and forth which is great for web browsing. All these swipes are very responsive and have been a joy to use on this touchpad. I do not see any 3-fingered options in the Synaptics settings.
The touchpad has a size of 66 x 36mm or 2.6 x 1.4”.
Overall I really enjoy the touchpad but wished the surface was slicker.
Performance
If you’re coming up from a netbook, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the performance of the new Acer Aspire AS1410 series which sports a dual-core Celeron SU2300 processor (1.2GHz). HD YouTube video plays almost perfectly, at times I barely even notice that it’s not 100% smooth. It’s so close it’s hard to tell at times.
Check out my video taking a look at YouTube video playback on the Aspire AS1410:
And this one below for HD Video playback with 1080P and 720P MKV / MPEG4 movies that you may have downloaded.
I’ve used the Aspire AS1410 as a desktop replacement for a today and I did not notice any huge differences in speed from my desktop machine for my regular workflow which is mostly working in the browser. Things did slow down when processing photos from my digital webcam or having tons of web browser pages open which is a bad habit of mine. I also notice a little bit of lag when dragging around Windows very quickly.
Here are some results using the Liliputing Benchmark set:
I’m comparing the 11.6” Acer Aspire AS1410 to my desktop machine and a 13.3” ASUS UL30. It will be updated as I get new data. No real difference between the Lenovo IdeaPad U150 and Acer Aspire AS1410. The U150 has a faster HDD so that accounts for the slightly faster scores for the ZIP and COPY tests.
Here are some results from games.:
| Game | Best Settings |
|---|---|
| Warcraft 3 | 1366 x 768, maxed details, fast |
| Zombie Shooter 2 | 1280 x 720, maxed details, fast |
| Half Life 2 : Episode 2 | 1280 x 600, lowest details, playable |
| COD 4 | 1280 x 600, lowest details, playable |
Battery Life
The Acer Aspire AS1410 doesn’t come with any sort of power saving app, so I had to go into the Windows 7 control panel and switch manually to power conserving mode, otherwise it sticks with the balanced power mode setting. I am using default settings for power conversation which means the battery cuts off at 5% remaining power (for Windows 7).
The following benchmarks are done at 30% brightness (closest to 90 cd/m2 brightness).
Real usage involved doing my actual blogging work on the AS1410 which involves mostly web browsing, resizing images, 10-15 minutes of Flash HD YouTube and playing MP3s and having the machine connected via HDMI to a 24-inch monitor in a dual-monitor setup.
| Battery Life | Test |
|---|---|
| 4 hours, 1 mins | Looped 480P video - 30% brightness, Wi-Fi OFF, BT OFF |
| 3 hours, 50 mins | Real usage - 30% brightness, Wi-Fi ON, BT ON, HDMI connected to 24-inch monitor |
| 3 hours, 31 mins | Looped 720P video - 30% brightness, Wi-Fi OFF, BT OFF |
| 3 hours, 5 mins | Looped 1080P video - 30% brightness, Wi-Fi OFF, BT OFF |
How does the battery life compare to other devices? Let’s compare, below. Results are for my 480P video looping test at 90 cd/m2 brightness.
To summarize, expect just under 4 hours of battery life on the Aspire AS1410 for web browsing with Wi-Fi on with this 4400mAh 6-cell battery.
Upgrades
On the back there are two access panels. Opening up the right panel gives you access you 2x RAM slots for a maximum of 4GB RAM and below those RAM slots is a half-sized mini PCI-e wireless card.
On the left there is the 2.5” storage device. I suggest taking a look at X-Gadget’s videos especially with the hard drive as their is an unusual connector I haven’t seen before that you have to deal with.
That’s about it as far as simple upgrades go. Regarding the battery, you could probably source a higher capacity battery from the 1810T/TZ series if you’re looking for more battery life. Acer recently announced a 9-cell battery for the Timeline series but we don’t know what sized notebooks this will be for.
Getting into the machine itself, you access the innards through the keyboard. X-Gadget has a large image of the insides of the Aspire AS1410.
Size and Weight
Whether you’re coming down from a larger notebook or going up from a 10-inch netbook, the Aspire AS1410 looks, weighs and feels like any 10-inch netbook. The machine itself weighs 1.42 kg / 3.1 lbs. Dimensions for the machine: 285 x 204 x 22.1 - 30mm or 11.2 x 8.0 x 0.9 - 1.2” in size.
Add in the AC adapter and brick and you have a total weight of 1.73 kg / 3.8 lbs. The 6-cell 4400mAh battery itself weighs 0.3kg / 0.67 lbs and measures 202 x 41 x 20mm.
Let’s compare the weights of a few machines in relation to the Aspire AS1410:
Here’s a comparison with some everyday objects:
The size of the Aspire AS1410 is so close to a 10-inch netbook so it easily fits inside my 10-inch ZeroShock III case which I have been using for all my 10-inch netbooks up until now.
The A/C brick is pretty small, about the same size as the brick on Eee PCs though the cabling is rather thick unfortunately with no velcro. The A/C brick half has velcro.
Go back to the top to read the verdict / summary.
Linux Support
First I installed Jolicloud. The installation went fine but I upon restart it just wouldn’t boot up into Jolicloud. Next I tried installing the final version of Ubuntu 9.10. Several times I never made it to the installer. Eventually I was successful in passing the install procedure but after restarting Ubuntu would not start. All I would get is the glowing white Ubuntu screen. I haven’t looked into other people’s efforts but so far Linux support is not looking good, at least out of the box and without handing to spend hours figuring out a solution (if any).
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- 03/16 a says:
what country make this core celeron chip
- 03/15 Peter says:
According to my battery test, I’d expect about…
- 03/15 Michael C. says:
Looks really cool but too bad the screen is glossy.
… - 03/14 N says:
There are four or five small black screws on the…
- 03/14 Beny says:
Can the Revo be made fanless? Or if not, can the…
all in all, i think it packs pretty much decent components. the battery however, should last even longer.
Linux support is essential for my work, I don’t understand why some company’s don’t make any effort to achieve this.
Thanks for the review. Been looking for this for a while =]
Where did you purchase the white model from?
It is not available here in the USA.
Appreciate the review. I too am finding this category quite interesting and thinking of moving to it rather than a netbook the next go round. The fact that you fit this model into your 10” netbook case is highly interesting as I consider whether these are small enough or not for the purpose.
Awaiting your review of the Lenovo U150 and your comparo of the two with much interest.
This white model is available in Japan and Singapore at least. Yeah it’s not available in the US.
Fanfoot: The size and weight difference between a 10-incher and 11-incher is very close and for my use I don’t notice much difference between either.
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I just came upon this review and think I may pick one of these up. I have noticed that the Acer Aspire AS1410 (Celeron SU2300) available in the U.S. has a 160GB HDD and no bluetooth WTF? Either way $399 is still a good price. Thanks for the review.
No problem. I think you’ll really enjoy this notebook. Acer has a habit of leaving out Bluetooth on their US netbooks / notebooks. On the flip side, they give us warranty stickers over access panels here in Japan.
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How are the black levels on the 1410? My NC10’s display is pretty bad in this respect.
Do you think you could post the ICC file your colorimeter for the display? It would be handy to have, since I’ll be getting either the 1410 or the 1810TZ. Thanks!
I don’t have the 1410 anymore. I haven’t seen good black levels on any netbook / notebook since the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA I reviewed wayyy back.
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Hey,
First of all, I would like to thank you for some really good reviews! Secondly, to my problem, I’m looking to buy a 11.6”-12.1” and I had pretty much for the 1810TZ (5000SEK). Then I saw the UL20A with a SU2300 processor for 5295SEK.
Have you tried out the SU4100 from 1810TZ, can you tell the difference between the two? Maybe the UL20a still would be preferrable since it has better build quality? I will also only get 2GB of ram in comparison to the 3GB of the 1810TZ.
I really liked the Lenovo U150, but it seems that it won’t be released here in Sweden until January and probably the price will be a lot higher than for the 1810TZ?
5000SEK equals 725USD. The normal price for the 1810TZ is 870USD.
Keep the good work up!
/Sebastian
Thanks Sebastian. I haven’t tried the SU4100 processor, or anything higher so I don’t know how it feels compared to the SU2300.
UL20A lacks a HDMI port btw, not sure if you’re aware of that.
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I had an earlier version of the 1410 briefly (single core su3500), and I had to disable AHCI mode on the hard drive for linux to be happy. After doing that, Ubuntu ran fine, apparently the kernel just has issues with that setting, I assume that was the issue on yours as well.
Awesome, thanks for that info Zeebo - that must be it!
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Wow tks , that surely must be one of the simplest & best reviews of the 1410 I have come across. Almost confirming that this is the utra-portable for me ! Since I need a longer lasting battery , I am looking forward to purchase the 1810tz model soon in
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia where it is already available for RM1900 and the battery life is claimed to be > 8 hours
Hi, I’m looking for a Netbook/Notebook mostly for browsing, watching Netflix and recording/sending out Voice Over mp3 files… all of the above, on -the go. I’m actually also buying a Samson Go Mic to carry with me. I was pretty much set on the Dell Mini 10 until I read your review! Any thoughts? Thank you!
Hi. Does anyone know where you can find the 1410 with the dual core celeron processor here in the US? It seems that Amazon and Buy.com have only single core units.
Erika - Get the Acer Aspire 1410.
Brian - Oddly, Acer Aspire 1410s with the SU2300 seem to be vanishing - or at least stock is low at the moment.
Not seeing any at Buy.com or Amazon right now but I see some at Newegg.
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Well since this review came out (over 1 month!) I finally ordered the Acer 1410 here in the US. I’m very excited but at the same time, I’m worried about the reliability of Acer. I had a bunch of friends telling me to stay away from Acer.
The Ubuntu disk i/o problem may have been a BIOS bug fixed in later units. I had no trouble installing 9.10 from a thumb drive. Internal microphone did not work at first, but “sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic” fixed that. You have to tell Skype not to manage the sound levels.
Overall, this is a brilliant machine.
I did not intend to become an Acer fan, but at this point, I have the 1410, my 17-year-old has an older Acer laptop running Ubuntu, and my 14-year-old has an Aspire One with Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
This is the model that I’m looking for Acer Aspire AS1410 , smooth for video and also work well for gaming but i’m not gaming so not expect very high graphic. Normally, i use for internet and play video like youtube, bigger screen is great
Well i went ahead and bought this from Newegg. I have to say, even though i had high expectations, i’ve been very impressed. Sure it’s not the fastest computer in the world, but for the price it cannot be beaten. I’ve had absolutely no difficulties multitasking and the 2mg of RAM seem adequate for most of my uses. I have watched video on HULU and YOUTUBE with no problems and only the tiniest of micropauses when the action on the screen is very fast. I have hooked it up to my HD TV via HDMI and the picture is exceptional for a computer source. The only thing that is taking me a bit to get used to is the keyboard. It’s got a good feel and the keys are quite large, but it does take a bit of getting used to. That being said, i can now type rapidly on the little bugger. By the way, dont forget to take off the little circle of plastic from the webcam for the clearest picture.
I got mine at amazon on black friday and upgraded to 4gb and 500hdd with total cost of $370 in red too bad there’s no us white version. I haven’t touched my dell 15” since I got this acer. I really love how thin and light it is and does what I need it to do. I’m not a gamer type so I don’t worry about how well it will perform on games. I’m pretty happy with popcap. I love the keyboard. the touchpad for me took me a while to get use to because its pretty small compare to my dell 15”.
Now Im looking for a good case and I read you use ZEROSHOCK III 10-inch. I just want to make sure you have 10” not 10.2” or 10.4” because I really want to buy one with nice fit to it and that case looks really nice.
! got mine 3 weeks ago. I now have a problem with my wireless internet connection. it says its unplug eventhough the switch is on.
Peter,
I found another version of the Acer 1410 earlier this week. It’s got the Core 2 Solo cpu that the “original” 1410 had, along with the 250 gig HD, and all the rest of the specs of the original, however it ships with Windows 7 home 64-bit. It’s the as1410-8373. Price was at $419.99 at Fry’s Electronics in California. I saw it also at J & R Music World in NYC.
I appreciate your review of the 1410. So far, we’re really happy with it…but it’s just our first night. :)
Hello Peter. What do you think about the Core 2 Solo cpu Bob mentions versus the Celeron SU2300?
Going on what people are saying on the Interwebs, the dual-core SU2300 should have the edge over the single-core SU3500 in most tasks except games. I haven’t done any direct comparisons between the two so I can’t confirm this. I personally would go for a dual-core over single-core anyday.
Discussion about it here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=431483&page=6
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I received my 1410-8414 (with SU3500) on 12/30/2009 and was most (pleasantly) surprised by the crispness of the fonts on-screen. A lot of netbook reviews implied that netbook screens were sub-standard. This one is very sharp and crisp i.e. great contrast - very readable.
While waiting for W7 to replace Vista, I “shrunk” the Vista hard drive installation volume.
Ubuntu 9.10 spun on, using a USB DVD drive, with no device-recognition trouble; I haven’t had to track down ANY drivers! All I did was upgrade the BIOS. Ubuntu even recognized the webcam (excellent in low light, btw). Wireless seems faster than my old notebook.
Mine came with a single 2 G memory stick ... with the second slot open (which I filled with a 2 Gig stick from my old notebook <G> ). Even with 4 Gig, it only allocated ~200k to the integrated video, leaving 3.8 Gig for the operating system; with 2 Gig, it only allocated maybe ~64 k to video. My old Dell 1405 allocated ~700k to video with 4 Gig.
I had planned on having to buy two 2 Gig 800 MHz sticks (~$110), which proved unnecessary.
I had also planned on an SSD; but, performance is SO quick and responsive (my reference is a Core 2 Duo 1.8) that I think that the SSD is UNnecessary!
I’m a ‘happy camper’, feeing like the ‘the Cheshire Cat’ ... who caught the canary! <G>
Thanks for the in-depth review. I ordered one Christmas Day and received it New Years Eve. I love it.
I wasn’t planning on buying a desktop replacement since I built a gaming PC. So, this was right in my price range with the performance. But to be honest I don’t even turn on my gaming PC anymore.
I plugged my PC keyboard, mouse, and 24” LCD into the laptop and use it as my main computer since I received it. Saving some money with the power bill for sure.
Installed Torchlight and Splinter Cell on it and that’s good enough for now.
Does your battery discharge even with this laptop turned OFF?
Mine does, loses ~5% a day even with the latest bios, wake on LAN off, and laptop OFF. I’ve verified it’s not the battery since removing it the battery will not discharge.
I’m a casual laptop user, not an everyday one. Once a week usage and I’m down about 50% after a full charge.
Has anyone tried running Photoshop Elements 8 or CS4 on the Aspire 1410. Does it make a difference with the SU2300, SU3500 or Celeron 743? BTW, I can only seem to find the SU3500 and Celeron 743 models.
Clearly, an SU3500 will be a tad quicker than an SU2300 ... but, not as big a difference as SUxxxx vs. an Atom (roughly a 2x order of magnitude).
You can run anything you like; it’s just a matter of how fast it will respond, especially to graphics processing requirements. No netbook or cheap sub-notebook is really suitable as a dedicated graphics processor. If you need to “live”, constantly using a graphics-intensive program, like Photoshop, you will be much happier with a traditional workstation, rather than any notebook.
btw, for quickly OPENing applications, you can throw in an Intel 40 Gig SSD for ~$110 from ZipZoomFly.com THAT will make a bigger difference than SU3500 vs. SU2300 etc.
Thanks for the review. I am only interested in using this netbook for Word, browsing, Dreamweaver, watching HD (non flash based) movies that I download and exporting HD to my TV via HDMI. Would you classify the HDMI output to a HD TV good in terms of choppiness? Thanks again.
> Would you classify the HDMI output to a HD TV good in terms of choppiness? <
I haven’t tried it through the TV; so, I can’t, reliably, comment. That said, the graphics performance is SLIGHTLY superior to earlier-generation graphics chips on the Atom-based netbooks.
At first, I thought that HDMI output was important - to use with a higher resolution monitor.
For the past few years, I’ve found that the Linux multiple desktops obviate the need for an external monitor; so, the only time I revert to MS Windows is to run the occasional Microsoft-only program.
Mikeh: There’s no choppiness on 1080p video at 1080p resolution whether it be a desktop monitor or HD TV. At least nothing that I can discern by the naked eye.
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Thanks. In your video tests(youtubes) where you had the 1410 playing video on an external monitor, were you going from the HDMI out on the acer to the DMI on the big monitor? It looked very smooth. Thx.
Thx guys. Unfortunately, the one that Amazon and TD are selling now have this CPU:
Core2 Solo ULV SU3500
Which CPU is superior - the Core 2 soloSu3500 or the duo core SU2300?
The su2300 should be consider superior in almost all cases. My advice would to not even consider any laptop that runs on a single core processor.
That’s what I thought as well. I looked at this CPU list and the su3500 is way, way behind the su2300:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
Excellent review. Early AS1410 models in US had SU3500 and ULV743 single-core processors with 250 GB disks and Vista. Later a few were shipped with dual-core SU2300, 160 GB disks and Vista. After October 22, along with Windows 7, all AS1410 miodels were shipped with dual-core SU2300, about an 80 percent boost in Passmark performance score. Those were all at the same $400 list price.
The SU2300 models with 160 GB disks and Windows 7 became very popular, and vendors who had them were soon charging $30 to $50 over list. Those are all sold out. Acer has refitted the original SU3500 and ULV743 models with Windows 7, and some vendors still have them.
Toward the end of Jan. 2010 new models with SU2300 and 250 GB disks apppeared at $450 list. That is probably where the AS1410 will stay, as long as Acer has a supply of SU2300 processors, which Intel says have been discontinued.
After 3 months steady use, my AS1410 with SU2300 remains in general good health, but the battery pack has developed a problem. The discharge is gradual until it reaches about 50% but then abruptly drops to 5%. Recharging to 100% with the computer off now takes about 2 hours instead of 4 hours. It looks as though one of the two 3-cell sections has died, and the battery circuit is running only on the other one.
Interesting news. I have to say then that if the 1410 is $450, there’s no point in buying one when you can get the new HP Inspiron mini with these specs for $480:
1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 Processor (800MHz FSB, 2MB cache)
4GB Memory; 250GB 5400RPM Hard Drive; Flash Card Reader; 10/100 Ethernet
Wireless 802.11 b/g Connectivity; Built-in 1.3MP Webcam; Integrated Audio
11.6” Widescreen High Definition Display; Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 6 Cell Battery;Webcam – 1.3MP; Wireless card – 802.11 b/g
What do you guys think of the new Dell 11z? It runs the 743 ULV, has an HDMI with Intel GS45 and 2gb RAM. Would this be able to powewr 720p to an external TV? I don’t care about the touchpad as I hate those anyway and will use wireless mouse. For $349 it looks like a nice deal if it can do HD internally and extrernally from the hard drive(I don’t care about flash HD).
Hi,
Great review! I installed ubuntu 9.10 smoothly with the latest BIOS downloaded from Acer website, but just the internal microphone and hotkeys does not work.
nteresting news. I have to say then that if the 1410 is $450, there’s no point in buying one when you can get the new HP Inspiron mini with these specs for $480:
1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 Processor (800MHz FSB, 2MB cache)
4GB Memory; 250GB 5400RPM Hard Drive; Flash Card Reader; 10/100 Ethernet
Wireless 802.11 b/g Connectivity; Built-in 1.3MP Webcam; Integrated Audio
11.6” Widescreen High Definition Display; Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics
nteresting news. I have to say then that if the 1410 is $450, there’s no point in buying one when you can get the new HP Inspiron mini with these specs for $480: