Timeline 4810T Features

The Timeline 4810T isn't the thinnest notebook on the block, but it certainly holds its own, measuring 1.1" at its thickest point and slightly less, 0.9" at its thinnest. With a weight of 4.ii pounds, it's about boilerplate for a modern 14-inch laptop, though you volition find many current 13-inch notebooks that are heavier that the Timeline.

Looking at its front side with the lid airtight we run into a 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) and a battery indicator calorie-free which shows amber when the bombardment is charging and blue when information technology is fully charged.

Moving to the right side I was pleasantly surprised to discover a tray-loading optical drive on such a slim system. There's as well a unmarried USB two.0 port, as well as an Ethernet port, DC-in jack and a Kensington lock slot. The rear of the notebook houses the battery bay and is otherwise plainly, while on the left nosotros find headphone and microphone jacks, HDMI port, VGA port, ventilation slots, and a couple more than USB 2.0 ports (iii total).

On the bottom there are a few boosted ventilation slots, several pocket-size safe feet, the battery release latch, and a removable panel to access the hard drive bay and two memory slots, both of which are populated by 2GB DIMMs.

On peak of the glossy 14" LED backlit display there'due south an Acer Crystal Middle webcam and microphone. Just higher up the keyboard you'll detect a strip containing two speakers, as well as touch controls for enabling Wi-Fi connectivity, Acer's Backup Director, Acer's Smart Ability manner and a HDD action light. The power button is positioned on the left side of this bar, while the optical bulldoze eject button is located at the far left.

Speakers on the Acer Timeline 4810T are about boilerplate and a little quieter at max volume than some netbooks I have looked at. They get the job washed only don't look anything jaw-dropping.

The keyboard on this Timeline is a thing of beauty; Acer adopted island-style keys like those constitute on Apple tree'south MacBook line. They are slightly spaced apart, take a glossy black coating and are rounded on the edges. Key layout is dainty, with full size buttons beyond the board, and all keys in their advisable locations -- I personally like the Ctrl fundamental on the corner with the Fn central at its right side, and non the opposite.

The hat is sturdy and the keyboard simply has a tiny bit of flex, which isn't noticeable unless you apply a lot of force to the keys. Some users may not care for the glossy screen coating and larger than normal gaps between keys, but neither of these features bothered me.

Below the keyboard is the multi-gesture touchpad and touchpad toggle button, a overnice characteristic not establish on all notebooks. The touchpad is slightly inset with enough of surface area, but I'm not a fan of the single-piece mouse push button configuration. It may look skillful from an aesthetics indicate of view, but for actual usage I adopt two separate buttons for the left and right click actions.