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Acer's 14- and 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebooks (photos)

Get a gander at Acer's new 14- and 15-inch notebooks, announced at CES 2012.

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Acer's 14-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

LAS VEGAS--Acer took the wraps off its latest generation of Ultra notebooks today with new 14- and 15-inch models.

On the list of features is 20mm thickness, 8-hour battery life, 1.5 second resume, and the company's Instant Connect technology, which lets owners wake up the computer through the Web.

Click through to get a gander at the new hardware, which Acer says will be available in the first quarter of 2012.

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Acer's 14-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

The 14-inch model's insides.

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Acer's 14-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

The 14-inch model from the right side.

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Acer's 14-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

The 14-inch model from the left side.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

Along with the 14-inch model, Acer's also got a 15-inch model coming.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

The 15-inch model all closed up.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

Peeking into the 15-inch model.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

The 15-inch model as seen in a position that it would never naturally be in, except if you dropped it.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

Acer touts its wide opening display hinge, which lets you push the screen back so it's nearly parallel with the body.

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Acer's 15-inch Timeline Ultra notebook

Here's that hinge with the screen off.

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