The Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 has a six-cell battery that lasted for 4 hours and 40 minutes using our video playback battery drain test. That's a pretty good number for a small laptop with a faster processor, and though it won't get you through a transcontinental flight, it's better than many mainstream laptops, and about the same as Apple's new MacBook Air.
Acer includes a one-year limited warranty with the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118. Acer's support Web site is good at providing a list of appropriate driver software and FAQ pages for your particular model of laptop. Discovering the telephone support number is not as easy; after several minutes of circular linking, we gave up and Googled it. Try 800-816-2237 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CST, but you'll need your system's serial or SSID number.
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System configurations:
Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.46GHz Intel Core i7-680UM; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
128MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Western Digital 5,400rpm
Sony Vaio VPC-Z116GX/S
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M520; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 330M; 256GB Intel SSD
Asus UL50VF
Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit); 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 ULV; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
512MB Nvidia GeForce G210M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Seagate 5,400rpm
Asus U30Jc
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.27Hz Intel Core i3 M350; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
512MB Nvidia GeForce 310M + 64MB Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Alienware M11x - Core i7 ULV
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.2GHz Intel Core i7 U640; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz;
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 335M + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA 4500MHD; 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm
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