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Acer Aspire 4810T in Laptops
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Verdict
Nondescript looks and plodding performance are elevated by absolutely stunning battery life
Review Date: 15 May 2009
Price when reviewed: £652 (£750 inc VAT)
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Features & Design
Value for Money
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Aspire 4810T |
| Review Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £652 |
| Price inc VAT | £750 |
| Overall rating |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 338 x 240 x 29mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.950kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 |
| RAM capacity | 3.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 14.0in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 4500 |
| Graphics card RAM | 256MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 320GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 298GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 532 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 192 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.75 |
| Office application benchmark score | 0.80 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 0.86 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 0.66 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 0.69 |
User comments
...but the price!
I've bought an Acer 8930G with 1080p screen and Blu-ray, T6400 cpu and 4Gb DDR3 for this sort of price. Why so much for so much less?
By iwsmallwd on 13 Aug 2009 
Portability?
The 8930G weighs nearly 4kg but this weighs less than 2kg. That's what you're paying for with the 4810T, plus the battery life.
By Kuryakin on 13 Aug 2009
Portability?
The 8930G weighs nearly 4kg but this weighs less than 2kg. That's what you're paying for with the 4810T, plus the battery life.
By Kuryakin on 13 Aug 2009
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