The Acer Aspire S5, yet another ultrabook announced at CES 2012, only 0.59” thick will be the thinnest ultrabook on the market when it is released sometime in May. The ports on Aspire S5 are located on the back and they can slide open and closed using a powered mechanism. The case is made of a magnesium-aluminum alloy so it’s going to be fairly rugged despite its ultra-thin design. Full specs for the Aspire S5 are as follows:
Processor: Intel Ivy Bridge 1.70GHz
Screen: 13.3-inches 1366 x 768 resolution
Graphics: Intel HD4000
Ports: HDMI, 2 USB 3.0 ports, ThunderBolt
Weight: 2.97lbs
Thinness: 0.59-inches
Features: MagicFlip I/O pops open ports
Battery Life: 5 hours
Those that have been able to try out the Aspire S5 have noted a couple of concerns related to its ultra thin design. First off, the case gets so thin at the end that it’s actually somewhat sharp and could be prone to causing cuts or at least unpleasant jabs if you run your wrists into it too hard. Another is that the keys on the keyboard have very little travel and it’s hard to tell when you have actually pressed a key. This is a common problem among ultrabooks, and especially so with the Aspire S3, it’s too bad Acer didn’t try to fix that issue.
There is no word on pricing at the moment, the Aspire S3 retails for $798 so we would expect the S5 to be around the $900 – $1,000 range when released in May.
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