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Acer launches new line of Aspire notebooks in Canada

If you were in the market for a new notebook, but the thin and light category just doesn’t have the oomph you need, don’t worry.  Along with the new TimelineX notebooks announced yesterday, Acer’s also announced the AS5745 and AS 7745, of those who want some additional horsepower.  The AS5745 Series sports a 15.6″ 1366 x 768 display, while the AS7745 has a larger 17.3″ 1600×900 screen. Some systems will be available with Blu-ray and ATI Mobility Radeon GPUs (5650 or 5850).  For those who need to make sure ALL…

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Acer launches new TimelineX thin and light notebooks in Canada

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a update to Acer’s Timeline series of thin and light notebooks.  In fact, when they launched in North America, they weren’t officially known as Timeline machines at all, but the rather more pedestrian model numbers, such as the AS1410, which we took a look at last September.  At the time, the AS1410 represented a great value for someone looking for something more powerful than a netbook, without the bulk that a more traditional notebook.  Due to the ultra low voltage CPUs in the…

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