AS1430Z-4677 review!

At just over 3 pounds, the Acer Aspire 1430Z (model AS1430Z-4677) notebook PC offers great performance features in a netbook size that lets you travel light. Enjoy music, video, photos and more on the 11.6-inch HD display and work comfortably on the full-size keyboard wherever you are with Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking and long battery life--up to 4-1/2 hours. It's powered by a dual-core, ultra-low-voltage Pentium processor and includes 3 GB of installed RAM.

The Acer AS1430Z laptop with 11.6-inch display and
Intel Pentium processor (see larger image).

Pinch, flick and swirl your fingers on the Multi-Gesture Touchpad for an intuitive navigation of web pages, photos, and more. A Touchpad Lock Function Key prevents accidental cursor movement from your wrists and fingers while typing.
The 1.3-megapixel HD webcam lets you go face to face in online chats and VOIPs with a 1280 x 1024 resolution, and you can go even bigger by easily connecting to your HDTV via the HDMI port--delivering crisp high-quality visuals and high-fidelity audio through a single cable.
This Acer laptop comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version). You'll also experience new ways to deliver your best work with Office Starter 2010.
Note that this notebook does not include an optical drive, but you can use optional external DVD/CD drives that connect via USB.

Key Features                              

• Up to 4.5 hours of battery life with included 6-cell battery
• 11.6-inch HD widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit display
• 1.33 GHz Intel Pentium U5600 ultra-low voltage processor (3 MB L3 cache) offers two cores of processing power and features Intel SpeedStep technology, helping your system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to decrease power consumption and heat production.
• 320 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
• 3 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1066 MHz)
• Intel HD Graphics (with 128 MB of dedicated system memory) deliver turbo-charged performance and fast throughput and provides support for Microsoft DirectX 10 games.
• Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) for ultra-fast connectivity to home and business networks. 

                        

• 1.3-megapixel webcam integrated into the display bezel for easy video chats and conferencing (1280 x 1024 resolution).
• Multi-Gesture Touchpad allows you to pinch, flick and swirl your fingers across the touchpad for more natural photo and video viewing as well as intuitive navigation of websites such as Google Earth. It also enables you to scroll, zoom in and out and flip through Web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more. 
• Stereo speakers with 2nd generation Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement transforms the experience of movies, music, and games.
• Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium. 
• Preloaded with Microsoft Office Starter 2010 free software offering selected functionality of Word and Excel for your text and spreadsheet tasks.  Plus, if you decide you want the full suite, just purchase a product key to activate an ad-free version that also includes the latest Outlook, PowerPoint, and Publisher programs.  Complete your PC.  Buy full-featured Microsoft Office 2010.
• Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Warranty: One-year parts and labor limited warranty with concurrent International Traveler's Warranty.