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<span class="title">Article Summary</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="summary_gallery_inner"> <div id="summary_gallery_left"> <p>Acer has announced its first dip into the Ultrabook market at this year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024601/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/ifa-2011/" target="_blank">IFA</a>. A more obvious leaning towards the trend-setting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024601/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/macbook-air/" target="_blank">MacBook Air</a> design than Toshiba's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024601/http://www.gizmag.com/toshiba-portege-z830-ultrabook/19706/" target="_blank">Portégé Z830</a> notebook, the Aspire S3 will come with a choice of second generation Intel Core processors, either solid state or hybrid hard drive storage and promises an impressive battery life. We got up close and personal with the pre-production models on show in Berlin, but were left less than impressed.</p> <p><strong>« Back to <a class="blue" href="/web/20111016024601/http://www.gizmag.com/acer-unveils-aspire-s3/19722/">First impressions: Acer reveals Aspire S3 Ultrabook</a></strong></p> </div> <div id="gallery_island"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Laptops_IslandTop_Right_300x250");</script> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <br/>  <span class="title">Related Articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div id="related_articles"> <div class="pair"> <div> <a href="/web/20111016024601/http://www.gizmag.com/acer-aspire-one-netbooks/11751/" class="image" style="clear: both" title="The 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One AO751h netbook in Sapphire Blue"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111016024601im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/acer-aspire-one-ao751h.jpg" alt="The 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One AO751h netbook in Sapphire Blue"/></a> <a 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