Hasta La Gadget!

I took the Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810T (6415), recently reviewed by our laptop expert Cisco Cheng, for a spin and found it to be an affordable, ultra-thin laptop that can handle most tasks the average user could throw at it.

On the outside, the AS3810T is an attractive gray color with an aluminum-and-plastic frame. It may not be as tough as a MacBook Pro (I’ve accidentally dropped mine off of any type of furniture you could imagine, and it still manages to work fine), but for its $900 price tag, the system is built very well.

The only thing really missing from the machine is an optical drive, sacrificed for the sake of portability. For most users, however, this is far from being a deal-breaker, especially considering the built-in multifunction card reader and three USB ports.