Acer Laptops

The Bottom Line: The 13-inch Aspire Timeline 3810T largely lives up to its lofty battery claims, while keeping the chassis slim and the price down.

Specs: Intel Pentium (1.3 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, 3.5 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star

The Bottom Line: For the price, it's hard to find fault with Acer's even cheaper version of the 10.1-inch Aspire One, as long as you're not expecting top-of-the-line features.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 2.4 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix

The Bottom Line: Thin, sexy 13-inch laptops are reasonably common, but the Acer Aspire 3935 is one of the slickest available for less than $1,000.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 3 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 4.2 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star

The Bottom Line: The new 10-inch Aspire One AOD150 will further cement Acer's lead in the Netbook market, largely on account of its rock-bottom price.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 2.9 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix

The Bottom Line: With a true 1080p display, the 18-inch Acer Aspire 8930 is a capable HD-content playback machine, but we'd spend a bit more for a Blu-ray-equipped version.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.53 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, 9 lbs, 18.4 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star

The Bottom Line: We recommend the Acer Aspire 4710 for home users who want a low-cost laptop for basic computing tasks.

Specs: Intel Pentium Dual Core (1.73 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 120 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 5.7 lbs, 14.1 in TFT active matrix

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 2.9 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix

Specs: Intel Pentium (1.3 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, 3.1 lbs, 11.6 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star

Specs: Intel Core 2 Solo (1.4 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 4.2 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star