![]() It has finally gotten one, thanks to Windows 8. The marketers at Microsoft are calling the surge of fresh Windows products a "new era of PCs." The desktop PC, with its bulky tower, had been in desperate need of a makeover for years. While the Pro has a more powerful processor, the S7 will appeal to consumers looking for a functional yet well-designed laptop. But it is competitively priced compared with a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, which costs anywhere from $1,699 to more than $1,999. With a price of $1,650, it costs slightly more than a high-end MacBook Air (with a 1.8-GHz Intel Core i5 processor). The top-of-the-line Aspire S7 offers a 1.9- GHz Intel Core i7 processor. Both models have Dolby Home Theater audio and Intel HD Graphics 4000, the same graphics processor found in every Apple laptop. The 13.3-inch S7 is finished with gleaming white Gorilla Glass. Like its Apple counterparts, the 11.6-inch S7 has a sleek aluminum unibody. The S7 can open 180 degrees and lay flat, so two or more people can use it at the same time. Each Acer Aspire S7 has a full-HD touch screen for the ultimate Windows 8 experience, along with an illuminated keyboard. Apple Competition: MacBook Air, MacBook ProĪcer ( ACID.IL) is famous for its travel-size netbooks, but the company recently unleashed a series of ultrabooks that could rival both the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro.Intended for light computing, the Surface runs on a fast Nvidia chip and comes loaded with Windows apps, such as Microsoft Office and SkyDrive. The high-end convertible costs less than the cheapest MacBook Air, which sells for $999.ĭrawbacks? With 2GB of RAM, the Surface has just half the memory of a standard MacBook Air - but it still boasts the same 64GB of storage. The Surface convertible costs less than three of the six available iPad models. The convertible option with the "Touch" keyboard cover costs $599 with 32GB of storage and $699 with 64GB. The basic model with the 10-inch screen starts at $499. And you get twice as much storage as on an iPad for the same price. Critics argue this feature detracts from the product's quality, but consumers seem to find the idea intriguing. ![]() It's just one of several new "convertibles" - devices that can double as tablets and laptops thanks to detachable keyboards. ![]() This tablet has been one of the most eagerly anticipated new products from the colossus of Redmond. They also come loaded with Google apps, such as Gmail, Chrome and Google Maps. All three devices let you buy music, videos and books in Google Play, which is similar to Apple iTunes. The Nexus 7 tablet rivals the iPad mini with its 7-inch HD screen and competitive pricing - you can buy the 16GB Wi-Fi model for $199, while the similar iPad mini costs $329.Īs a direct competitor to the iPad, the Nexus 10 tablet comes with a full 10-inch high-pixel display and lets you video chat with up to nine friends at once with Google+ Hangouts. Why? More consumers getting their hands on Android, the operating system developed by Google ( GOOG) that runs on more than two-thirds of mobile phones worldwide. The standard 8GB Google Nexus 4 smart phone was sold out online in December, despite having 75% less storage capacity than the 32GB iPhone 5 that sells for the same price of $299. It takes just one look at this trio to see how far the search-engine behemoth has gone to take on Apple.
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