Key Features

• 13.3" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display: (1366 x 768) resolution; 16:9 aspect ratio
• 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2377M Processor (1.5GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
• Windows 8
• Intel® HD Graphics 3000 with 128MB of dedicated system memory
• 4GB DDR3 Memory
• 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 20GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
• 2-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
• Bluetooth® 4.0+HS
• 1.3MP HD Webcam(1280 x 1024)
• Dolby® Home Theater® v4 audio enhancement
• Two Built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers
• 2 x USB 3.0 Ports
• 1 x HDMI™ Portwith HDCP Support
• 3-cell Lithium polymer Battery
• Up to 5.5-hours battery life
• 2.99lbs | 1.36kg system unit only

The Acer Aspire® S3 Ultrabook™ is under 3lbs and just 0.5" thin! Comfortably carry it under your arm or slip it into a backpack or tote. Its stunning champagne color adds elegance to the uncluttered, pure design, in which every detail has been carefully crafted.

The 13.3" Widescreen LED-backlit display with 16:9 aspect ratio delivers a true cinematic experience. Surf the web, stream your favorite shows and engage in social networking—all in stunning HD!

The new Windows 8 has been re-imagined to be all about you. Put what matters most right on your Start screen, and get instant access to your people, apps, sites and more, so you can spend less time searching and more time doing. Windows 8 is smooth, intuitive, and designed to let you do what you want, the way you want.

Listen to movies or music in vibrant theater-like sound with Dolby® Home Theater® v4. Enjoy powerful beats or smooth melodies over the S3's PC speakers, your headphones or a home theater system.

Plus, with new USB 3.0 you can transfer a movie in mere minutes (or: transfer a 250GB movie in 70 seconds). USB 3.0 works up to 10x faster than older USB 2.0 -- and you can even charge your USB devices when your laptop is asleep, hibernating or off!

Connect your S3 Ultrabook™ to an external monitor, projector or TV through a single cable using HDMI® for big-screen enjoyment. Share your favorite HD media with friends and family!

Acer Clear.fi™ allows you to manage, store, share, and enjoy media between any Clear.fi enabled devices, in any room throughout your home.

Have crystal-clear video chats with friends and family and snap still pictures—all in HD—with the advanced 1.3MP HD Webcam. Its high pixel density delivers amazing video image quality in 24 frames per second.

Acer Green Instant On resumes your computing session from sleep within seconds and from deep sleep in 6 seconds(1)—and the 20GB SSD drive returns your PC state just as you left it! Pop back on your PC, and you'll find that any websites, emails or documents you had open are instantly restored.

Acer Always Connect gets you to the web in 2.5 seconds!(2) The S3 remembers Wi-Fi spots you've used so that, when they're in range, it instantly connects you to the Internet. Just like that, access Instant Messaging, Internet services and email after system resume.

Low power consumption through Acer Hybrid Standby Technology gives you up to 50 days(3) of standby power and up to 5.5 hours of continuous use. Work confidently knowing you have the power.

Enjoy wireless freedom! Roam your world as you like with integrated 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. Simplify your digital life even more by eliminating devices cables with Bluetooth® wireless technology.

(1)Time based on testing with the following applications open: Internet Explorer® 9 (Internet search and email web pages), PowerPoint® viewer (file size 68MB) and Excel® (file size 108MB) of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Starter, and logged in to Windows Live® Messenger 2011.

(2) In about 2.5 seconds with previously used access points. Time based on testing with the following applications open—Internet Explorer® 9 (Internet search and email web pages), PowerPoint® viewer (file size 68MB) and Excel® (file size 108MB) of Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter—and with the computer logged in to Windows Live® Messenger 2011.

(3) The notebook enters Deep Sleep after 75 minutes in Sleep mode, or after the period set by the user. In this mode, battery life lasts up to 50 days if the battery is fully charged when the notebook goes to Sleep.