ACER Timeline Size Comparison

ACER sent us their latest line of notebooks, the Timeline. The design philosophy for this new line inculcates a discless portable computer in an era where USB flash drives are more commonly used than CD’s or DVD’s.

We have a little size comparison vs. the current line of MacBooks (the one I own) and as you can see, in terms of size, the Timeline and unibody MacBook are almost the same in terms of dimensions, except that ACER wedged the end of their unit by just a wee bit to make it easier to type. In terms of weight, the Timeline is significantly lighter as well. Of course, you have to take into account that the MacBook was able to cram a DVD writer inside its beautiful aluminum body.

We have a pretty comprehensive review of the ACER Timeline up against the MSI X-Slim and the “industry standard” MacBook Air inside the pages of our July issue. Do grab a copy of our July 2009 issue when it hits the stands. If you’re planning on getting a next generation discless laptop, you may want to check the full review out.