what about the old LG Gram 15 inch at 980 grams (which later grew to 10xx grams to include a bigger battery)? I'm surprised Anandtech falls for manufacturer's false claims
Reporting on the show rushing between events. Reporting vs analysis. Time for analysis is brief, so we're reporting what the manufacturer says. In these fast-paced situations, unless you have the knowledge right on the top of your head, it's hard to scour the webs while also writing it up. Case in point, I'm writing this two minutes before meeting number three today rather than researching other stuff
The bigger problem is that Acer should have done their homework before making a false claim to the press. Then again, this is Acer we're talking about and due diligence along with quality control hasn't ever, in my experience, been a thing with them.
Why no 13.3" ultralight? I am still waiting for someone to beat the 787 grams of my notebook 9 2017.... which is an amazing device other than the fact that after a while the fan has become annoying as it is constantly on even when idle (with zero dust in the fan and with temperatures of 40 degrees...)
Sigh.. The thinness over battery life. Why still DDR4? Aren't the new processors capable of LPDDR yet? Also any idea if they support 32 gigs of RAM but Acer doesn't have a model with that option?
Oh gods no! It has the same brain dead cursor keys that the MacBook [Pro] and wannabes use. Before I saw that I was going to ask how well it supports Linux.
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fmcjw - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
what about the old LG Gram 15 inch at 980 grams (which later grew to 10xx grams to include a bigger battery)? I'm surprised Anandtech falls for manufacturer's false claimsIan Cutress - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
Reporting on the show rushing between events. Reporting vs analysis. Time for analysis is brief, so we're reporting what the manufacturer says. In these fast-paced situations, unless you have the knowledge right on the top of your head, it's hard to scour the webs while also writing it up. Case in point, I'm writing this two minutes before meeting number three today rather than researching other stuffyeeeeman - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
To be on the safe side he should have said that it is the lightest 15 inch notebook from Acer.lazarpandar - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
I think repeating claims by the manufacturer is the "safe side", they're not supposed to make entirely false claims.PeachNCream - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
The bigger problem is that Acer should have done their homework before making a false claim to the press. Then again, this is Acer we're talking about and due diligence along with quality control hasn't ever, in my experience, been a thing with them.wr3zzz - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
Just want to make sure it's not a typo, the notebook won't be available until January, another 5 months?digiguy - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
Why no 13.3" ultralight? I am still waiting for someone to beat the 787 grams of my notebook 9 2017.... which is an amazing device other than the fact that after a while the fan has become annoying as it is constantly on even when idle (with zero dust in the fan and with temperatures of 40 degrees...)Teckk - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
Sigh.. The thinness over battery life. Why still DDR4? Aren't the new processors capable of LPDDR yet? Also any idea if they support 32 gigs of RAM but Acer doesn't have a model with that option?MrSpadge - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
It's LPDDR3 or DDR4. This complaint goes directly to Intel.tommythorn - Thursday, August 30, 2018 - link
Oh gods no! It has the same brain dead cursor keys that the MacBook [Pro] and wannabes use. Before I saw that I was going to ask how well it supports Linux.timecop1818 - Thursday, August 30, 2018 - link
Noone cares how it supports lunix, but you're spot on with the fucking arrow keys. No standalone Home/PgUp/PgDown/End buttons = no sale for me.fazalmajid - Saturday, September 1, 2018 - link
Linux support is a must-have for me. Sounds like an interesting machine, MaxBook Pro 15 size screen in a MacBook weight.