Acer Ultra M5 - Specs?

Hiya!

Does anyone know what resolution the screen will have on the Acer Ultra M5 15" laptop? I really hope it that it is not 1366 x 768! It is enough that already the M3 has that. 1600 x 900 would be perfect, however 1080 would be acceptable as well, but not the 1366 x 768 resolution.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

My bet would be the 1366 x 768 display. Acer is truly behind the curve.

 

That is what I'm afraid of. It looks like it could be a hit, with being really thin and yet powerful, but with a low screen resolution it is kinda like fitting budget road tyres on to a F1 car. Wasting the potential.

If the resolution is correct then the only difference from an M3 would be the illuminated keyboard...

I was sort of hoping it would be an "ultrabook" which you can play decent games on.

I'm still hoping until we get confirmation on the specs.

Cheers

 

the M5's GT640m will use 2GB DDR5 ram instead of the M3'S 1GB DDR3. and an IvyBridge cpu as well...

 

Acer UK has published the following page
Aspire TimelineUltra M5 | Product Series
no informations about specs!

 

Hmm, ok. So there is a bit more to it. That's good. I just hope the screen will be an upgrade as well. The other choice is going for a Samsung Chronos 7 with Ivy Bridge, but those are a bit thicker and have not arrived to the UK yet. I like thin and powerful

Yes, I've been keeping an eye on it as well, however, for many manufacturers, it seems that their own websites are the last ones to be updated with new products/specs etc. I don't know how good Acer are in that respect.

 

M5 14" first test
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 – test smukłego notebooka, lepszego niż Ultrabooki | Acer blog

 

Thanks for the link. It appears to be a genuinely good laptop- two serious drawbacks, based on the review in question, are lack of an integrated 3G modem and a glossy LCD.
Both very serious ones when we're talking about an ultrabook which is meant to be used outside.

 

I don't like the use of plastic... I hoped it was entirely in magnesium/alloy

 

It will use DDR3 vram, not GDDR5.

 

If intel release a 25w i7 with 3ghz dual core speed I might get it.

 

That's true- it's a lower clocked version of 640M (500MHz core instead of 625MHz) so it stands to reason that wouldn't use faster memory than 640Ms used in Acers.

Besides we all know Acer won't start using GDDR5 until the rest of the world is on GDDR9

 

Add a third drawback ... the craptastic low resolution HD display. An HD+ display on a 14" notebook is a must have these days. Even Dell's new XPS 14 will have one. Get with it Acer.

 

bumping up in hope someone would post a review...

 

Just found a video on the M5 - looks quite decent.

Video

 

When the hell is this being released, man? They debuted it with a press release in May, with no release date. Mid-June is the only release date i've seen mentioned and Engadget is the only source of that date. It's also stupidly vague.

This god damn thing doesn't even exist. The European model that is listed on each individual European Acer website with specs, is not available for purchase anywhere! The UK website lists the M5 as the newest in their Ultrabook range, yet no models are even listed for this one.

I don't want to buy the M3 only for the M5 to release two weeks later. Can anybody shed some light on a UK release date? I'm a desperate man. :/

 

From the country where I'm from, they already have it on sale:
Acer Aspire TimelineUltra M5-481TG-53316G52MASSS | VillMan Computers

 

^ same here, in taiwan its already on sale

i am thinking of getting the m3 for 945$ usd tho.. the m5 is about 300$ more expensive, is that worth the upgrade?

 

Pay attention to cooling/overharting problems when looking through reviews.
The rest is known- quality is OK, screen is mediocre, performance is good, battery times are good too.
Still if it's overheating and has throttling issues- it's a no-go.

 

That's the 14" one though, not the 15". :/

 

this site might interest those who are keeping track on the M5 just like me.
15 吋 Ultrabook 一樣輕身　Acer Timeline U M5 - NB新聞 - ACER 討論區 - ePrice.HK

now this is a question of curiosity, how come the M5 581TG 15.6" ...
Intel® Core™ i5-3317UM, 20GB SSD + 500GB HDD = 1.8kg
Intel® Core™ i5-3317UM, 128GB SSD = 2.0kg
Intel® Core™ i7-3517UM, 256GB SSD = 1.8kg

see the weight differentiation? SSD is heavier than HDD? and i7 lighter than i5? and why the hell 14" weight is the same with 15".

 

wow that is curious indeed

 

I'm guessing it's a mistake- both SSD-equipped weigh 1.8kg and the one with SSD+HDD is a bit heavier at 2.0kg.

 

i dont think the m5 is of value anyways, anyone beg to differ?

 

Depends on its price in the US.

 

The M5-581TG (15") has just literally, this day, become available for distribution in the UK. Shops should start receiving stock from next week onwards.

The model numbers and specs are as follows:

NX.M2GEK.001 - Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5-581TG-53316G52Mass (15.6 inch) Ultrabook Core i5 (3317U) 1.7GHz 6GB 500GB+20GB SSD DVD-SM DL WLAN BT Webcam Windows 7 HP 64-bit (GeForce GT 640M 1GB)

NX.M2GEK.002 - Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5-581TG-53316G12Mass (15.6 inch) Ultrabook Core i5 (3317U) 1.7GHz 6GB 128GB SSD DVD-SM DL WLAN BT Webcam Windows 7 HP 64-bit (GeForce GT 640M 1GB)

NX.M2GEK.003 - Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5-581TG-73516G12Mass (15.6 inch) Ultrabook Core i7 (3517U) 1.9GHz 6GB 128GB SSD DVD-SM DL WLAN BT Webcam Windows 7 HP 64-bit (GeForce GT 640M 1GB)

Apparently Ivy Bridge cores don't dissipate heat as efficiently as Sandy Bridge, so if there truly were overheating issues with the M3, expect them to remain (even more so) in the M5.

A strange thing that I found out is that there are also updated M3 models expected later this year. I'm not sure if this will hold true as the specs are essentially the same as the M5; I can only deduce that some countries will have the M3 and others the M5, but who knows?

I suppose the M3 could be i3 specific (as i3 Ivy isn't available yet) once the M5 is released, that would allow it to be much cheaper than the M5.

Also, it looks as if, in terms of raw power and bang for your buck, the M5 will be cheaper than the M3. According to notebookcheck, the i5-3317U (Ivy in M5) is just as powerful but more efficient than last year's i7-2637 (Sandy in M3). Makes me wonder how powerful the i7 will be, no benchmarks yet.

Otherwise, apart from the processor (Ivy Bridge - Intel Graphics HD 4000 in the M5, Sandy Bridge - Intel Graphics HD 3000 in the M3), the differences between the M3 and the M5 are the chassis, headphone slot (back of the M3, right side of the M5), power button (front-centre of the M3, front-right of the M5), keyboard (backlit in M5).

Edit: Here's a comparison of the M3's i5 and i7 vs the M5's i5 and i7: http://ark.intel.com/compare/56858,54618,65714,65707

 

yea the m5 is starting at 1100usd+

not of good value when compared to gigabyte u2442n

 

There were overheating issues with the M3? That is a surprise, considering the low power 17W CPU and Kepler GPU. There should be no problem dealing with that heat.

 

The more ultabook-like computers become, the more overheating issues we'll see- let's be honest about it.
If you compare the radiator on an ultrabook with a radiator on a classic notebook it's easily going to be half the size of the latter.
And in the end you end up with a radiator that's half the thermal capacity you had on a normal notebook and half the TDP on the CPU but still the same TDP of the GPU. Trouble guaranteed.

Granted it's oversimplified but you guys know what I mean.

 

These just hit Amazon. Availability shows "shipping in 8-9" days for two of the models.

$1149.99 ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB51 13.3-Inch Ultrabook

• Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz
• 4 GB SO-DIMM, 128 GB Solid-State Drive
• 13.3-Inch IPS Full-HD LED Screen, Intel HD 4000 Graphics
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Amazon.com: ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB51 13.3-Inch Ultrabook: Computers & Accessories

$1349.99 ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-AB71 13.3-Inch Ultrabook

• Intel Core i7-3517UM 1.7 GHz (this might be a mistake - I think it's 1.9 GHz)
• 4 GB SO-DIMM, 128 GB Solid-State Drive
• 13.3-Inch IPS Full-HD LED Screen, Intel HD 4000 Graphics
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Amazon.com: ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-AB71 13.3-Inch Ultrabook: Computers & Accessories

This one shows "temporarily out of stock" with no quoted ship date. Same as the UX31A-DB51 but with a 256GB SSD instead of 128GB
$1249.99 ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB52 13.3-Inch Ultrabook

• Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz
• 4 GB SO-DIMM, 256 GB Solid-State Drive
• 13.3-Inch IPS Full-HD LED Screen, Intel HD 4000 Graphics
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Amazon.com: ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB52 13.3-Inch Ultrabook: Computers & Accessories

 

When Asus starts honoring their warranties, I'll consider their products.

 

The g at the end of the name with integrated graphics is silly.