Usage and Final Thoughts

The 1366 10 768 resolution on the X340 fits the 13.iv" screen nicely and its quality is more than or less on par with that of the recently reviewed Timeline 4810T -- which I would consider practiced but not groovy. When compared with the Averatec N3400, the X340 had a scrap of a xanthous tint on white backgrounds. It wasn't that bad just certainly noticeable when put next.

Overall build quality could be amend. The frame of the organization is all plastic, and then at that place is the mushy keyboard, which certainly could utilise some work. The magnets used to keep the lid down when it is closed were a nice touch, though, and the audio on this system works very well despite the odd speaker placement.

Bombardment life on the X-Slim X340 was impressive at 8 hours and 14 minutes, sitting idle at the desktop with fifty% brightness. Although a very respectable showing by any standard, it was a bit disappointing to see the smaller-screen X340 offering roughly 36 minutes less run time than the Timeline 4810T despite the larger 8-cell battery pack. Both systems share the same processor so in terms of functioning they run neck and neck.

The X-Slim is very tranquillity under load albeit slightly louder than the Timeline. We should annotation that the exhaust from the cooling organization expels the heat out from the front of the keyboard towards the user, not out the back of the organization similar most configurations. The internal cooling fan does a nice job of keeping the system dank, only the corner where the frazzle air is expelled was slightly warm.

On paper, the X340 is a very thin and light notebook, but those claims mostly employ with the smaller 4-cell battery only. The 8-cell battery we tested with added a expert bit of thickness to the organisation and virtually eliminated the notebook's super slim profile.

At the end of the day, the X340 isn't a bad notebook but there are better options in the same category. For around $50 to $100 less, the Acer Timeline 4810T provides the aforementioned processing power and hard drive size, an extra 2GB of DDR3 memory, a larger screen, a much better keyboard, improve battery life and an internal optical bulldoze.

Pros: Lightweight, expert battery life, HDMI-out, skilful sound quality, large touchpad.

Cons: Mushy keyboard, not as slim every bit claimed with 8-cell bombardment, accessing expansion bays voids warranty, no optical drive.