Acer TravelMate TMP645-MG-9419

The Acer TravelMate TMP645 - MG - 9419 ( $ 1,299.99 ) is outfitted with a Core i7 processor and AMD Radeon HD graphics to help it achieve some of the fastest benchmark results we've seen on a laptop business . Ultrabook has some drawbacks , such as a sealed battery and the screen does not support touch input , but it is worth considering if you still need a fast laptop for work .

Design and Features
The TMP645 - MG - 9419 adds a few flourishes in an otherwise utilitarian design business ultrabook . Contingent The laptop has a matte finish - silver finish with contrasting black chassis . There is also a cutout between the lid and the rest of the chassis , which makes the screen appear to be floating above the keyboard deck when the laptop is opened .

The chassis measures about 0.8 by 13 by 9.5 inches ( HWD ) , which is pretty amazing considering the plethora of I / O ports . An Ethernet port , an HDMI port , an SD card reader , three USB 3.0 ports , and a VGA port are all on board , in case you do not have a docking station Acer ProDock . The sealed battery can be a drawback if you regularly run out of juice during the whole day meeting , because you can not change it for a fresh charged one . The carbon fiber and aluminum - magnesium alloy construction to help keep the weight down to 3.41 pounds .

Like the Dell Latitude E7440 Touch , with 14 - inch , 1920 -by - 1 , 080 resolution ( 1080p ) screen , but that is much lower resolution than, 800 display resolution 3200 -by - 1 Samsung Ativ Book Plus 9 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch ( 2014 ) , with a 14 - inch , 2,560 -by - 1 , 440 - screen resolution .

The backlit , chiclet - style keyboard provides a comfortable typing experience . Like other Acer laptop , the keyboard has an oddly shaped Enter key that is equal to the Backslash key . It is to be used on the same keyboard deck Acer laptop for U.S. (where the Enter key is rectangular ) and for the global model (where the Enter key is shaped like a backwards L ) .

The touchpad is the only way to interact with the cursor ; The system does not have a pointing stick or a touch screen . Two separate mouse buttons flank a fingerprint reader , which is a plus for users who want to set up a link to login .

Windows 7 Professional is preinstalled , though you can go through the process of recovery of the system to set up fresh as a system Windows 8 Pro . It is fairly common in the PC business these days , because many companies still do not move to Windows 8 . It is also a great way to buy a powerful Windows 7 system , because most all consumer systems now with Windows 8 . example , Choice editors ' for Ultrabooks businesses , the Dell E7440 Touch, with Windows 7 downgrade option , while the Samsung Ativ Book Plus 9 , our top pick for high - Ultrabooks end consumer , has Windows 8 only.

There is a 256GB solid - state drive ( SSD ) , and you get 8GB of system memory . There are not too many extra programs installed , so you'll have plenty of space left on the trip . For wireless connectivity , 802.11 a / ​​b / g / n Wi - Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Incorporated , and WiDi is supported , so you do not have to travel to Ethernet and HDMI cable . The system has a two - year coverage , which is better than the standard one - year warranty on the system of the consumer , but less than three years you will get a more corporate - oriented PC .