Aspire S3 Series

The Best & Worst Things to Buy in April


April 2012 Calendar

Winter is thawing out, and spring is upon us. So what's a good buy in April, and what should you hold off on buying?

Cruises
Typically, April is a good month for cruises. But we discovered last month that cruise prices in general have been dropping when compared to last year, likely due to the industry's tumultuous string of recent public disasters. In fact, when compared to similar cruise deals from this time last year, 2012's offers are as much as 11 percent less. And we have continued to see an increase in the sheer number of cruise deals as well, making it still a good time (price-wise) to look into a vacation on the seas.

Spring Apparel… Almost
The general rule of thumb is to wait about two months after a new line of apparel hits stores to start seeing some of the better discounts. Many retailers began to debut their spring merchandise in late January and February, so that places April at about the two-month mark for some. Look closely at the discounts though: a spring sale that takes 30 to 40 percent off is still a mid-season promotion; you'll want a sale that takes at least 50 percent off or more, and if you can hold steady for a stacking coupon code, all the better. If you truly want the lowest prices — which of course comes with reduced selection — you'll likely want to wait until May.Read more

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Arrives for $899

by jessica on Mon, 2011-10-10 14:29


Acer Aspire S3-951 Ultrabook

Acer's first Ultrabook arrives in North America this week. Priced at just $899, the Acer Aspire S3-951 powers on in a mere 2.5 seconds – that's four times faster than your standard connection – and provides up to a whopping 50 days of stand-by time, or 6 hours of continuous usage.

Boasting a 13.3-inch HD widescreen LED-backlit display, the Aspire S3 Ultrabook weighs only 2.98 pounds and is super-skinny at .51 inches thin. But just because it's skinny doesn't mean it can't perform. The first true MacBook Air competitor, this baby comes packed with an Intel Core i5 Processor, 20GB solid state drive, 320GB hard drive and 4GB of memory, delivering as much performance and storage capacity as a full-size notebook. Sound is good too, thanks to professionally tuned speakers with Dolby Home Theater v4.

Connectivity options include an HDMI port for big screen viewing, Acer Clear.fi for sharing music, photos and videos between Clear.fi enabled devices, Bluetooth 4.0+ HSR, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and it has 2 USB ports. Read more

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