Acer Unveils Aspire S5 Ultrabook with Ivy Bridge Processor

Acer on Sunday, January 8, stole a march over rival PC makers by unveiling its Aspire S5, 13.3-in ultrabook powered by an Intel Ivy Bridge processor ahead of the start of CES 2012 on January 10.

The Aspire S5, claimed to be the thinnest laptop in the world, will be available in the market by May or June.

According to past reports, Intel will officially release Ivy Bridge processors to the market in April, with the launch of as many as 25 variants aimed at desktops, laptops and netbooks.

According to Acer, Intel's Ivy Bridge processors feature a 20 percent boost in performance over Sandy Bridge processors, with 30 percent better graphics performance.

The S5 laptop will feature 8 hrs of "uncompromised" battery life, USB 3.0 and Intel's latest Thunderbolt connectivity technology.

Ivy Bridge architecture, built using 22nm process, is the successor to the 32nm process Sandy Bridge architecture. The Ivy Bridge platform will be the first to feature Intel's tri-gate transistors.

The 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate transistors provide up to 37 percent performance increase at low voltage versus Intel's 32nm planar transistors. Alternatively, they consume less than half the power when at the same performance.

Ivy Bridge will support DirectX 11 graphics, USB 3.0, and 1600MHz DDR3 memory.

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