Acer Gateway ID58

摘要

The midnight blue colored ID58 has been designed with help from an Italian car design firm which shows up remarkably well. This is backed by an equally impressive build quality that made it shine distinctly in our shootout. The 16:9 display along with the curved speaker grill give it an aesthetically appealing look which rivals that of MacBooks. It also has a slot loading DVD player but with a better eject key. The keyboard felt like a desktop keyboard with a separate nu-mericpad, making typing a lot more comfortable. The capacitive touch keys on the keyboard are feather touch and very responsive while the touchpad itself is quite responsive.rnYou might occasionally need a mouse as the keys on the touchpad seem a bit hard to press. It was the only laptop with a webcam shutter. The ID58 performs very well in the PCMark doing basic productivity tasks with ease. However, it gave an average performance in 3DMark because of the weak GeForce G105M . Sound quality is very clear and loud enough and the 16:9 dis-rnplay makes it perfect for viewing movies. The backup software was fast and accurate although there was little difference in battery backup with the 'Powersave' solution provided. The battery life was normal at 2 hours and 36 mins but the laptop was quite heavy at 3 Kg. Overall, an almost perfect laptop for those who need a powerful laptop for light 3D applications.