I when I go shopping,  I look at  several important factors to consider when shopping for a new notebook. One of the factors is performance, often as important if not more important than performance is the battery life of the notebook. A great notebook with poor battery life is hard for many users to enjoy.

Acer has announced that its new Timeline notebooks are now available in America. The Timeline series averages over 8 hours of battery life and prices start at $598. The Timeline  ASAS33810T has battery life of 9 hours and 7 minutes. The machine features and Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 CPU, 13.1-inch LED backlit LCD display, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD among other features. It sells for $899.99.

The AS3810TZ has a battery life of 9 hours and 48 minutes. The machine features an Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 CPU, 14-inch LCD, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB HDD retailing for $699.99. Both of the machines also feature a multi-gesture touchpad. Shoppers wanting a cheaper notebook can get the AS5810TZ 15.6-inch notebook with a Pentium SU2700 processor, 3GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and the gesture track pad for $598.