Bosco Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 Today Wassim looks at the AVATAR Mercury Ultrabook AVIU-145A2. Read his review here: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/avatar_mercury_ultrabook_aviu_145a2/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 Is this their first product? Never heard of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesstron Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 The company started selling on Newegg and Amazon a few months ago. Not much of an online presence but the website is coming together nicely and the product lineup is pretty impressive for a so far unknown brand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Descent product for a newly formed company. But, that driver DVD with an ultrabook looks really lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesstron Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Descent product for a newly formed company. But, that driver DVD with an ultrabook looks really lame. The company is technically 14 years old, it's presence in NA online retailers is pretty recent. It's in the intro lol. Agreed on the DVD, it does not make sense to me either . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Descent product for a newly formed company. But, that driver DVD with an ultrabook looks really lame. The company is technically 14 years old, it's presence in NA online retailers is pretty recent. It's in the intro lol. Sadly, I just went through the BIOS, OS & performance tabs. Design doesn't matter to me as long as it actually performs nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 If you're going to buy a product, I don't care what you say, most people need it to look good. Take Apple for example, their products are very well built and look the part although not necessarily the best performers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauros73 Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 First a real big thank you for the review...Really userful for my choice I like to compare the AVIU-14A2 with the Aspire S3-391-6497 because they are really similar in term of specs and design. it have notable diff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesstron Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 First a real big thank you for the review...Really userful for my choice I like to compare the AVIU-14A2 with the Aspire S3-391-6497 because they are really similar in term of specs and design. it have notable diff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauros73 Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Thank for your quick feedback. Your right I found it on NewEgg.ca at 479.99 CAD. That's a fair price for this set of specs. My Idea is to backup the Avatar folder of the factory setup and install LlNUX dsitro on. I'll try Flashcache instead Intel Smart Response Technology for the SSD caching. Edited February 21, 2014 by sauros73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauros73 Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Hi, Here is my feedback after a week of usage. PROs - Very solid aluminium case - Easy and good feeling keyboard - VGA/Ethernet dongle, a very usefull add-on - Powerful spec for cheap price - Connectors (USB, HDMI, etc...) position - Ventilation size and position and not blocked if you have it on your knees - Great batteries life CONs - Power button position too close to the other keys - Elantech instead Synaptic touchpad not sure a good idea - Screen brightness too much white and difficult to used with sun - Add a second USB3 could be a good idea - Little bit heavy For the price (got it at 479.99 CAD ;-) I have a Ultra book for the price of a regular laptop. it is really easy to transport and it is solid. I found it little bit heavy for an Ultrabook but with that solid aluminium case it could be understanding. I tried 3 Linux distros: Elementary OS (Graphic env.: Enlightenment) - Ubuntu fork This distro is really based on a neat and elegant presentation. Not too much stuff to confuse you. On the AVIU-145A2, is really present a noble experience: pure, simple and elegant. Even more then what you expect OS X on a Mac Book. The hardware detection is good except for the touchpad that is working but without specific touchpad functionalities (see comment below). If you like esthetic of Apple, Elementary OS is a good candidate. Manjaro (Graphic env.: OpenBox) ArchLinux fork Manjaro is based on ArchLinux so mean that is more for experienced user that like to play with the configuration files. The experience was more a Space Geek one (dark style). Elantech Touchpad experiments a known bug with some Linux kernel: the cursor jump from right to left seconds... It can be fix bug not easily by a non-technician user. LinuxMint (Graphic env.: Cinnamon) Ubuntu fork Mint is a really popular distro but also could mean resource s**ker. With i5 CPU and 8Gb RAM, AVIU-145A2 don't suffer, the animations are smooth and snappy. As Manjaro, the cursor jumping bug has been seen here too. Specific touchpad functionalities In all distros the Elantech touchpad is by default recognized as a standard PS mouse. That mean the functionalities like 2-fingers scrolling or 2-fingers zoom are not working. It have a way to fix that but it mean experimented user configurations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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