Acer has made quite the name for itself these past few years. What once was a company that many people ignored, is now a company producing quality products, the new Aspire M Touch being one of them.

Acer’s Aspire M3400 budget desktop puts up a good fight--but in terms of features, competing (and similarly priced) systems are just a bit better.

You'll also get a 30-day trial of Microsoft 365, and a complimentary copy of Nero BackItUp 12 Essentials. Acer covers the Aspire M5-583P-6428 with a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Performance ...

The Acer Aspire TimelineUltra M5-581T-6446 is the Canadian version of Acer’s M5 series. Except for the default installed memory, it’s similar to the American M5-481T-6642.

The Aspire M5 is about 0.8 inches thick, which means it could feasibly fall into the Ultrabook category if only it had a solid-state drive (our review unit doesn’t).