Since the introduction of the Windows 8 and manufacturers’
focuses have been primarily on convertible laptops and hybrids. Tablets Slate
has been a bit of reconsideration, and for one big reason: price. Compared to
$500 iPad’s and $200 Nexus 7′s, who in their right mind is going to shell out
$1,000 for a Windows tablet?
Acer hopes that lunatic is you. Its Iconia W700 is one of the best slates on the
market. But I'm still not converted that makes it a great buy.
On
paper, the W700 is attractive. It’s an 11.6” tablet that weighs just two
pounds, running full Windows 8 (not RT) 4GB of RAM on a 1.7GHz Core i5, and a
128GB SSD put it on par with most of the convertibles on the market, although
it’s have a single USB 3.0 port and a little HDMI connector are your only
options for connectivity.
The 1920x1080 screen is highly detailed and very bright, and it’s responsive to compliments
and taps. It have a good Battery life, at over six hours, is nothing to sneeze
at, either.
Performance is also very good. General application benchmarks
were about 15 percent below what I’ve been seeing on top-tier Windows 8 hybrids tablet PC, but it’s speedy enough so you won’t spend long waiting for apps to
load or processes to complete. It’s an altered story, as usual, with anything relating
graphics beyond the level of cut
the Rope. On the few pictures oriented standards the W700 will run
at all (most crashed or wouldn't even load). Scores were at shock bottom versus
the competition.
One
of the big problems with HD class resolution like this on a small screen is how
difficult it is to use regular Windows 8, where checkboxes, tiny menu text and
radio buttons can turn what should be simple choices into an agonizing. This is
especially true on the W700 tablet PC, and getting around inside the Windows
Desktop beyond at the Start screen is a real challenge for tablet. To that end,
Acer provides a workaround in the form of a Bluetooth-connected keyboard, cradle
and external, which are included with the device. Just slide the W700 tablet PC
into the cradle to elevate it to a 70 degree viewing angle, or flip the elastic
stand that shots into the back of the cradle around to take the angle down to
20 degrees.
This
is a usability enhancement, but only modestly so. The chintzy plastic support
itself is actually pretty useless, simply replicating the USB port on the W700
tablet and providing channels so audio can discharge. There is no added battery
in the support, but you wouldn't want to take it with you anyway, as it more
than doubles the 13m thickness of the W700.
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