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And don't be concerned, the fancy name is more than a marketing and advertising hook: connecting the.35 inch-thin, 1.30-pound tablet to its.44-inch keyboard base produces an audible "snap". The snap both sounds and feels substantial.
The considerable force tells me that this is 1 robust set of magnets holding the two collectively. And when I tested holding the Switch ten with one hand, the keyboard dock didn't come crashing down on the show floor and embarrassing me in a area complete of reporters.
A multi-mode pad for a pittance
One big aspect of the Switch 10 that Acer did not concentrate on throughout its announcement was its position in the overall market. To date, most laptop-tablet hybrid devices are built using premium materials with premium price tag tags to boot, but nay for this multi-mode device.
Although the Switch ten is coated in an aluminum finish on its lid and base, Acer has priced it at $379.99 (about £225, AU$409). That is thanks to some mid- range to price range -level components inside, starting with a barely-HD 1366 x 768 touch screen. Even though, that screen is behind a Zero Air Gap bezel with LumiFlex technology for far better sunlight visibility.
Rounding out the spec sheet is an Intel Atom Z3745 processor (quad-core, 1.3GHz), 2GB of RAM, up to (a bit tiny) 64GB of eMMC storage and a 2MP webcam up front. In addition, all that powers two USB two. ports ( a single micro), HDMI out and a microSD card reader.
Offered that it really is a normally low- power technique, I would not be shocked if the Aspire Switch ten lived up to Acer's guarantee of up to 8 hours of battery life. And that wouldn't be as well shabby for a ten.1-inch hybrid device that fees significantly less than Apple's most up-to-date iPad mini two with Retina display.
Early verdict
Whilst I'm not at all bullish on hybrid devices, and this is is not the slickest of the lot, I'm impressed with Acer achieved at this really approachable value point. With front-facing speakers and a punchy chiclet keyboard in a sleek, thin aluminum profile, the sub-$400 value tag would have surprised me if not for the entry-level specs.
Naturally, that's the entire point with this laptop-tablet hybrid: to get a hybrid device in as a lot of folks' hands as achievable without having it feeling or looking price range. And with a rather bright screen and snappy touch panel, it does not seem like it will carry out like a budget machine either.
An Acer representative told me at the occasion that the business is moving away from a concentrate on specs and toward one on the user expertise, the overall device high quality. That significantly is clear from my short moments with this machine, but no matter whether it lives up to the promise will have to wait for my full evaluation.
The Acer Aspire Switch ten will be accessible in late May in North America, Europe and the MENA region.
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