Review Acer Iconia W510 Convertible

The advantages of uniting different worlds. This could describe the idea Acer follows with the Iconia W510. The buyer gets a full-blown 10.1 inch tablet alongside a dock that can be inserted in the tablet. This dock encompasses a complete keyboard, additional ports and even a second battery. A model featuring 3G is to also be available next year and be called Acer Iconia W511. HP Envy Spectre XT Ultrabook 13-2000 Charger

Intel's Atom Z2760 CPU sounds like a netbook and Acer's Iconia W510 looks like that in a closed state: slim and light. However, the Iconia can also be used as a tablet or the dock as a stand. Acer offers interesting software goodies that are to facilitate use. We'll take a look at how all this fits together.

The first thing you see when you unpack your new Acer Iconia W510 is a 10.1 inch tablet with a white frame and silver back. Another, deeper look in the box reveals the keyboard dock in which the tablet can be inserted, and which is so important for this concept. The dock's keys and hinge are white, but silver elsewhere. Envy Spectre XT Ultrabook 13t-2000 Charger

The hinge can only be moved vertically, so up and down, and not be turned horizontally like in Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga. In return, the hinge can be folded by more than 180° which turns the dock into a stand for the screen. Acer dubs this presentation mode. The keyboard's surface is on the table in presentation mode. Spacers and the slightly lowered keyboard prevent unintentional inputs. The biggest advantage of this mode is that the screen's touch functions are easier to use because the Iconia cannot topple over like in the so-called productivity mode, i.e. when the keyboard is unfolded. HP B8U92UT/B8U92UT#ABA Spectre XT Pro Ultrabook charger

Acer's Iconia W510 generally makes a good quality impression although the tablet wobbles a bit when inserted in the dock. The screen should not be folded too far back because the base cannot prevent the device from toppling from an angle of approximately 130°. There is not much danger of damage since the screen hovers quite close over the desk in this position. As mentioned, it is generally possible to use the touch function in productivity mode. However, Acer's Iconia W510 is more stable in the presentation mode intended for this. HP Envy SPECTRE XT 13-2000EA Ultrabook Charger

Otherwise, Acer's Iconia W510 hardly exhibits any drawbacks as a tablet or netbook. The hinge is stable and has a firm hold on screen in most positions. The surface features a good grip and is fingerprint resistant. The device has a solid and compact feel and does not yield under pressure. The tablet smoothly slides into the dock and it can be removed just as easily. Acer's Iconia W510 remains agreeably stable on both the touch-sensitive front as well as the back even as a pure tablet. HP Envy SPECTRE XT 13-2000 Ultrabook Charger

In terms of weight, the 117 gram, lightweight power supply unit is noticed favorably and the 580 gram tablet is pleasant to hold without feeling heavy. The device alongside the keyboard dock weighs 1266 grams and is still portable. Nevertheless, it partly weighs more than 11.6 inch convertibles due to the second battery. HP Envy SPECTRE XT 13t-2000 Ultrabook Charger

Performance

The objective of Acer's Iconia W510 is sooner to ensure the greatest degree of mobility for a reasonable price than to achieve high performance. In the review of Samsung's ATIV Smart PC we ascertained that the new generation of Atom CPUs is much faster than the previous one, but still very inferior to those in classic laptops. HP Envy SPECTRE XT 13-2000eb Ultrabook Charger

Cinebench proves that even the simplest Intel Pentium processors calculate a lot faster than the Atom CPU in Acer's Iconia W510. Nevertheless, 435 points in Shading is almost 50% more than with former Atom generations.

Acer's Iconia W510 is and remains a tablet and can compete with modern smartphones in the comparison, as Geekbench shows: HP Envy SPECTRE XT 13-2000ed Ultrabook adapter

Samsung's ATIV Smart PC reaped in similar scores owing to almost identical equipment. The latest iPad and iPhone generation provide a considerably higher performance than Acer's Iconia W510 but also cost significantly more. HP Spectre 14-3200ed Ultrabook Charger

System Performance
The system reaped in decent scores in PCMark 7. Unfortunately, PCMark Vantage did not record any results although it started on our system. The achieved PCMark 7 score of 1248 points is on a par with those of Samsung's ATIV XE500 convertibles. Laptops like Asus' K53 (AMD A4-3305M/7670M) or HP's 630 (Intel P6200/GMA HD) are on a comparable level.

The subjective work speed has also improved in comparison with older netbooks. This is likely mostly due to the incorporated flash memory and the faster processor. The integrated graphics solution has not experienced a performance boost compared with earlier Atom generations. Battery for HP Spectre 14-3200ef Ultrabook

Storage Devices
64 GB of storage is quite acceptable for a tablet, especially when it can be expanded via a micro SD card. However, not only the storage capacity counts but also the performance.

Acer installs an eMMC memory in the Iconia W510. It does not have any movable parts and thus has a longer life. It also ensures a higher data rate than conventional hard disks.

However, the eMMC storage device used here cannot be compared with the performance of SSDs that are increasingly being used in larger laptops. The performance is much lower though still faster than that of conventional hard disks. HP Spectre 14-3200eo Ultrabook Charger

This is confirmed in the AS SSD benchmark specially developed for SSDs. Note: Only one of four tests could be performed properly with the non-removable flash memory in Acer's Iconia W510.

Gaming Performance
Those looking for a system that can deal with graphics hits among games are certainly poorly advised with an Atom system. An Intel Core processor alongside a dedicated graphics card would be necessary for this.

HP Spectre 14-3200er Ultrabook Charger However, the configuration will satisfy anyone who is content with browser and social gaming or likes to play an at least 7 year old and not too demanding game, as the scores from the older 3DMark range show. We tested "The Settlers Online" representative of browser games and did not experience any problems.

However some browser games do not detect the integrated flash player in the Internet Explorer app from Windows 8. Then you have to switch to the desktop and start Internet Explorer from there, which works. Hp TPN-P102 Charger

Energy Management

Power Consumption

With 8.2 watts in load and 9.7 watts in full load, Acer's Iconia W510 consumes a bit more than other convertibles using Intel's Atom processor that we previously tested. For example, both Samsung's ATIV Smart PC and Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga, powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3, remain below these rates.

Regardless of that, decent runtimes should be possible anyway because the power consumption is only 5 - 10% of a multimedia laptop. Hp TPN-W106 Battery replacement

A minimum power consumption of 1.7 watt is possible when the device is not loaded. The device does not consume any power when it is off, which is surprisingly not a matter of course for other devices. The PSU can supply a maximum of 18 watts and is agreeably very small.

Energy Management

Power Consumption

With 8.2 watts in load and 9.7 watts in full load, Acer's Iconia W510 consumes a bit more than other convertibles using Intel's Atom processor that we previously tested. For example, both Samsung's ATIV Smart PC and Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga, powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3, remain below these rates. Hp TPN-W107 Charger

Regardless of that, decent runtimes should be possible anyway because the power consumption is only 5 - 10% of a multimedia laptop.

A minimum power consumption of 1.7 watt is possible when the device is not loaded. The device does not consume any power when it is off, which is surprisingly not a matter of course for other devices. The PSU can supply a maximum of 18 watts and is agreeably very small. Hp TPN-W108 Charger

Is Acer's Iconia W510 a handy companion? Definitely. But is suitable for everyone? Probably not. If you need a lot of power on the move, you should sooner consider an ultrabook. If you want to connect many devices, you will at least have to buy a USB hub in addition to Acer's Iconia W510.

On the other hand, Acer's Iconia W510 is finally an affordable Windows 8 convertible that could be appealing with a full 32 bit version of the operating system, a great screen, a good quality build for the price range and many useful software offerings from Acer. Hp TPN-W109 Charger

When the tablet is inserted in the dock, you get outstanding battery runtimes, a decent keyboard that can be made to a firm stand.

If you can accept the second-rate touchpad and heat development in load, do not need much power for your work and value the device's flexibility, you will find a solid companion in Acer's Iconia W510.

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