by NameThinkerN » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:02 pm
Acer has launched a new Windows 8 laptop cum tablet -a laplet called the Acer Iconia W510 laplet.
The W510 is a convertible laptop that turns into a tablet as soon as you pull the screen away from the keyboard dock.
Good to carry it around as a tablet or set it down on a table when browsing for long hours or using Microsoft Office.
Its 10.1-inch screen size and the processing power provided by the dual core Intel Atom 1.8GHz CPU with 2GB RAM processor make it good enough to run heavy apps like Adobe Photoshop, even though the processing speeds are not as high as that of full-fledged laptops.
The Charm menu bar, which is what the Start bar was to earlier Windows versions. What is different, however, is that this menu can be accessed from anywhere, no matter which application you are running. You just need to swipe your finger from the left edge and the menu appears giving you the options of Search, Share, Start, Devices and Settings all at one place.
The search itself is very broad-based; when you type in the name of a file you are looking for, the OS searches across apps, stores and even the Internet from just one search window, unlike earlier Windows versions.
Multi-tasking is another winning feature of the Windows 8 OS. You can open two apps at a time and get a split screen view of both together; you can even adjust the display size of both apps, or have both full-screen and toggle between them.
The tab offers more memory space than most tabs with an inbuilt memory of 64 GB expandable via micro SD card. One can also plug in an external hard disk of even 1 TB memory. The Iconia W510 has a micro SD port, a mini USB port and an HDMI port. The charging port is on the detachable screen, so it can be carried for work or travel without the keyboard.
Watch the a hands-on video of the Acer Iconia W510 for view on wwwdotRealReviewsdotIn