Desktops and Notebooks: Acer Iconia Tab W500 with Windows Wants To Be Tablet and Netbook
Windows Tablet
Acers Iconia Tab runs the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium on a 10.1-inch touch-screen.
Processing Power
An AMD dual-core processor, coupled with a 32GB solid-state hard drive, powers the tablets programs.
Portrait Mode
Like all tablets, Acers device is capable of displaying content in portrait or landscape modes.
Backing
The Acer tablet features a 1.3-megapixel rear-facing Webcam.??Ã??Ã
Virtual Keyboard
Pictured here is the tablets virtual keyboard.
Accuracy
Some Windows icons and buttons, so easy to click on with a mouse, prove a bit harder to hit with a finger.
Standard Screens
Just because Windows is on a tablet doesnt mean theres not the usual flood of notification screens.
Typing
When it comes time to type, a virtual-keyboard icon appears on the screen.
Unmodified
Programs such as Internet Explorer seem unmodified for the tablet experience.
Keyboard Dock
The Acer tablets keyboard dock.
Connected
The Acer tablet is pictured here connected with the keyboard dock.
Clasps
A set of clasps bind the tablet facedown to the keyboard when not in use, transforming it...
Laptop Lookalike
...into something that looks like a closed laptop.
USB Ports
The side of the keyboard dock, with a view of one of the two USB ports. The tablet unit itself also boasts a USB port.??Ã
Multimedia
Windows Media Player—and any other multimedia programs compatible with Windows—help turn the tablet into a device for playing music and movies.
Alternates
Those who want to work with something other than a touch-screen can manipulate the mouse icon using the keyboard dock.
