Acer Aspire R7 review

Acer just announced theAspire R7, a unusual hybrid of a desktop all-in-one particular, laptop computer, and a pill that was formerly teased in some marketing Star Trek commercials. It is honestly actually, really bizarre.

We constantly expected that Windows eight would lead to some genuinely strange convertible touchscreen units, but the Aspire R7 is a entire new kind of crazy. The very first thing you’ll discover about the Aspire R7 is that Acer seems to have neglected how laptops are manufactured. The trackpad sits guiding the keyboard, which is a little bit perplexing right up until you understand that Acer does not actually want you to use the trackpad at all.

That’s since the Aspire R7 has some thing named an Ezel hinge that presents the fifteen.six touchscreen show an remarkable degree of flexibility. You can lie the fifteen-inch, 1080p touchscreen exhibit completely flat with the unit, turning the Aspire R7 into an outsized tablet. You can also angle the display so that it sits flush with the keyboard and handles the trackpad fully. I’m truthfully not certain why the trackpad is there in the 1st place.

As a entire, the Aspire R7 would seem to be extremely properly constructed. It is made of some sort of aluminum-like substance, and there is virtually no flex to the system. On the other hand, it’s quite large and extremely heavy, which indicates that it will not be very portable. It’s most likely one particular of the nicest parts of hardware Acer has ever created. But I don’t know who would use some thing as nuts as this.

Other important specs for the R7 include:

   Intel Main i5 one.8GHz processor, with Turbo Boost to 2.7GHz
   6GB Of DDR3 RAM
   500GB SATA HD, paired with a 24GB SSD
   Intel HD Graphics 4000
   HD webcam with dual mics
   2 USB 3, 1 USB 2 ports
   5.3 lbs and 1.1-inches thin

Acer also declared the Aspire P3, an ultra e-book convertible with a removable exhibit, and the Iconia A1, a 7.nine inch Android pill. But it’s the Aspire R7 that stole the demonstrate below. It’ll be offered for sale exclusively at Ideal Purchase retail places starting May possibly 17th, and can be pre-ordered now at the Ideal Buy on-line store for $999.

(and a friendly shout out to Stefan in excess of at LaptopMemo, who was variety sufficient to allow me borrow his digicam for these shots)