Acer Aspire R7 review

Acer just introduced theAspire R7, a unusual hybrid of a desktop all-in-a single, laptop, and a pill that was earlier teased in some advertising Star Trek commercials. It’s truthfully actually, genuinely unusual.

We always anticipated that Windows 8 would direct to some genuinely strange convertible touchscreen devices, but the Aspire R7 is a total new kind of crazy. The initial factor you will discover about the Aspire R7 is that Acer would seem to have forgotten how laptops are manufactured. The trackpad sits driving the keyboard, which is a bit perplexing till you recognize that Acer doesn’t truly want you to use the trackpad at all.

That is since the Aspire R7 has something known as an Ezel hinge that presents the fifteen.6 touchscreen screen an wonderful degree of adaptability. You can lie the 15-inch, 1080p touchscreen exhibit completely flat with the unit, turning the Aspire R7 into an oversized tablet. You can also angle the show so that it sits flush with the keyboard and handles the trackpad totally. I’m actually not certain why the trackpad is there in the very first area.

As a complete, the Aspire R7 would seem to be extremely effectively developed. It is manufactured of some kind of aluminum-like materials, and there is almost no flex to the gadget. On the other hand, it is quite large and quite large, which indicates that it won’t be extremely transportable. It’s most likely a single of the nicest parts of hardware Acer has ever developed. But I do not know who would use one thing as insane as this.

Other essential specs for the R7 consist of:

   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 introduced the Aspire P3, an ultra ebook convertible with a removable show, and the Iconia A1, a seven.nine inch Android pill. But it is the Aspire R7 that stole the display right here. It’ll be offered for sale completely at Best Acquire retail locations commencing May seventeenth, and can be pre-purchased now at the Greatest Purchase on-line retailer for $999.

(and a helpful shout out to Stefan over at LaptopMemo, who was variety ample to let me borrow his camera for these shots)