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    Acer Iconia- Have you tried/own it or know of good end-user reviews of it?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Ordacle, Apr 21, 2011.

  1. Ordacle

    Ordacle Notebook Guru

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    After reading both LaptopMag's and NotebookCheck's reviews, I am intrigued by this touch laptop. What I am lacking are opinions from actual end-users regarding how it handles itself as a primary computer in a variety of situations like :

    * How comfortable the virtual keyboard is for an average daily writing workload (writing documents, social networking, e-mailing, etc).

    * What (if any) interesting uses are made of the dual screen setup.

    * Overall snappiness for office tasks, light gaming and multimedia usage.

    *Anything else you can think of.

    Do you have an empirical opinion on these subjects or know where can I find a few?
     
    Ordacle, Apr 21, 2011
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  2. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    I haven't seen one yet, but somebody here Acer probably has.

    Bronsky :cool:
     
    Bronsky, Apr 21, 2011
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    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    I struggle to see the utility of the touch keyboard. How can you type without looking at the keyboard? Clearly the home keys + sliding your fingers across adjacent letters cannot work in that world.

    Wonderful looking but problematic in use. Now... if they did something else...
     
    nicksti, Apr 21, 2011
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    Sxooter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Plus they apparently used pretty mediocre screens for the bottom panel, so you get poor viewing angles on the virtual keyboard which make it very hard to see. It would have been far better to make it convertable like the 1215T Asus or the other touchpad type machines. Having two screens makes it unecessarily heavy and locks you into a touch screen for typing all the time. It seems like an interesting experiment, but not one I'm interested in paying well over $1k for.
     
    Sxooter, Apr 21, 2011
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  5. iconian

    iconian Newbie

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    I got mine about 3 days ago and still getting used to it. The keyboard is strange, but same it was when I got the iphone or the BlackBerry Pearl.
    The screens though, are not that bad, except the bottom screen that is a bit blurry. Not sure if it is a problem with mine or general.
     
    iconian, Apr 21, 2011
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  6. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Anybody got one of these yet.

    Is the case made of aluminium or plastic, I have googled and one review says aluminium but he might have had a pre-release version, I cannot find any other mention of what it is made off.

    Below is the review that says it`s made of aluminium.

    Thanks for any help.

    Exploring the Acer Iconia Tab W500?s Dockable Goodness
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Apr 22, 2011
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  7. Ordacle

    Ordacle Notebook Guru

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    Bronsky: thanks for the suggestion, but a Google site search turns only a few instances of the Iconia tablets, and no mention of the 6120. I wold rather avoid creating a membership on a forum for a single specific question.

    nicksti: good points, and more reasons why I would like opinions on people who had a chance to use it for an extended period of time.

    Sxooter: really? Do you have some linkage on this alleged bottom screen issue? I would like to read more about it.

    iconian: thanks for replying. :)
    Please keep posting your experiences with the 6120 here, particularly regarding your findings about the bottom screen but also (if you can) regarding the questions asked in the OP.
     
    Ordacle, Apr 23, 2011
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  8. Sxooter

    Sxooter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Look up the review on notebookcheck for it. they mention that the viewing angles when using it as a keyboard result in bad inversion and pretty poor display.
     
    Sxooter, Apr 24, 2011
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  9. Ordacle

    Ordacle Notebook Guru

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    Yeah, as mentioned in the OP I already read both that and LaptopMag's. What I am needing now is impressions from actual users. Hopefully iconian can tell us a bit more.
     
    Ordacle, Apr 24, 2011
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  10. Ordacle

    Ordacle Notebook Guru

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    iconian, have you been able to try yours a bit more extensively?
     
    Ordacle, Apr 29, 2011
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  11. Iconia

    Iconia Newbie

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    Anybody have any thoughts on this laptop. I just got mine and the build quality on this laptop is absolutely superb. It looks amazing but I wonder if its practical however. I'm still learning how to use the touchscreen keyboard and can tell you I would not want to have to write a 2 page letter using it.

    I do want to upgrade the memory and put 8gb of ddr3 inside. Would pny brand be ok? It is on sale for $70 for two 4GB sticks.
     
    Iconia, May 3, 2011
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    luxy931 Newbie

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    At Newegg : PNY Optima 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model MN4096SD3-1066 PNY Optima 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model MN4096SD3-1066 at:$42.99 but I suggest you to put Kingston or Corsair.
     
    luxy931, May 4, 2011
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  13. Ordacle

    Ordacle Notebook Guru

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    Has no one else tried this then?
     
    Ordacle, May 6, 2011
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