Though slightly smaller than full-size keys, they make for an uncramped layout. The keys are slightly wobbly, however, and the mechanism under them is stiff, with the result that about 1 in 20 of my key presses failed to register.
Since the tablet sits forward on the dock, the keyboard goes all the way to the front edge of the dock, leaving no room for a trackpad. A little trackstick in the middle of the keyboard provides a way to push the cursor around; alternatively, you can poke at the touchscreen with your hand.
The mouse buttons are small and sit on the front edge of the keyboard. The left click is well positioned for pressing with your thumb, but the latch for closing the keyboard to the screen sits between the left and right clicks, which pushes the right button too far to the side for convenient pressing.
Since the dock holds the screen on a foldout USB port, the angle of attachment is fixed. In performance, the Iconia Tab W definitely feels like a step up from the mostly Intel Atom-based tablets.
Programs launch faster than on Atom-based models, and switching among apps is faster. Web pages load more quickly and scroll more smoothly. Video playback is better, too. With this tablet, I could just let the video run and enjoy watching it rather than enduring 30 seconds of glitchy performance just to see how well it played. All of the videos we tested, from p rips to Netflix to YouTube, played smoothly. I could comfortably listen from across the room without having to ratchet up the volume to its maximum setting.
Windows 7 was not designed for touch, and navigating it by finger can be frustrating. Here, you pull up the ring by tapping five fingers on the screen. The apps then pop up around a central ring of shortcuts and utilities, and you can select your destination from there.
The central ring includes a link to Acer games, a calculator, a camera app, the Windows snipping tool, a disk-cleaning utility useful on the tiny 32GB SSD , and a syncing tool.
My Journal collects clippings of Web pages taken from the Touch Browser, and lets you scribble on them with a finger or a capacitive stylus. The Clear. It also supports streaming video from YouTube or Facebook. Regrettably, none of the several YouTube videos I tried would play; instead, I got an error message saying that Clear. The Acer Iconia Tab W is great for someone who wants the familiarity of Windows, or who wants to do Windows-based work occasionally.
This tablet is faster than an average netbook, and you can remove the screen and use it as a responsive touch tablet. Pros More powerful than a netbook Comes with a keyboard dock Good screen and speakers. There are tablets, and then there are tablet PCs. Do you know the difference? Tablets like the iPad use a mobile operating system and touchscreen.
Tablet PCs like the Axiotron Modbook are more equivalent to the notebooks with which we're familiar, as they support desktop operating systems and rely on a digital pen in lieu of a mouse. Vanilla tablets continue gaining momentum.
They're small. They're sexy. They're generally fast-enough for basic content consumption. But the underlying software infrastructure is a continuous source of frustration for many people. The iPad limits me to apps from the official Apple App Store. If you're not willing to compromise on software compatibility, dipping your toe into the tablet pool is going to be a chilling experience. The only way to enjoy a similar form factor without trading out your favorite applications is to slide into the more comfortable jacuzzi of tablet PC bliss.
Despite a promising introduction by Microsoft, these mobile computers are really pretty rare, which is somewhat surprising given their simultaneous portability and interoperability with Windows-based programs. The performance of a tablet PC is limited only by the hardware a vendor can cram inside. The latest Windows-based tablet comes from Asus. Dubbed the Eee Slate, it offers something different for those of you tired with all the iPad and Android-based tablet talk.
Topics Asus. See all comments Looks good but IMO,Win7 isn't designed for touch screens. Intel HD graphics..
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