Acer Iconia W500 reviews: Windows 7 Home Premium 10.1" Slate Tablet computer

Acer Iconia W500 reviews: Windows 7 Home Premium 10.1" Slate Tablet computer reviews

+ This tablet PC has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on size and weight.

£358 at 1 retailer out of 406 retailers checked

7.8 out of 10 based on 176 reviews.

Acer Iconia W500: Slate tablet with WiFi,1000 GHz Dual Core Processor,2GB of Memory and 32GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. See full product description

Battery life	6.8
Design	7.8
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	7.5
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.8

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Paul, Ongar Business user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Improved the product by upgrading to windows 8
Bad points:: 32GB drive a bit limiting

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Nov 2012

kevin, weymouth General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: full windows 8 capable
Bad points:: battery

Battery life	6.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Jan 2013

Avtar, Letchworth Garden City Business user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Brilliant with windows 8
Bad points:: Heavy and bad battery life

Battery life	7.0
Design	6.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Nov 2012

Mathew, Peterborough Business user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Runs Windows
Great battery life
Nice sized screen
Bad points:: Windows 7 ran quite slow but after Windows 8 upgrade it boots up in seconds!
A lot heavier than most other tablets

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Nov 2012

Russell,

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: Not seen any yet
Bad points:: too heavy, to slow.

Battery life	6.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	2.0
Performance	3.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	4.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Nov 2012

marcelina, Often on the move

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: I cant upgrade MCAFEE antivirus. (there is 2010 version)

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Nov 2012

frank, Londonderry General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very useful as a media centre, and easier to handle than a laptop but with the same capabilities.
Bad points:: I am having difficulties in locating stores or outlets that sell the keyboard, they all seem to be out of stock and I feel it would complete the iconia.

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Nov 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	10.1
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Tablet Type	Slate
Where ‘slate’ tablets are standalone touchscreen computers, ‘convertible’ tablets have keyboards that mean the device can function as a laptop. Once the keyboard is folded away, the screen can then be used as touchscreen. ‘Hybrid’ tablets function similarly to ‘convertible’ tablets but the keyboard and screen can often be completely separated, allowing for more portability.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1000
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	32
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Battery life (Hours)	4
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
Weight (kg)	1.58

Processor series	C-Series
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor brand	AMD
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor number	C50
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Graphics card model number	Radeon HD6250M
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Graphics card brand	AMD
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Chipset series	AMD Hudson M1 (A50M)
Chipset brand	AMD
Width in cm	27.5

Height in cm	19.5
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Height in cm	1.6
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	1.9

Depth in cm	27.5

Video Editing Card	No
Type of hard drive	Flash Hard Drive

TV Output	Yes
TV Card	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Remote control	No
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Type	Tablet

Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Release date	2011-04-19
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
RAM in MB	2048
RAM, which stands for Random Access Memory, is the memory in your computer that allows you to run programs. The more RAM you have, the more programs you can have open without seeing a drop in performance. For light use 512MB should be fine on Windows XP but 1GB or more is preferable in Windows Vista, especially if you plan to listen to your favourite album whilst using Word and browsing the internet at the same time. 512MB of RAM is equal to 0.5GB or Gigabytes. 1024MB of RAM is equal to 1GB or Gigabyte. 2048MB of RAMis equal to 2GB or Gigabytes.