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Acer Iconia Tab W500

Based on 34 reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

4
Average:

10
Bad:

16

Pros

Comes with a keyboard dock, More powerful than a netbook, Good screen and speakers.
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 has a clever design that allows you to detach its Netbook-like screen for use as a standalone tablet.
Unique design; runs standard Windows apps; handy removable keyboard; sharp screen with good viewing angles; SSD is fast.
Speedy performance; great-sounding speakers; bright, color-rich display; keyboard-dock included

Cons

Huge bezel, Heavy and thick even for a Windows tablet, Small, 32GB hard drive.
The keyboard dock is a pain to connect or disconnect; you can't simply fold it shut like a laptop; and there's no touch pad, only a trackpoint stick.
Weak processor. Small SSD. User experience diminishes without the keyboard.
Windows 7 not optimised for Tablet computers; virtual keyboard is clunky; SSD offers little storage space; won't play 720p HD videos.
Pricey; heavy; slow app-load times; poor battery life; subpar video capture

By TechRadar on September 03, 2012

Although the Acer Iconia W700 is the powerhouse of Acer's Windows 8 tablet range, the Iconia W510 is surely what Acer will sell more of. It'll be available in a 3G version as well as Wi-Fi only. The W510 is an Asus Transformer-like 10.1-incher,...

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By Mobile88 on July 11, 2012

The Acer Iconia Tab W500 is an interesting hybrid device that tries to be both a Tablet and netbook. The problem is that it doesn't really excel as one or the...

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By PCWorld on June 09, 2012

The included keyboard dock gives this tablet the flexibility to imitate a laptop, but it also introduces considerable...

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By cnet on December 06, 2011

The Acer Iconia Tab W500 works in several potentially good ideas, undone by half-baked physical design that makes it needlessly frustrating to...

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By HardwareZone.com on August 24, 2011

Are there just too many tablets in the market? Judging from the recent lineup, that’s a definite yes. Acer is just one of the many companies that have jumped onto the bandwagon. The good thing is they embraced this growing market early and tried...

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By DigitalVersus on July 06, 2011

With low battery life, an inappropriate OS and problematic tablet / keyboard fixture, this Acer Iconia Tab W500 hasn't quite come through as a successful hybrid tablet as far as we're concerned. The flexibility of Windows 7 may well attract some...

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By PC Mag on June 30, 2011

The Acer Iconia Tab W500-BZ467 has the best Windows experience we've seen on a tablet, thanks to its docking keyboard. Lose that and the Iconia Tab loses a lot of its appeal. Buy it...

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By Gadget Guy Australia on June 10, 2011

Acer has released not one but two new tablets into the fray recently. One, the Iconia A500, is a standard Android 3.0 tablet, very similar to the Motorola Xoom and Asus Eee Pad in form and function. The unusual release is the W500, however, a tablet...

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By Computeractive on May 25, 2011

A cheap-looking tablet that's further hampered by having the wrong operating system...

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By NotebookCheck on May 20, 2011

The Acer Iconia Tab W500 tries to fuse the advantages of a tablet with those of a conventional netbook. This has only been achieved to a part. While the performance data, the docking concept and the battery life is basically impressive, the high...

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