Acer Iconia 6120 - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

4

Pros:

Dual multitouch screens offer unique capabilities, Stylish design.
Unique dualscreen design, Windows OS extensions from Microsoft and Acer make good use of dual screens, touch features, Interesting collection of touchenabled applications, Decent CPU performance, Included multiformat memory card reader.
Innovative dual-touchscreen design; virtual keyboard work better than expected; enough CPU power for everyday tasks.

Cons:

Uses lastgen Intel processor, Poor battery life, Soft keyboard slows typing.
Large, heavy, and expensive, Poor battery life, No recovery disks included, No internal optical drive, Very poor graphics performance, Lots of bloatware

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Dual multitouch screens offer unique capabilities, Stylish design
Unique dualscreen design, Windows OS extensions from Microsoft and Acer make good use of dual screens, touch features, Interesting collection of touchenabled applications, Decent CPU performance, Included multiformat memory card reader
Innovative dual-touchscreen design; virtual keyboard work better than expected; enough CPU power for everyday tasks
Dual screens equals lots of screen real estate. Innovative touch software bundle. Reasonably priced. USB 3.0 port included. Its TouchBrowser utilizes both screens
Innovative touch software, Easy-to-use virtual keyboard, Strong overall performance, Quality webcam
Unique two-screen design; customizable virtual keyboard; good performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Uses lastgen Intel processor, Poor battery life, Soft keyboard slows typing
Large, heavy, and expensive, Poor battery life, No recovery disks included, No internal optical drive, Very poor graphics performance, Lots of bloatware
Virtual keyboard has a hint of a lag; virtual touchpad is needlessly small; saddled with last year's Intel CPUs
Virtual keyboard will anger and flummox most typists. Big and heavy for a tablet or laptop. Bottom screen is hard to use under a bright light. Media card slot reader is an external USB attachment. Gesture editor and number of other utilities are too BETA
Short battery life, Touch apps slow to load, No SD Card slot, Heavy
Too big and heavy for traditional tablet-use scenarios; poor battery life; very hard to touch-type on

Expert reviews and ratings

Though Acer did a decent job with the touch features, replacing the lower deck with a touchscreen is a poor trade-off....

By PCWorld on May 02, 2011

Although we strive for objectivity here at Benchmark Reviews, please remember that each author perceives these points differently, and our conclusions and recommendations will necessarily differ from others. Also, prices can fluctuate and designs...

By Benchmark Reviews on April 26, 2011

Unlike a lot of other unique proof-of-concept laptops, the Acer Iconia is fun to use and largely works as advertised. But it has a hard time answering the most frequent question we hear about it: Why would anyone need a dual-touchscreen laptop?...

By CNET Asia on April 04, 2011

The Acer Iconia 6120 is a unique and innovative take on multitasking, but the virtual keyboard and Acer's touch software pack aren't ready for prime time. Buy it...

By PC Mag on April 01, 2011

Sporting dual 14-inch touchscreens and innovative software, the Acer Iconia 6120 makes Windows more touch-friendly, but its bulk and short battery life are...

By LaptopMag on March 28, 2011

This device's dual 14-inch LCDs make for an unusual hybrid of notebook and tablet, but its design and battery life simply demand too many compromises....

By Computer Shopper on March 01, 2011

The absolute torrent of tablet PCs and touch-sensitive smartphones is a clear indicator of which way this industry is going to follow in the near future. After years of research and hard work, this way of user interaction has been brought to...

By InsideHW on July 23, 2011

Oftentimes press releases from the major manufacturers can feel like fluff: "We refreshed our notebook line again this year, new processors, etc." But every so often one of them lets a maniac into their design department, and we get something fairly...

By AnandTech on March 29, 2011

retour au sommaireL'Iconia est une vitrine technologique, c'est indéniable. Les nombreuses innovations au niveau de l'interface tactile et les multiples fonctionnalités qu'elle autorise indiquent clairement qu'Acer ne...

By Clubic on April 21, 2011

Vom Konzept her ist das 1500 Euro teure Acer Iconia ausgesprochen innovativ, sobald man sich an die Touchscreen-Bedienung gewöhnt hat. Das Tippen funktioniert erstaunlich gut und die eigenen Apps sind durchdacht. Die Akkulaufzeit und auch die...

By Magnus.de on April 11, 2011

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