Comments on: Video look at Acer’s W510 Windows 8 tablet. Better than Windows RT?

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:17:50 +0000

So a couple of things realjjj.

You’re correct, I didn’t discuss any other platforms but that shouldn’t surprise, based on the title of the post. This was simply to share my thoughts on an Intel Atom Windows 8 device that’s comparable in price to a Windows RT device. To me it’s about value.

For roughly the same money, I can get past a big Windows RT limitation: Installing Windows apps. And with the same or better battery life; one of the big draws of Windows RT on ARM.

Other commenters have dismissed your thoughts playing games, so I won’t go there except to say this device isn’t meant for high-end PC games. Nor is RT for that matter.

As far as the sponsored post question: no, this is not a sponsored post. I’ve been reviewing devices publicly for a decade and all opinions are my own as an end user and consumer. This review device was loaned to me by Acer — Intel isn’t involved at all — and will go back to them when the review period is over.

By: JM

JM — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:02:02 +0000

I have an Asus Vivo Tab RT and with the free dock (I purchased mine for $499 in November) and I get 14+ hours with the dock. I also have an HP Pavillion DM1 that I use for the more serious work I need to do as well as gaming, but I find that the RT tablet handles most of everything. I am looking forward to buying a Pro tablet but waiting for something that has an AMD apu. The Atom is not enough to sway me towards the W510, and having a Core i5 or i7 but stuck with just as pathetic video performance as an Atom based tablet with worse battery life and the added cost is the main reason I use both. the Both are portable enough to fit in one bag is their only saving grace. Once a great AMD tablet with dock comes out I will then be glad to carry only one computer in my bag.

By: Steven L

Steven L — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:58:41 +0000

Actually, you get Connected Standby with Atom-based Win8 tablets, just not the Core-based ones.

By: alexmedawayhasleftthebuilding

alexmedawayhasleftthebuilding — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:56:59 +0000

i totally want that

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:40:29 +0000

Bingo! That was the point I was trying to make but you did it better. ;)

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:28:13 +0000

Will the new Atom as powerful as the Core 2 Duo from a couple years ago?

Also, has anyone tried the HP Elitepad 900?

By: Alfred Soyemi

Alfred Soyemi — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:27:58 +0000

A 64GB RT 64 GB with Black Touch Cover sold for $699 as a package at MS Store, Acer W510 64GB with Keyboard Dock as a package seels for $709 at Pro-vantage.
At $10 more the acer has the following advantages:
9 Hrs extra battery life, Can do everything the RT can do, while the RT can not all what the W510 can do.
The RT on the other habd come pre-loaded with MS Office (The $100 suite) which the W510 does not come with.
So, If we add comparable office suite to W510, the price comes to: $810, problem is, we can not upgrade RT with extra 9Hrs battery pack to match (if we make un-informed assumption that we can upgrade the RT’s battery pack, it will not cost less than consevative $100 which brings its proce to almost $800) and still the W510 can run absolutely everything that the RT can run, while the RT can not run tons of what the W510 can run.
I will dare to say the W510 has better value than the RT (I am not saying the RT is a bad device in its own right, But comparatively between both of them, I’ll take the W510)

By: Luscious

Luscious — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:06:11 +0000

You CAN play PC games on an Atom:

http://lgponthemove.blogspot.com/2011/08/tech-tips-gaming-on-atom-n570.html

I do video encoding/transcoding work with my netbook, run Cool Edit Pro, have full Office installed, use Streets & Trips with GPS… Please define “serious work”?

Surface PRO runs Civilization V in DX10 mode on max settings.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:58:38 +0000

I hate the new site ui, why couldn’t you keep the old ui for laptop/desktop users and roll out the new ui for tablet/mobile users?

Anyhow does the tablet get warm and how well does the cameras perform?

By: S. Kyle Davis

S. Kyle Davis — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:50:58 +0000

Was there a real question in there somewhere? If you are trying to play desktop games on a tablet, you are missing the point. Talk about not taking things in context. It can run tablet games really well, actually. I own one and love mine. Occasional Atom driver issues aside, I love it. As a tablet+, it is a good device. The 32GB is the same price as the iPad or note 10.1, and I am very glad I picked it over them!!