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Click to EnlargeUsing the Windows 8 camera app, the rear-facing 8-MP camera on the Iconia W510 was slow to take photos. The W510 would make a shutter sound, but wouldn't actually snap a photo until about a second later. As a result, we shot many blurry pictures before we realized what was happening. Outdoor shots were generally crisp and colors, such as the yellow of a taxicab, were bright, but indoors, there was a persistent graininess and white cast.
Click to EnlargePhotos we took of ourselves using the front-facing camera, which can take 2.1-MP stills, were grainy and lacked color, but at least the camera was fast.
The rear camera can record video up to 1080p in resolution. A video we shot of traffic driving by a New York street corner was smooth and colors bright, but the camera had some difficulty when panning from a bright sky to the darker sidewalks.
The front camera, too, can record 1080p video; as with stills, moving images were also on the grainy side.
Click to EnlargeBloatware is starting to creep onto Windows 8 with battery like Dell Latitude D510 Ac Adapter, Dell Latitude D410 Ac Adapter, Dell Latitude D520 Ac Adapter, Dell Latitude D810 Ac Adapter, Dell Latitude D820 Ac Adapter, Dell Precision M20 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron B130 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron B120 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9400 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9300 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron 9200 Ac Adapter, Dell Inspiron 8600 Ac Adapter systems, but the apps on the W510 are more useful than not. These include Acer Explorer, a portal for users to discover apps and get tutorials and support from Acer. Also here is Evernote, Kindle, Skitch, 7digital (a music app), ChaCha, Netflix, iCookbook, TuneIn, StumbleUpon, SocialJogger, newsXpresso and Skype.
While its name may suggest cloud storage and/or backup, the AcerCloud app lets you remotely access content stored on the W510 from another PC or Android device. You can access music, photos, videos and files even if the W510 is in sleep mode.
Our review configuration of the Acer W510-1422 costs $749, and has a 1.5-GHz Intel Atom Z2760 with 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD and a keyboard dock. The starting configuration (W510-1674; $499) has the same processor and RAM, but a 32GB SSD and no keyboard dock. A $599 version (W510-1666) increases the storage to 64GB, but does not include the keyboard. Finally, a $799 version (W510P) has the same configuration as our review unit, but comes with Windows 8 Professional and a two-year warranty.
Verdict
Click to EnlargeThe Acer Iconia W510 is a fairly attractive tablet that can double as a notebook, offering a design that makes it easy to change modes, plus a comfortable keyboard and very long battery life. The fact that you can get more than 15 hours of endurance with the keyboard dock alone will cause some to look this Acer's way. The W510 also has a leg up on the Microsoft Surface RT and Vivo Tab RT in that it can run traditional desktop programs.
However, for $749, you're getting netbooklike performance. Depending on the tasks you perform on a daily basis, the W510 might not be powerful enough to be your everyday PC. Those looking for a larger display may want to step up to the 11-inch HP Envy x2 ($849), which is also Atom-powered, but is more of a laptop than a tablet because of its size. But if you like the idea of owning a lightweight Windows 8-powered hybrid that can run desktop programs as well as apps downloaded from the Windows 8 store, the W510 is a solid choice.
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