Acer Iconia Series
Processor: Intel Core i5 480MGraphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.0 inch
Weight: 2.6kg, 2.73kg, 2.8kg
Price: 1300, 1500 euro
Average of 14 scores (from 25 reviews)
mobility: 65%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 80%, emissions: 84%
Acer Iconia
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer IconiaProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.73kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section Iconia (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 3 scores (from 11 reviews)
Touchbook. The Iconia is the Ferrari in Acer's tablet campaign. We see it rather more as a tank. Weight and size are far from any kind of portable lightness. Nevertheless, the control concept of the foldable tablet works.
Source: CNet
Acer's inventive Iconia laptop falls into that exclusive category we sometimes call executive laptops. 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-touch-screen laptop?
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/29/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% mobility: 60%
Source: Pocket Lint
The Acer Iconia is definitely on trend with tons of social and sharing features built directly into the interface, along with touchscreen capabilities, which makes dragging, dropping, and sharing simple. That said, a touchscreen laptop does pose a certain number of problems when it comes to normal day-to-day procedures. Aside from the coolness of Facebooking on one screen while watching a movie, if you instead decide to type something up, there is a certain learning curve required to master the virtual touchscreen keyboard. The longer the document, the more errors you may make as you begin to rest your hands on letters rather than traditional keyboard space.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/25/2010
Source: T3
Acer is positioning the Iconia as a lifestyle product, with more 10, 7 and 5-inch versions and potentially (although Acer couldn’t confirm this) on other operating systems. At the moment it’s quite hard to see who would buy the Iconia in this incarnation. While we like the Acer Ring interface, at £1400 it’s very expensive and we’re not convinced it adds enough to what is basically a Windows 7 laptop to justify the cost. Our time with the Iconia was brief, but we’ll bring you a full review as soon as possible.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/23/2010
Source: Trusted Reviews
Impressive though the Iconia is, though, we're still struggling to think quite what use it has.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/23/2010
Source: PC Magazin - 6/11
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 05/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/15/2011
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 79% features: 81% display: 68% mobility: 64% ergonomy: 78% emissions: 78%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENperformance mediocre, display and battery runtime deficient
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2011
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENpositive: two displays; negative: battery runtime, weight, dark display
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/29/2011
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/21/2011
Source: Itsvet
HR→ENpositive: workmanship, connections, performance; negaitve: battery runtime
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/02/2011
Acer Iconia-484G64ns
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Iconia-484G64nsProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section Iconia (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Source: Techtree.com
It's not often that you come across a device that offers not one, but two bigger-than-iPad touchscreens, and is capable of running a full-fledged Windows 7 OS and robust productivity applications. Although its touch precision is nowhere near any iOS device, the ICONIA's multitasking ability still gives it an advantage. The dual screens and the Acer Ring application lend the notebook an oomph factor that makes the iPad and other Android tablets look boring. The current issues with the touch interface can be expected to fade away with the arrival of Windows 8. Having said that, the device has its limitations and lacks basics such as an inbuilt card reader. The battery is a downer, and people may not want to spend Rs 70,000 on this device. Long story short, the ICONIA-484G64ns will not replace traditional notebooks any time soon, but makes for a good alternative to the fancy MacBook seen on the CEO's desk.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/16/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 50% performance: 60% features: 60% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Channelpartner.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Pc Tuner
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENexpensive
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/02/2011
Source: Geeks.hu
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENgood speaker sound, weak battery, heavy
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/15/2011
Source: IT.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/21/2011
Acer Iconia-6120
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Acer Iconia-6120Processor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section Iconia (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
Source: Inside HW
Acer’s Iconia 6120 is one of the pioneers that’s here to show how PCs are to be used in the visible future. It’s up to the users to decide whether they’ll reach for the future immediately, or wait for a couple more years.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/23/2011
Source: PC World
Acer would have been much better off equipping the Iconia with a standard physical keyboard and replacing only the touchpad with a fairly high-resolution 4-inch touchscreen. It's good to see Acer trying some aggressive designs, especially ones as aesthetically pleasing as the Iconia's, but as a practical matter it just doesn't make sense to replace the lower deck of a Windows laptop with a touchscreen.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Mobile Tech Review
But for the rest of the world that depends on a keyboard for lots of typing on the road, the Iconia is a harder sell. The on-screen keyboard is very well done, but there’s no way it can compete with a hardware keyboard. And the 6120’s odd lack of Bluetooth mean you can’t even bring a portable folding Bluetooth keyboard with you on the road (unless you get a USB Bluetooth dongle too). Lastly, though some of you think the stylus is so last decade, active digitizers still sell a healthy number of Windows tablets because artists, note-takers, science types who use equations and vertical market workers rely on the pen. The Iconia could have had that market if they’d only included an active digitizer in the upper display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Computer Shopper
No category of computing is bigger and bolder here in early 2011 than touch-interface tablet computers. Some very big players—RIM, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, and others—are all trying to gain a foothold against Apple’s field-leading iPads. 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.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
The Acer Iconia 6120 A laptop with dual-screen laptop is as is a unique and innovative take on multitasking, but the virtual keyboard and Acer's touch software pack aren't ready for prime time.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: Laptop Mag
We've slammed a lot of Windows-based consumer tablets for not taking the touch experience seriously, so Acer deserves some credit for innovating here. The Acer Ring interface on the Iconia 6120 is a cool way to interact with the notebook; the touch keyboard is workable; and SocialJogger represents a fresh way to access social network information in a single place. Still, this notebook is heavy and its battery life is short. And while the apps are interesting, they take a while to load and don't truly take advantage of the unique design. What this notebook is crying out for is software that can better take advantage of the two displays when laid flat, especially games. Overall, the Iconia 6120 is a fresh take on the Windows tablet, but we'd like to see a slimmer design and a wider selection of touch apps.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
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Acer: Acer Incorporated is a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business services for business, government, education, and home users. Acer is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (by sales) after HP and Dell Inc (2007). The company owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally named Multitech, it was founded in 1976. Gateway and Packard Bell are economically connected with Acer. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
14.0: 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.6 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.8 kg:
This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
65.93%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
