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Acer Switch 3 SW312-31-P3FT

Specifications

Acer Switch 3 SW312-31-P3FT
Acer Switch 3 SW312-31-P3FT (Switch 3 Series)
Processor
Intel Pentium N4200 4 x 1.1 - 2.5 GHz, Apollo Lake
Graphics adapter
Memory
4 GB 
Display
12.20 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 181 PPI, glossy: yes
Storage
128 GB eMMC Flash, 128 GB 
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, Card Reader: undefined
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 9.95 x 295 x 201 ( = 0.39 x 11.61 x 7.91 in)
Battery
36 Wh
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Primary Camera: 1 MPix
Secondary Camera: 2 MPix
Weight
877 g ( = 30.94 oz / 1.93 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 75% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 5 reviews)

Reviews for the Acer Switch 3 SW312-31-P3FT

80% Acer Switch 3 Review: Two in one, under half a ton
Source: Toptenreviews English Archive.org version
Acer Switch 3 Review – Choosing a portable computer is getting complicated. A few years ago, you could have a laptop or a tablet. A tablet wouldn’t run Windows, but gave you a small and light device to carry around for email, web browsing, music and so on. A laptop was bigger and heavier, but did the same kinds of things as a desktop PC. Then Microsoft invented the Surface, and it was neither one thing nor the other. Or, as Microsoft would prefer you to believe, it was both.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/23/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Switch 3 (SW312-31) review – modestly priced 2-in-1 with a beautiful screen
Source: Laptop Media English Archive.org version
The Acer Switch 3 (SW312-31) is a tablet that really serves its purpose and nothing more. It seems that the mediocre hardware is justified by the low price and the low-power concept of the device. The Switch 3 sees some direct competition in the face of ASUS Transformer Book T101. Also for almost double the price, you can go for the Dell XPS 12 9250.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/02/2018
70% Acer Switch 3
Source: Trusted Reviews English Archive.org version
Anyone who needs a Surface-style convertible for basic everyday use that won’t break the bank should consider Acer’s Switch 3.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/13/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

Acer Switch 3 SW312-31-P3FT. Pros y contras (584 €)
Source: Ofertaman Spanish ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; high mobility; great built quality; nice connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/13/2017
Ревю на Acer Switch 3 (SW312-31) – достъпен хибрид с прекрасен екран
Source: Laptop.bg BU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Metal case; premium design; solid workmanship; nice display; good ergonomy; high autonomy; decent cooling system. Negative: Weak hardware.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/27/2018

Comment

Intel HD Graphics 505: Integrated low-end graphics adapter with DirectX 12 support, which can be found in some ULV SoCs from the Apollo Lake series.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Pentium N4200: An Apollo Lake family, quad-core, ultra-low-power processor (SoC) that saw the light of day in 2016. Its four CPU cores run at 1.1 GHz to 2.5 GHz; these are not Hyper-Threading-enabled meaning there are no additional threads. This chip has a fairly competent integrated graphics solution, the Intel HD Graphics 505, and eats very little (~6 W). The Pentium N4200 is based on the Goldmont CPU microarchitecture that came to replace Silvermont (2013), bringing with it several welcome improvements. The CPU is Secure Boot-compatible; technically, it will have no issue running 64-bit Windows 11. The average N4200 in our database competes with the Core i5-3339Y, a low-power SoC launched in 2013, in multi-thread performance.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.20":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.


75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2017-12-12 (Update: 2017-12-12)