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Acer Switch 3 SW312-31P

Specifications

Acer Switch 3 SW312-31P
Acer Switch 3 SW312-31P (Switch 3 Series)
Processor
Intel Pentium N4200 4 x 1.1 - 2.5 GHz, Apollo Lake
Graphics adapter
Memory
4 GB 
Display
12.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 189 PPI, glossy: yes
Storage
64 GB eMMC Flash, 64 GB 
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 DisplayPort
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 16 x 295 x 201 ( = 0.63 x 11.61 x 7.91 in)
Battery
4670 mAh
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Weight
1.2 kg ( = 42.33 oz / 2.65 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 68.5% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 55%, features: - %, display: 80% mobility: 85%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Acer Switch 3 SW312-31P

60% Acer Switch 3 review: Cheap, capable, underwhelming
Source: It Pro English Archive.org version
The Switch 3 has been a difficult device to review. It offers great value for money for those looking for a capable 2-in-1 experience, but who've been put off by the exorbitant costs normally associated with the market. It's a solid, well-built machine, with a decent battery life and a good 1080p screen, and performs perfectly well as a business machine.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/13/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

Surface-Clone für 400 Euro
Source: Tech Stage German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/29/2018
77% Review: Acer Switch 3 (SW312-31P)
Source: Techzine Dutch NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/22/2017
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 55% display: 80% mobility: 85% workmanship: 80%

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.


12.00":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

» 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.


68.5%: 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, 2017-10- 2 (Update: 2017-10- 2)