Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-50XX

Specifications

Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-50XX (Switch 5 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i5-7200U

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 620

Memory

8192 MB 

Display

12 inch 3:2, 2160 x 1440 pixel 216 PPI, glossy: yes

Storage

256 GB SSD

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 DisplayPort, 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): 14 x 293 x 201.8 ( = 0.55 x 11.54 x 7.94 in)

Battery

37 Wh

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Weight

927 g ( = 32.7 oz / 2.04 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Links

Acer homepage
Acer notebook section

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Reviews for the Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-50XX

100% [Test]: Acer Switch 5 256 GB
Source: Alt om Data DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/19/2018
Rating: Total score: 100%

Comment

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

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

7200U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 to 3.1 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

12":

This screen diagoal is quite large for tablets but small for subnotebooks. Some convertibles are also represented with that size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

0.927 kg:

Mainly, bigger-sized tablets and convertibles weigh as much.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

100%: This notebook model is regarded by the reviewers to be exceptionally good. There hardly exist laptops, which are rated so good. If this rating can be taken seriously, this is a clear recommendation for purchase.

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