The speakers fire from the bottom edge (when held in landscape mode). The tablet has stereo speakers that are decently loud for an 11" tablet, and they don't distort terribly at high volumes. It has a front 720p webcam and a passable rear 5MP camera with no flash. It has a single USB 3.0 port, 3.5mm audio and micro HDMI but no SD card slot. It's a clean, straight-sided design and despite the slim design and metal casing it doesn't get unbearably hot. The tablet has an aluminum casing and it's hard to tell apart from the W700 (hint, it's a hair thinner). That makes it hard to recommend the Aspire P3 over Acer's W700. That's just $100 less than the more capable Acer Iconia W700 that has a full HD display, a faster CPU and longer battery life. Our 1.5GHz Core i5 model with 4 gigs of RAM and the 120 gig SSD lists for $899.
The tablet and case together weigh 3 pounds, and the tablet alone weighs 1.74 pounds, which is a bit lighter than the 2.1 pound Acer W700. The tablet snaps into the back section of the case but there's no release lever, so it takes a bit of fiddling and prying to get it out, not unlike hard plastic smartphone cases that wrap around the sides. It's a Bluetooth keyboard attached to a black faux leather case that's attractive and sufficiently protective. Like Microsoft Surface Pro and Acer's own W700, it has Ultrabook internals, so it can easily handle MS Office, web, streaming video and photo editing.Īcer includes a keyboard case that's reminiscent of the more robust models available for the iPad. Inside you'll find 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM and a 120 gig SSD drive. The Aspire P3 runs Windows 8 64 bit on a 1.5GHz Intel Core i5-3339Y dual core CPU and it has a 1366 x 768 IPS multi-touch display. In fact, they've switched from the Iconia tablet branding to the Aspire notebook brand, yet the Aspire P3 is the near clone of the Acer Iconia W700 11.6" Windows 8 tablet. In Chief (twitter: trying to confuse us: they call the new Acer Aspire P3 an Ultrabook when it's actually a Windows 8 tablet with a keyboard case. What's Not: Acer's own Iconia W700 offers stronger features for a similar price, slightly lesser performance from Intel Core i5 Y series CPU, sorry no Haswell yet. What's Hot: Pleasing IPS display, decent battery life, sturdy aluminum construction, competitive pricing. Home > Tablet Reviews & Notebook Reviews > Acer Aspire P3
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