Acer Switch Alpha 12 Review and Specifications

Overview

Acer manages to roll premium body and smart design, better-than-average efficiency, good battery life and an outstanding keyboard into a fairly priced 2-in-1 tablet. The Acer Switch Alpha 12, makes a compelling bargain for folks who need adequate power for performance and gaming but don’t need top-level stylus performance, a stellar display or a great camera.

The Acer Switch Alpha 12 (begins at $650, $800 as tested), company is selling you on complete silence; it’s the first liquid-cooled 2-in-1 laptop available out there on the market. The laptop also ships robust performance and comes with a stunning, vibrant Quad-HD 2160 x 1440 display. Plus, unlike the Surface Pro 4, the Acer Switch Alpha 12 consists of a keyboard cover in the box. Of all the models attempting to compete or improve on the Microsoft Surface’s design, I think this one gets best. The system feels high quality and strong. One of the significant new features of the 2-in-1 is its fanless, liquid-cooled architecture. Sadly, the battery life on this convertible is even shorter than the Surface Pro 4.

Acer Switch Alpha 12

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Acer Switch Alpha 12 – Specifications


Display 12-inch Quad-HD (2160 x 1440 pixels) IPS display
Dimensions 11.5 x 7.9 x .6 inches
Weight 2.82 pounds/ 2.01 pounds without keyboard
Processor 2.3-GHz Intel Core i5-6200U CPU
Operating System Windows 7 Home
RAM 8 GB DDR4
Storage 256 GB Serial ATA/600
Secondary Storage none
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 520
Video Memory shared
Networking
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth Version 4.0
Audio Stereo
Ports
  • 1 micro-SD
  • 1 USB 3.1 with Type-C
  • 1 USB 3.0
  • Combo Headphone/Mic Jack
Optical drive none

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8 Total Score
Summary

The Acer Switch Alpha 12 is a 2-in-1 with liquid cooling, strong performance, and a bright display, but its battery life is too short.

Design
9
Keyboard and TouchPad
8.5
Display
9
Graphics and Audio
8.5
Hardware and Performance
9
Heat
8.5
Battery Life
6.5
PROS
  • Useful ports
  • Bright and vivid display
  • Strong performance
  • Helpful Stylus
CONS
  • Poor battery life
  • Too much bloatware
  • Lackluster front camera
  • Warm back