Acer Aspire Switch 11 V (SW5-173P)

72% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nice price. Attractive 1080p In-Plane Switching (IPS) display. All-around speed improvement over its predecessor. Very good performance in most of our tests.

Deceptively heavy for its size, especially the plastic dock.

Conclusion Though some aspects of the Acer Aspire Switch 11 V's physical design could stand to be improved, its performance and high-quality display are highlights. Across the board, it's faster than the similarly priced or less expensive competition,...

Can be used as both a laptop and a slate tablet. Versatile magnetic hinge. Full 1080p HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen. No bloatware. Nice price

Top-heavy. Weak volume on speakers. Aggressive adaptive brightness

The Acer Aspire Switch 11 (SW5-171-325N) ($649.99) is a midrange detachable-hybrid tablet made to give you maximum flexibility from a touch-screen Windows 8.1 system. When docked, it acts like a clamshell-style laptop, but when detached, the system...

Strong magnetic docking hinge,; Bright, accurate display with wide viewing angles,; Speedy hard drive,; Comfortable full-size keyboard ; Relatively short battery life,; Stiff, jumpy touchpad ; The Acer Aspire Switch 11 V is an affordable 2-in-1 hybrid...

Relatively short battery life,; Stiff, jumpy touchpad ; The Acer Aspire Switch 11 V is an affordable 2-in-1 hybrid that offers solid power and a fantastic display, but we wish it offered more battery life.

The Acer Aspire Switch 11 V is an affordable 2-in-1 hybrid that offers solid power and a fantastic display, but we wish it offered more battery life.

Solid graphics and overall performance; Fast transfer speeds; Full-size, comfortable keyboard ; Bulky, top-heavy design; Poor Start button placement; Below-average battery life; Quiet, flat audio ; The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is a 2-in-1 hybrid that...

Bulky, top-heavy design; Poor Start button placement; Below-average battery life; Quiet, flat audio ; The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is a 2-in-1 hybrid that offers solid power and performance for the money, but short battery life and a top-heavy design hold...

The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is a 2-in-1 hybrid that offers solid power and performance for the money, but short battery life and a top-heavy design hold it back.

high-quality, solid casing, swift SATA SSD, storage capacity with HDD, IPS screen with wide viewing angles, USB 3.0, fast HDD in dock, high brightness in AC mode

keyboard's hard feedback, comparatively short battery life, slightly dimmed brightness in battery mode, poor webcam / microphone, risk of falling: tablet sometimes accidentally unlocks from dock

A total rating of 76% does not seem to point to a premium convertible; the older Switch 11 Pro (128 GB + HDD dock) achieved the same rating. Rivals like Asus' Transformer Book T300 Chi convertible hold tight to a rating of 83% and block the top lists....

Acer has a winner with its new Aspire Switch 11. This laptop is attractive to behold, and the screen quality is excellent. Both of these are coupled with a solid design allowing the machine to be the best of both worlds — when using it as a laptop,...

IPS Full HD monitor, noiseless use, two USB slots

Only a 12-month warranty

With a price of just about 600 Euros (~$690), the Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171-31U3 is about 300 Euros (~$350) cheaper than the Core i5 sister model, which we have also recently tested. The Core i3 processor offers more than enough performance for everyday...

Fast SATA-SSD, Storage capacity with HDD, IPS panel with wide viewing angles, Two type A USB ports, Digitizer pen included

Feedback of the keyboard, Comparatively short battery runtimes, Brightness reduced on battery power, Clouding at the edges, Poor webcam/microphone, Slow HDD in the dock

Acer’s Aspire Switch 11 Pro with a keyboard dock is an ambitious project. The identical chassis is supposed to attract users in different price ranges from 400, 600 up to 900 Euros (~$454, ~$682 to ~$1023), which is realized with different CPU, memory...

looks fine and it's sturdy built; packs a good screen; fast enough for daily chores, but not much more; fast wireless; excellent price

noisy keyboard and trackpad; runs warm; somewhat bulky and heavy for an 11-inch device; the screen isn't properly calibrated out of the box; slow SSD in certain scenarios

At the end of the day, I believe