Acer Switch 7

Solid build quality ; Excellent productivity performance ; Decent entry-level gaming for a tablet ; Class-leading display

Disappointing battery life ; Kickstand is overly complicated and fussy ; Pen is smaller than we like

The Switch 7 Black Edition is an odd machine. It’s a bona fide detachable tablet, complete with its (slightly over-engineered) kickstand and slate format with good pen support. It’s also very powerful, both in terms of its modern CPU and its...

Sleek body and sharp display. Fanless design with discrete graphics. Clever kickstand. Included stylus. Comfortable detachable keyboard. In-glass finger sensor.

High starting price point. Build doesn't feel quite as premium as the Surface Pro.

We'll put the Switch 7 Black Edition through its paces in our labs once it's available for testing, which will allow us to get a better idea of its battery life (Acer predicts up to 10 hours) and its 3D capability, but it's a very promising first look.

The Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is a ultra-powerful portable 2-in-1 with heaps of exciting features, such as discrete graphics, an embedded under-glass fingerprint scanner, integrated stylus, 8th gen Intel Core i7 power and a super-sharp screen...

Costs less than a similarly configured Surface Pro, and includes liquid cooling, an Nvidia GPU and a "smart" kickstand. Keyboard cover and stylus are included in the price.

The fanless system gets hot when using the GPU for games. It's much heavier than other detachable PCs.

The Acer Switch 7 Black Edition packs a lot inside a fanless slim tablet frame, including liquid cooling and a GPU, but most importantly, doesn't charge extra for a keyboard and stylus.