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Iconia Tab A510 teardown reveals positives and negatives for DIY repair

May 30, 2012 12:50pm PDT

During his teardown of the Acer Iconia Tab A510, Bill Detwiler found a good-sized battery, individually-replaceable components, and lots of yellow tape.

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Acer Aspire S3 Teardown: Good hardware, lackluster construction

January 5, 2012 6:36pm PST

The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is thin, light and feature rich. But, its build quality and battery life are less than one expects in a premium laptop.

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Acer Iconia Tab A100 teardown: Lots of tech crammed into 7" case

November 2, 2011 9:35am PDT

The 7" Acer Iconia Tab A100 looks a lot like the 10" Iconia Tab A500, both inside and out. Unfortunately, the similarities aren't all good.

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Acer Iconia Tab A100 teardown: Lots of tech crammed into 7" case

November 2, 2011 9:35am PDT

The 7" Acer Iconia Tab A100 looks a lot like the 10" Iconia Tab A500, both inside and out. Unfortunately, the similarities aren't all good.

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Acer Iconia Tab teardown: Easy-to-service, 3G-ready

August 17, 2011 9:23am PDT

The Acer Iconia Tab has a stylish exterior, but the Android tablet also has a removable back cover, replaceable battery, and 3G-ready internal design.

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Acer Iconia Tab teardown: Easy-to-service, 3G-ready

August 17, 2011 9:23am PDT

The Acer Iconia Tab has a stylish exterior, but the Android tablet also has a removable back cover, replaceable battery, and 3G-ready internal design.

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Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook

May 17, 2011 7:30am PDT

Find out why the Samsung Series 5 and Acer Chromebooks are thin-client netbooks, not ultra-portable notebook replacements.

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Two great laptops for Windows users who have MacBook Air envy

February 1, 2011 8:05pm PST

The 11-inch MacBook Air has set a new standard for mini laptops, but not everyone wants a Mac. See how the Sony Vaio X1 and the Acer Timeline X can dispel MacBook Air envy for Windows users.

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Acer's big guns: 10-in, 7-inch and dual-screen tablets

November 24, 2010 2:53pm PST

After lots of tablet promises, Acer has finally unveiled its line of 2011 tablets, including 7-inch, 10-inch, Windows, Android, and dual screen tablets.

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Acer makes the shoddiest laptops, according to IT professionals

August 6, 2010 8:06am PDT

TechRepublic recently polled its audience of IT professionals about which vendors make the best and worst laptops. One thing was nearly unanimous: Acer makes the worst. See the results.

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Acer Timeline: Don't buy a netbook, get this instead

December 7, 2009 12:01am PST

Learn why a new breed of laptops such as the Acer Timelime series is gaining steam and why they often make a lot more sense to buy than netbooks.

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The Acer Aspire One

February 2, 2009 1:28am PST

Ultraportable netbooks are very popular in 2008, but do they measure up to the hype. When it comes to getting some actual work done, Mark Kaelin thinks one actually does. Check out his Product...

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Geek Gifts 2008: The Acer Aspire One netbook

November 5, 2008 10:38am PST

Ultraportable netbooks are very popular in 2008, but do they measure up to the hype? Mark Kaelin thinks one actually does. Check out his review of the Acer Aspire One netbook.

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Packard Bell lives!

June 20, 2008 2:32pm PDT

A recent poll of TR members voted Packard Bell the worst PC manufacturer of all time. Surprise! Packard Bell is still alive in Europe and is now part of Acer.

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Acer is acquiring Gateway to become the third largest PC vendor

August 27, 2007 11:58pm PDT

Plans are afoot for Acer to acquire Gateway in a $710 million deal that is poised to make Acer the world's third largest PC vendor. J.T. Wang, Acer's chairman, speaking at a news conference in...