access_time 16 jan 2017, 13: 02 – Updated on 16 jan 2017, 18h03
São Paulo – Are a few of the options notebooks that stand out in the keyboard and saw the tablets with Windows 10 complete in the current market. For this reason, Acer has invested in the Switch Alpha 12 and brought the product to Brazil. It has hardware configuration for advanced productivity and also the versatile design to see Netflix anywhere.
The unit follows the concept of the Microsoft Surface and the iPad Pro. Your suggested price is from 4.999 real. Check out our following analysis.
Design
visual Switch Alpha is peculiar. He doesn’t remember other notebooks for sale in Brazil. As the main visual feature, it has a support shank on the display. If you do not use it, even when the keyboard is connected, the screen (where are accommodated all the components) falls back.
it Is a bit of a nuisance having to put the rod every time you use the Alpha Switch as the notebook, however, the component is extremely useful if you are using it primarily as a tablet.
The keyboard worked fine during the tests of the INFOlab, showing to be comfortable for typing, although the keys are pretty flush. He is backlit.
The quad screen HD notebook is great to see high-resolution videos. The trick is to use the Netflix app for Windows 10 or see the videos from the streaming platform through the browser Microsoft the Edge, the only two ways to view videos in Full HD on there at the moment.
The trackpad works well, but you may prefer to connect a Bluetooth mouse to work.
Configuration
This is the reason for the high cost of the Switch Alpha 12. It is a notebook high performance for productivity. The prices of the notebook hybrid vary between 4.999 and real 7.499 real, depending on the memory (RAM 4 or 8 GB), processor (Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, both sixth-generation) and storage in SSD (128 to 512 GB).
One of the most interesting and rare in notebooks is the light sensor of the Alpha Switch 12. As it happens in smartphones, the brightness of the screen adjusts to the conditions of the environment, saving energy without you having to adjust the lighting manually. It is very convenient.
In the benchmarks, the version that we evaluate in the INFOlab (that has Core i7 and 8 GB of RAM) performed well. Check it out below.
Battery
The battery Switch Alpha 12 is not resisted very well to the standard tests of the INFOlab. With screen brightness on maximum, he was able to play videos for four hours.
however, as mentioned above, the light sensor helps to save energy and you should be able to use the notebook for more time than what we found in our standardized testing.
Pen
The Alpha Switch has a pen smart that works with the Microsoft Ink. The functioning resembles that of the S-Pen, Samsung, in devices of the Galaxy line Note. The handwriting recognition is very accurate and the tablet format of the product allows it to be used to make sketches in any place. Here’s an example of the operation of the accessory.
The use of this feature is to a niche, probably designers, tattoo artists and designers will be interested in. There are also the enthusiasts of the written digital. Other groups of users may consider the pen, although very good, a superfluous.
worthwhile?
Switch Alpha 12 is a device interesting for those looking for a laptop that is versatile. He arrives to blur the line between what is a laptop and what is a tablet. Perhaps, it is better to consider it as a tablet of high performance that has a keyboard integrated – with connection to magnetic – style Microsoft Surface.
the price of The device is high, but when you think about it as an alternative to the iPad Pro, the positioning of the product in the brazilian market makes sense. The Apple device that is similar would cost more and would have had the iOS instead of Windows 10, which has more programs geared to productivity. With this, the Alpha Switch is the competitor of the iPad Pro with system Windows 10.
Evaluation
8.2/10
Pros: Good hardware configuration, the screen Quad HD, versatile design and has light sensor.
Cons: Battery could last longer and does not have HDMI output.
technical Sheet
– Processor: Intel Core i7-6600U (2.50 GHz)
– RAM: 8 GB
– GPU: Intel HD Graphics 520
– Storage: 500 GB
– Screen: 12, Quad HD
– Connections: 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB Type-C, microSD
– Weight: 1,25 Kgs
– Battery: 4.870 mAh
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