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hey everyone Greg here with science studio and welcome to another review if you missed our previous review of the LG 29 inch ultra wide IPS monitor be sure to check that one out as well I have the Acer 110 with me today and you've probably seen me using it in previous videos I picked it up on Black Friday or more like Black Thursday for only 120 dollars you can pick these up not on sale for around $199 so to be fair we'll regard the price of this tablet as such 200 bucks let's find out just how well it does what it says it does so disclaimer there are a lot of Acer one tablets out there now apparently Acer has been doing this for quite some time this model that we'll review is a sirs newest take on the one series dubbed the 110 the 10 referring to the size of its screen or maybe the tenth revision of this series I don't know maybe both starting with the outside the aja 110 features a brushed metal appeal either made of super hard plastic or an aluminum alloy of sorts it definitely feels premium the back of the device reveals most of the metal work featuring a brushed back plate the center of which contains the textured Acer logo to the south west and east are the integrated stereo speakers the speakers themselves are very trebly and lack any form of low pass whatsoever even voices and videos seem Hollow and pitchy have a listen for yourself north of the logo still on the back of the tablet slash laptop hybrid is a 2.0 megapixel sensor and in case you were wondering it's literally written right next to the camera both cameras the one here as well as the one on the front are also subpar lacking color depth and an adequate sensor size obviously however both should serve well enough for simple Skype video chats and the occasional selfie moving on to the sides of the device we find nothing at all on the right but a slew of inputs on the left starting from the top we have a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack a micro HDMI output port a micro SD card slot a micro USB port and the charging port the single microphone is also on the side on the top side are a volume rocker power button along with its respective led which can turn either orange while charging or blue when finished charging the front of the device contains the other 2.0 megapixel camera I should also mention at this point neither a certain nor best buy mention the video capabilities of these two cameras while they do take video I'd put them around the 480p mark if they're 720p capable they're being a bit shy the screen covers much of the front as you might expect and at 10.1 inches across and in the WXGA 1280 by 800 pixel format you'll find the screen to be well defined and crisp with 160 pixels per inch now it is only a TFT display so colors themselves will look a bit washed out but the lack of vibrancy is made up for by the brightness of the display even in direct sunlight the screen is legible and discernible it is recessed from the glass above it by a few millimeters but this is only noticeable from an angle at an arm's distance away the screen as a whole will look like it belongs in a pricier computer below the TFT is a capacitive windows icon which can wake the device and open the Start menu the bottom of the device features two large magnetic inserts for the attachable keyboard as well as a nine pin connector for keyboard feedback the included keyboard is versatile and thin and features the only full-size USB 2.0 port on the entire device no USB 3.0 ports exist obviously you'll have to have the keyboard section connected to the screen in order to use it transfer rates are average of bests the USB 2.0 is outdated to begin with but the 9-pin connector seems to slow the transfer rate even further the keyboard as a whole is actually easy to remove and attach the magnetic inserts 8 in this process giving a full and satisfying engaged / disengaged feeling every time the touchpad on the detachable keyboard is smooth metallic and feel and responsive for the most part occasionally the computer will fail to detect the keyboards connection requiring a quick removal and reinsertion this is more than likely a software issue rather than a hardware one touchpad sensitivity and various gestures can be configured within the OS two buttons hiding under the bottom of the touchpad right and left click responses and a two finger scroll imitates the scrolling wheel of a typical Mouse the upper portion of the device can be mounted either forward or backward to the keyboard section and can be closed completely the tablet software detects when the keyboard has been removed or attached and will disable or enable the on-screen keyboard accordingly although the upper portion of the computer is the heavier portion the keyboard does a fairly decent job of keeping the device sitting upright on flat surfaces take it to a better couch however and the heavier screen often wins the tug-of-war a solution in this case would be to angle the screen more vertically though this obviously has its issues the keyboard keys are spaced well and typing is unhindered for the most part I had no problem swapping for a full-sized keyboard to the chiclet keyboard of the Acer and appreciated the subtle dips in the keys when they were pressed and in case you were wondering for a device like this input lag was not noticeable so let's work our way to the inside of the tablet portion of the computer driving things home is a low-power Intel Atom are you ready for this z3 7 3 5 F this variant of Intel's bay trout lineup features a quad-core 64-bit architecture processor clocked at a speed of 1.3 3 gigahertz with aided help from 2 gigabytes of ddr3 laptop grade RAM an important point here is that the Acer 1 tens processor is 64-bit but the windows operating system Windows 10 is only 32-bit this compatibility flaw is due in part to the tablets UEFI restrictions but in a computer like this the architecture difference won't be pivotal the storage capabilities of the 110 are definitely limited in scope it boasts a 32 gigabyte flash memory module acting more like a solid-state drive a slow SSD however the microSD slot supports up to 64 gigabyte cards for additional storage the Atom processor is no giant in Intel's lineup but performs surprisingly well under load it handles multiple web pages flawlessly produces a mediocre but understandable Geekbench 32-bit score and uses its low power demand to aid in prolonged battery life I was even able to edit and render movies using moviemaker on this thing and speaking of battery life the 110 packs and 8400 milliamp lithium polymer rechargeable battery capable of lasting with moderate use for around six to eight hours on a full charge I have noticed that the computer will drain itself considerably even while sleeping so expect to recharge the computer on a daily basis if you're the type of person who simply closes a screen rather than powers off the device entirely after each use it was definitely something I had to get used to background processes within the OS are likely the issue in this case and by the way a full charge from 0 to 100% takes roughly five hours Wi-Fi connectivity was satisfactory picking up solid signals from a considerable distance away though occasionally the tablet would assume I was connected via ethernet cable even though no such connection option exists anywhere on the device a simple restart fixes the problem in my case so let's wrap things up in my opinion the Acer 110 is aimed at the occasional or light user who wishes only to web browse type of documents and take a spin at minecraft don't get your hopes up gaming is a struggle on this device and you can tell that this tablet was definitely not aimed with the PC Gamer it becomes especially noticeable even in Minecraft that the two and one relies solely on integrated Intel HD graphics I find it highly useful in the classroom however or in the car or on a business or leisure trip that doesn't require heavy editing or anything of that sort this is the ultimate two-in-one PC for the average college student and when paired with a hefty desktop will fill most any void on the mobile side of the techies busy schedule the lack of various USB ports is honestly the only drawback that quickly comes to mind during use for price of $200 that is expected to drop within the coming months the Acer 110 gets a thumbs up from us here in the studio but what do you think let us know in the comments below leave a thumbs up if you'd like to see more tech reviews give us a thumbs down if you thought this video was just straight crap and let us know what you'd like to see in the future this is science studio thanks for learning with this you