Acer Iconia (photos)

Straddling the line between a laptop and a convertible table, the dual-screen Acer Iconia looks to follow in the footsteps of the similar Toshiba Libretto.

Scott Stein Nov. 23, 2010 10:53 a.m. PT

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Acer's dual-screen Iconia

The Iconia is a 14-inch laptop with an additional 14-inch screen where a keyboard would normally be, making the device, in effect, a large-scale version of the Toshiba Libretto we reviewed a few months ago.

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Laptoplike profile

From the side, you might mistake the Iconia for a standard laptop. The VGA, USB, Ethernet, and mic/headphone jacks can be seen here.

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Paging Mr. Spock

Both LED-backlit 14-inch LCD screens have a 1,366x768-pixel resolution, and both are touch screens.

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Virtual keyboard on demand

Prefer to touch type? The Iconia has you covered.

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Acer Iconia

The Iconia is, at its heart, a Core i5 laptop with familiar specs: up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, integrated Intel graphics, a hard drive up to 750GB, and Windows 7 Home Premium. Ports are also typical for a high-end laptop: two USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, HDMI, and VGA.
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