GADGET GIZMO TABLET REVIEW
ACER ICONIA W4
BEST FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE FAMILIARITY OF THE WINDOWS USER INTERFACE
This Windows tablet comes with a bright touchscreen with great viewing angles; colours look rich and vibrant. However, in the Windows desktop mode, icons and text appear really small and tend to be a pain to select and edit. This is not the case while navigating the tiled interface.
Powered by an Intel Atom quad-core chip, the W4 handles 3D games and Full HD movies without a stutter – and it even features a micro HDMI port.
The W4, like all Windows-based devices, is able to play only popular file formats like WMA, MP3, WAV and AVI. For additional support, you will need to install third-party media players.
The slate also comes with USB OTG support, so you can plug in a pen drive and transfer files directly. In fact, you can also use your data dongles with the tablet.
The W4 comes pre-loaded with Acer’s cloud storage services as well as Microsoft’s Office Home and Student 2013 productivity suite. Besides, you also get tight integration with OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) that allows you to save documents to your online account without a fuss.
The rear camera produces shots that lack detail due to image compression. The front cam works decently for video chat, but only in well-lit environments.
The W4 gave us a commendable six hours of continuous video playback on a single charge.
Specs: 8-inch, LCD (1280x800px) touchscreen | 1.3GHz quad-core processor | 2GB RAM | 64GB (internal), microSD up to 32GB | 5MP rear cam, 2MP front cam | W-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-HDMI | 4960mAh battery | Windows 8.1
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