Acer introduced new hybrid devices on Windows and cheap Android-tablet

Acer introduced the Aspire R7 laptop (right) with Windows on board and a unique hybrid design: the screen is attached to the keyboard with a special hinge that allows the user to position the display closer to the touch, Mashable writes . The company also introduced a small hybrid ultrabook and a separate Android tablet, worth about $ 169.

The hinge in the R7 is called the Ezel, and besides allowing the users to position the 15.6-inch screen closer, it can also roll over into a “presentation” mode for someone sitting across from you. If you want to use a laptop as a tablet, you can fold the screen completely, placing it above the keyboard.


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Skeptics call Acer Aspire R7 advertising in the form of a product created solely to attract attention. So, TechCrunch writes : “Acer is proving to these other big players and startups that it still can.” This laptop is designed to hang beautifully on the window and encourage customers to go inside the store. Car-speaking, this is Acer's Chevy Corvette. ”

Laptop R7 will be released on May 17 and will cost $ 999 with an Intel Core i5 processor. As for the other device, P3 Ultrabook, this is a hybrid on an Intel Core, which can be separated from the keyboard and made a tablet. It has a 11.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768, and it will cost $ 799 with a Core i3 and $ 899 with an i5.



A separate tablet - Iconia A1 - has a 7.9-inch screen with a 4: 3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1024 x 768 and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Because of its price ($ 169), some publications are already writing about the start of the price race for tablets. So, from the new tablet Nexus 7 Google expects the price of 149 dollars.