Acer intros Aspire R7, a laptop with an adjustable display like an all-in-one

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Acer intros Aspire R7, a laptop with an adjustable display like an all-in-one (update: video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/tmo0014dsc09005inline-1367592747.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">When Acer plans a global press event, asking journalists to fly in from twelve time zones away, you know it's going to announce more than just some back-to-school PCs. The company<span> just announced the Aspire R7, a 15-inch laptop whose display sits on a flexible "Ezel" hinge, allowing it to be pushed up and back so that it lies nearly flat -- yep, just like an all-in-one desktop. Similar to the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga line, too, you can flip the screen all the way back so that it faces away from the keyboard, a feature that seems especially well-suited for giving presentations.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span>In terms of specs, Acer is being a little cagey, but we have learned the R7 has a 15.6-inch, 1080p display with a choice of Core i5 and i7 processors. The whole thing weighs in the neighborhood of five and a half pounds. Also confirmed: it's up for pre-order now for $999, available exclusively at Best Buy in the US. We're told it will ship May 17th. In the meantime, we've got hands-on photos below, and we'll very shortly be adding some first impressions after the break.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">As weird as the R7 looks, it's in many ways just another Windows 8 slider -- just bigger with a hinge design we haven't really seen used on a notebook before. Still, the R7 appears to present many of the same advantages and disadvantages as other sliders we've seen: despite being a reasonably large machine, it's keyboard is about as cramped as what you'd find on a much smaller PC. That's because when the display is propped up, it eats up at least half the available deck space.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Giving credit where it's due, though, the backlit keys at least have a pleasantly soft finish, and feel nice to type on. But all these things are trade-offs, right? In exchange for the squat keyboard you get a display with truly adjustable screen angles -- something we can't say about other sliders we've tested. Also, we'll go on record saying that this is one of the smoothest, most controlled hinges we've ever encountered -- not just on slider convertibles, but on desktops, too. The question, we suppose is: how badly do you need a table-top display that you'd be willing to compromise on the typing experience?</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Terrence O'Brien contributed to this report.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Update: </strong>We've updated this post with some key specs, along with hands-on photos.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Update #2</strong>: We've confirmed the price is $999 in the US. And it will ship May 17th, not the 14th.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Acer intros Aspire R7, a laptop with an adjustable display like an all-in-one

When Acer plans a global press event, asking journalists to fly in from twelve time zones away, you know it's going to announce more t...

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