Acer Aspire P3-171

usability

portability

83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, portability, keyboard, price, size

usability, reliability

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

price, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Although it may technically be able to call itself an Ultrabook,calling the Acer Aspire P3 such a thing feels like a misrepresentation ofsorts. It’s best thought-of as a convertible Windows 8 tablet. Ladling superlativesupon it may not do it any...

Great price ; Good battery life ; Solid build

Limited storage ; Slow ; Last-gen hardware ; Poor keyboard

This hybrid laptop goes for the best of both worlds, but cuts corners on storage space and keyboard quality to get there. Overall the Acer Aspire P3 is a decent Windows 8 tablet that will suffice for those looking for a portable tablet that runs...

The ; is a solidly built, full Core i5 Windows 8 tablet with its own keyboard for under $1,000. The lower-res display at least looks crisp.

Generic design, a cheap-feeling keyboard case, last-gen Intel processors.

Yet another Windows 8 Core i5 tablet, the Acer Aspire P3 has only one thing in its favor: it costs a maximum of $899.

The Acer Aspire P3 joins a growing gang on hybrid Ultrabooks. It’s design is good on the whole, with one minor flaw in the way that you remove the slate, but overall it seems to be a powerful and good looking brute.

Solid tablet ; Vibrant screen ; Good performance

Feels a little clumsy with keyboard case attached ; Keyboard case lacks a hole for the rear-facing camera

Acer's Aspire P3 makes for a very good Windows 8 tablet on its own, but the keyboard case that turns it into an Ultrabook could use some refinement.

Keyboard included ; Thin and light for a Core i5 tablet ; Quick bootup, fast SSD speeds ; Runs quietly, doesn't get too hot

Short battery life ; Relatively low-res display, no pen input ; No touchpad or pointing device ; Overall performance is weak compared to other tablets in this class

At $800 with a keyboard included, there are lots of things we can forgive about the P3: its 1,366 x 768 resolution, the lack of an active digitizer for pen input. But we can't shake the feeling that Haswell would have made this a much better tablet. In...

Given the Iconia Tab’s similar design, slightly better components, better and brighter screen, and much longer battery life, it’s hard to argue for the lesser P3, given the two tablets’ prices are so similar, at least as of this writing.

Ten-point touchscreen. Good battery life. Reasonably priced.

Middling performance. Tablet not secure when parked on keyboard. Relatively low-res display.

With the Acer Aspire P3-171-6820 you get a tablet and an Ultrabook in one slim, affordable package. Its 10-point touch-screen is ideal for swiping your way through Windows 8 apps, and you'll never have to worry about reattaching the Bluetooth keyboard...