'At 1.53 kg and 2.54 mm thick'

What's it made of, osmium?

I got mine (signature edition) for £99 - a deal posted on here a few months back. For that price it's worth it however anything more than £150 is too much IMO.

Windows 10 upgrade was straight forward enough although a couple of workarounds were required. The issue is down to a lack of space.

My main niggle with this machine though is that it's top heavy so the machine tilts back when the screen is tipped back too far.

​There are issues upgrading this to Win10 using automatic Get Win10 App. Automatic upgrade will fail due to limited amount of disk space. So to upgrade this device easiest solution is to create a Win 10 USB using MS media tool and do a clean install. As you have not actually done an upgrade instead a clean install Win 10 won't activate. On the new machine just get MS technical support on chat, they will take remote control of your machine verify the BIOS Win 8.1 key and then supply a new Win 10 key and activate windows. Win 10 drivers can be found on Acer Support site for this model can be installed. That's it.

Think it's the add-ons I have on Mozilla but I couldn't get the link to work. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Acer-Aspire-Switch-11/productID.332149600

Display

11.6 in LCD, 10-finger multi-touch support
Processor

Intel Atom Z3745 1.33 GHz
Memory

2GB LPDDR3 2033 MHz
Hard drive size

32GB SSD
Operating system

Windows 8.1, 64-bit
PC type

2 in 1
Optical drive

None
Media drive

MicroSD/MicroSDXC
Audio

Integrated audio
Video

Intel HD Graphics 4200 with shared graphics memory
Ports

2 USB 2.0 • Micro HDMI • Headphone output/Microphone input combo
Battery

3-cell lithium-ion (up to 6.5 hours)1
Camera

Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Wireless

802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth

Yes
Dimensions

11.70 x 8.10 x 1.00 in (297.18 x 205.74 x 25.40 mm)
Weight

Tablet: 1.85 lbs (0.83 kg)
Tablet and keyboard dock: 3.38 lbs (1.53 kg)
Colour

Silver
Other

Model number: Aspire Switch 11 NT.L67EK.001 • TPM 2.0 • Detachable keyboard • Keyboard travel: 1.5 mm • Touchpad dimensions: 105 x 60 mm

'At 1.53 kg and 2.54 mm thick'

What's it made of, osmium?

WILL NOT update to win 10

Actually it will update to Windows 10 (lot of us here on hotukdeals have done it.
It's worth about £130 Max with the keyboard (2.5" hard drive can also be installed in the dock).
Certainly NOT worth £430 :-(

I only had to navigate to the site where it allowed me to make a copy on to a memeory stick and then it give me the option to upgrade, so no need to call MS. However the chew was to unlock the bios to detect the memory stick.

I was kind of tempted until I read reviews. Heat added.

I got mine (signature edition) for £99 - a deal posted on here a few months back. For that price it's worth it however anything more than £150 is too much IMO.

Windows 10 upgrade was straight forward enough although a couple of workarounds were required. The issue is down to a lack of space.

My main niggle with this machine though is that it's top heavy so the machine tilts back when the screen is tipped back too far.

Tempted until I read Z3745. For £180 minus £150? No way this was £330

See http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bush-eluma-b1-8-ips-quad-core-2gb-ram-32gb-windows-8-1-tablet-69-99-argos-2345370 for the Z3745 for £70, much better deal, IMHO

Different cpu on that and has only 1gb ram.

Any cashback :wink:

Also got one for £99.00 from before. Doesn't actually have SSD either.

Seems like a pretty average spec for the price; gonna keep looking.

Do not see point why people want to buy these PC ? "android tablet more quicker "
For what purpose ? Use for web , office , gaming ?
Than get android tablet or Ipad

I bought galaxy tab S2 9.7 the screen Amoled it totally different experience web than screen on laptop + light + touch finger friendly where on windows 10 nightmare half time needs mouse

I have done similar mistakes in the past bought cheap laptops - 2 years and they break down or they start looking total crap Than buying new one more better one for 400- 500 So in 4 Years I spend same money if I bought the apple macbook pro in the first time + windows update price Windows 10 only free upgrade but before pay money
antivirus prices etc .......

Just save money and buy proper laptop it is Macbook Pro 13.3 now 899
Want tablet / or pen functions Get Surface pro 3 /4 or Surface 3 or Android

Other products on the market a total waste of money you can buy laptop for £500 say hp or dell or ... after 2 Years on ebay you can get max £100
Buy apple macbook pro and after 2 years half price you will get on ebay

I have one. Dog of a machine for the money. Only worthy of consideration if the form factor appeals, but even then, £179 is a lot to pay.

i stuck one of the argos 64gb micros sd cards in it and that makes it superfine...

All the people who claim they got it for £99..... Have you actually got the £100 quidco cashback yet?

How does this compare to the Linx 1010b?

The today only part is a bit confusing - been this price all week end - M$ porkie pies anyone?

Similar with me the bluetooth cuts in and out and requires a restart. This is using 2 different bluetooth headphones. I sold my note 10.1 2014 which this replaced due to using my device for portable productivity. The touch pad not only rattles but also cuts out after heavy usage I have found and also other have mentioned it too.

Reported for trolling XD

Read the reviews on the product page. It only has 12GB free memory, Win 10 requires 14GB for install.

Read the reviews on the product page. It only has 12GB free memory, Win 10 requires 14GB for install.

Apparently you have magical powers. Or a USB stick and a lot of time on your hands.

Not cheap enough at £180. For the issues this machine has it's ok for £100. Also Microsoft store are one of the worst companies i've had the misfortune to deal with.

They lie about the spec. It does NOT have an SSD, it does NOT have windows 8.1 64 BIT (its 32 bit), and it's NOT hassle free returns as you have to search around for a ups place to take returns to. I'd also argue about windows 10 compatibility because for true compatibilty you should be able to update from the pop up rather than jump through hoops. The issue isn't lack of space it's more to do with how acer have partitioned the drive which makes the update crash. When i went on site to point all this out, they told me i was a liar, even though i then linked them to the exact model number on the acer site they still continued to tell me it was a different one.

The machine is top heavy, the touch pad not only rattles but mine seemed to of sunk down into the case and you had to press quite hard on it (which is why mine went back).

The good points are i found the screen to be clear and bright, and the extra storage option under the keyboard could prove useful (but the cable is about £15). It would also counter the unit being top heavy.

or maybe he just uses a flash drive or micro sd and then presses the 'go' button? just because you couldn't make it happen and fell for the nerdy talk on the previous offer doesn't mean it's not possible... i happen to be using mine to write this... not a mircrosoft engineer and no problems with the install and the win10, while being even more whistles and bells, works juuuuuuuuust fine! don't be a champion of the failed... just accept that it was way easier than the previous method and try it yourself.

You can't upgrade from usb or microsd unless its a clean install.

anyone have a solution to the bluetooth audio cutting in and out? clues as to why it happens? have updated all available drivers for bluetooth and my particular headphones and it's, bizzarely, fine on occasions but after the laptop's been on for a while and been to sleep/opened a couple of times, that's when it happens. geniuses please respond!

i upgraded using an external hard drive... attached via usb. what can i say? it's what i did, after a failed attempt without any additional space. i have no idea what a clean install means but, as i'm not jesus nor bill gates, i'm assuming that what i did was absolutely the way to do it. the process even showed me how to delete 8.1 also...

Did you get yours from the same batch microsoft store were selling for £100? Because from that batch there wasnt 1 person that could do it. The recovery partition that acer installed made the whole upgrade process fall over which means however you do it unless everything on the drive is formatted first it's impossible to do.

Some of us even managed to make enough space on the drive to install without a lack of space error!

Perhaps MS sent us a batch with that issue and thats why it was cheap. Perhaps Acer have since fixed this issue.

Cold, read the reviews.

mine was from that batch... still waiting for the 100.00 but got the 1.67 so far. i panicked at the laborious process on this site and spent a couple of hours trying to get microsoft support to help, asking if they could point me to an official method... then gave up with them and just tried it with my seagate portable drive, changed download location to that drive and pressed the win10 upgrade button. kept an eye on it and don't think i did much, beyond delete temp files after it finished. i really don't think i did anything clever. in fact, i was considering just leaving it on 8.1 because the process detailed on here just seemed like nerdy showing off, in retrospect.

I tried doing the external drive method, the usb drive method, the microsd card method, the freeing enough space on the original drive method. All fell over when the win 10 files were installed and it tried to boot (which comes down to the acer partition on the drive).

The way you say you did it, is the way all windows 10 compatible machines without enough internal storage can be done. It's very simple and straight forward.

I've upgraded enough machines to windows 10 to be 100% sure there was nothing i was doing wrong and the fault was with the way the acer was originally set up.

Atom and still only 6.5 hours battery!? Whats in it, 2xAA?

I have one of these running Windows 10 and it was really easy! It's a really good laptop/tablet I'm just bitter that I didn't get the £100 cashback promised on another deal!

Going back to what i said about price, here are 2 alternatives that i think are better value (although a little more expensive) :-

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-transformer-book-t100ha-10-1-2-in-1-grey-10137163-pdt.html

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-x2-10-n155na-10-1-2-in-1-white-10137883-pdt.html

And that's why i say £180 is too expensive for this (even if it is the best price there are better alternatives).

Got to agree about the Asus T100.
Cracking bit of kit for less than £200.

nice one

Everyone opinion different , anyway trying to help looks someone do not like that o well it is your money ....

I have hp pavilion x 2 11.6 Bought 1.5 year ago £350-£400 Waste of money maybe 20 times was used - upgrade to win 10 and search web Now need to sell on ebay maybe will get £120

My HP pavilion X2 is Pentium 4 Cores + 64 GB SSD can be upgraded to 512 GB if needed 4GB ram 11.6 HD IPS Screen Touch , Double Battery Keyboard dock as second battery , you can see I have better 11.6 PC / Tablet and Not happy at all as it is heavy as hell Screen very bright it is good, but pixel density compare Tab S2 9.7 and Amoled look so bad Now touch on win 10 does not work very vell as well

Anyway if I need web or music or play games I will grab S2 Tab and my HP just in the cabinet collecting dust

Do I have desktop PC yes in total 8 PC I have :smiley::smiley::smiley:

I have a much faster tablet than this and I paid £60 for it. £430 at Dabs? good joke.

Nope just downloaded the OS and installed it, I didn't use a USB stick, it took a couple of hours. Maybe she has the version with a Hard drive in the keyboard dock, but I don't think so.

I have one of these and it's good but not £180 good. There have been similar hybrids on sale for £130-£150 recently. This has a bigger screen but is very heavy compared to the others. There was also the issue of installing windows 10 on this machine, which isn't particularly hard if you're technically inclined and have a USB stick, but would be a pain in the a$$ for the average person. At this price I would avoid it!

I'd happily sell mine on for £120. Some good points and I got it upgraded to Windows 10 but I've decided it's a little too heavy for my commute and would only buy something like this that charges through micro USB in future. I need more portability.

Linx 10 is better so cold from me :smiley:

It seems this is the cheaper version, with an Atom CPU and without Full HD. With a better screen, I would be tempted.

Ha the UEFi boot on the memory stick. They are quite easy to create once you know how. I backed up windows 8.1 onto a spare memory stick and then I downloaded windows 10 from Microsoft (not from update). Installed windows 10 onto my miix3 from a usb stick. It ran windows 10 from the memory stick but this just overlays windows 10 and keeps windows 8.1 on the recovery drive taking up valuable space. Note this is not a clean install. To make a clean install you need to do the following.

After installing windows 10 as above you can now create a windows 10 recovery disc. If you go to settings, back up, recovery you just need to follow the instructions on screen. You will need a clean usb stick as it will wipe it clean. Your windows 10 recovery will be copied onto the usb stick and it will create it as a UEFI boot which means you can boot from the usb in the bios. The good thing about doing it this way is it will create windows 10 recovery including your programme key, the drivers to run windows and it will not copy all of the computer manufacturers rubbish which you don't need.

For anyone who wants a step by step way of doing it I can post it but it is quite easy. This way you will delete the windows 8.1 recovery partition which takes up about 5.6gb space. For anyone who's loaded windows 10 on their mini laptops check your drive in disc management. If its still showing 5.6gb in recovery you have still got windows 8.1 hiding in your drive taking up valuable space.

I downloaded windows 10 32 bit for my miix 3 and 64 bit for my wife's acer using my macbook pro. I transferred the download file over to usb drive. On the miix 3 it would let me transfer the file over and I installed windows 10 from the desktop. My wife's Acer wouldn't install from the stick this way and I had to copy the files over onto a dvd disc and ran it from there. It just wouldn't open the file from the desktop of the Acer but it would run it from the dvd drive. Not sure why this was but obviously these were not a clean install. I have since created a proper windows 10 recovery disc for both of my machines as mentioned in the post above and then re-installed windows using this method which deletes the previous recovery partitions.

It is an IPS panel, so colours and viewing angles should be good. But once you are used to Full HD, you just want to have it.