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 Acer Switch Alpha 12 Thread v1, Gone with Alpha, now Switch 3, 5 & 7.

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TSiSean
post May 24 2016, 10:06 PM, updated 5y ago

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Switch Alpha 12
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Model Intel i3 NT.GDQSM.004
Windows Windows 10 Home
CPUIntel® Core™ i3-6100U processor Dual-core 2.30 GHz
Display 30.5 cm (12") QHD (2160 x 1440) 3:2 IPS
Memory 4 GB, LPDDR3
Storage 128 GB SSD

RM 2499

i5 model : NT.GDQSM.003
Model Intel i5 NT.GDQSM.003
Windows Windows 10 Home
CPUIntel® Core™ i5-6200U processor Dual-core 2.30 GHz
Display 30.5 cm (12") QHD (2160 x 1440) 3:2 IPS
Memory 8 GB, LPDDR3
Storage 256 GB SSD

RM 3499


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Packages includes :
1 year International Warranty
Acer's Synaptics/ELAN Pen (Depends on Luck)
Keyboard included (non-backlit)




My personal Review:
The Good:
- Great IPS Display
- somewhat great travel keyboard
- Run decently cool on light programs
- Good Malaysian Highpoint Service Centre if you are based in KL.

The Bad :
- Badly placed Home and End key...
- Heats up on backplate real quick on intensive apps
- Somewhat sketchy Palm Rejection
- No backlit keyboard
- Lack of Acer Dock/Type C dock currently available
- The Glossy Reflective Display, hard to read if you are under light.
- DENT GATE Find a case or protective cover.... shakehead.gif
- Acer' stylus runs battery like water. What's more it is not rechargable. You need numberous AAAA Battery.
- Bad build quality, currently it is my 2nd replacement unit (waiting for colelction).
First Unit : Faulty Digitizer where there is a deadzone. Second Unit (First Replacement Unit): Dead Left Speaker after a few months of use.
- Acer Switch Alpha 12 battery life only last me through 2-3 hours of use on 100 brightness, not as advertised, roughly 8 hours of use on their website.
- Even through like tasks like Words and Chrome, even running of Edge, the best you can get is 4 hours on Maximum Brightness

Current USB Type-C Compatible Accesories that wouldn't fry your laptop:
iE70P Aluminium USB Hub @ RM 4X.00 @ ALL IT HYPERMARKET.
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List of approved items for Type C:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wJw...NzbA/edit#gid=0


Issues with my Original Purchased Unit:
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Dead Digitzer Zone...
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Replacement with new Unit Done of September 6, 2016.

New Unit have Bad Lamination on the screen, where it produce a white spots on the screen. Fortunately it wasn't a big issue, so no big fuss.
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On 26 April 2017, after noticing my left speaker unit for my first replacement units is broken, sent to repair and got it back on 1 May 2017, realized no more Acer TrueHarmony and after fixing Auto Rotate is broken, means, the functionality is gone...

So kilang again.... :x
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23 August 2017
Laptop completely "power on failure", after packing up heading for university for examinations.
When I reached to the university and tried to turn it on...


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Original Acer Charger came with Acer Switch Alpha 12:
Manufactured : Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd
Model : A13-045N2A
UP/N: A045R016L REV: 02
Bar Code on the left
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Compatible Original Acer Chargers:
Manufactured : LiteOn Technology Corporation
Model : PA-1450-26
< RM 40 + Shipping from Taobao
Bar Code on the right
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effectz
post May 24 2016, 10:35 PM

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Eyeing this too. Acer fb says out end of this month
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post May 26 2016, 01:48 PM

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the specs are very good for the price though the i5 variant could have been a little cheaper. just a tad dissappointed that it does not include Thunderbolt 3 port.
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post May 26 2016, 02:55 PM

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Anyone knows whether they have a model with sim card slot?
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post May 27 2016, 01:03 AM

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is there anywhere can trade in my Surface Pro 3 for this... .>"<
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post May 27 2016, 11:05 PM

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QUOTE(evanttc @ May 27 2016, 01:03 AM)
is there anywhere can trade in my Surface Pro 3 for this... .>"<
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What is the drawback that you want to trade?
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post May 28 2016, 01:13 AM

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QUOTE(effectz @ May 27 2016, 11:05 PM)
What is the drawback that you want to trade?
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i5 6200, 2K screen.

my spec is 128gb 4gb ram

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post May 28 2016, 06:12 PM

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with this product hopefully other PC vendors will catch up with the design/spec and price
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post May 30 2016, 02:56 AM

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went to Acer digital mall PJ to hands on..... feeling so GOOD!
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post May 30 2016, 11:43 AM

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QUOTE(evanttc @ May 30 2016, 02:56 AM)
went to Acer digital mall PJ to hands on..... feeling so GOOD!
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rclxms.gif Can go test!

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post May 30 2016, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(amaze01 @ May 28 2016, 06:12 PM)
with this product hopefully other PC vendors will catch up with the design/spec and price
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Asus just did what you hope...
http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/30/asus-transformer-pc/

and it has all the things i want. Core-i CPU + Thunderbolt drool.gif

but it came from Asus and Asus MY service has a reputation... bangwall.gif
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post May 30 2016, 03:40 PM

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QUOTE(evanttc @ May 30 2016, 02:56 AM)
went to Acer digital mall PJ to hands on..... feeling so GOOD!
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got price for it?

QUOTE(chaosneo @ May 30 2016, 03:03 PM)
Asus just did what you hope...
http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/30/asus-transformer-pc/

and it has all the things i want. Core-i CPU + Thunderbolt  drool.gif

but it came from Asus and Asus MY service has a reputation...  bangwall.gif
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nowadays 2-in-1 loves to copy Microsoft's Surface design biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
but please don't copy the price sad.gif
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post May 30 2016, 04:20 PM

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QUOTE(OldSchoolJoke @ May 30 2016, 03:40 PM)
got price for it?
nowadays 2-in-1 loves to copy Microsoft's Surface design  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
but please don't copy the price  sad.gif
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a bit too late on the price though...

so far, Acer Switch Alpha 12 beat them at price point:
Asus Transformer 3 Pro: USD999 (rm4,000)
Asus Transformer 3: USD 799 (rm3,196)

Acer Switch Alpha 12
i3: rm2,499
i5: rm3,499
i7: rm4,499 ??? (this one i am not too sure)

but of course there are specs differentiation like screen size, ram, storage, and other features.
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QUOTE(chaosneo @ May 30 2016, 04:20 PM)
a bit too late on the price though...

so far, Acer Switch Alpha 12 beat them at price point:
Asus Transformer 3 Pro: USD999 (rm4,000)
Asus Transformer 3: USD 799 (rm3,196)

Acer Switch Alpha 12
i3: rm2,499
i5: rm3,499
i7: rm4,499 ??? (this one i am not too sure)

but of course there are specs differentiation like screen size, ram, storage, and other features.
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~RM3.5k for i5 version cry.gif cry.gif
am waiting for Huawei Matebook price. brows.gif

Thanks for info btw...
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post May 30 2016, 05:02 PM

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Wow.. ASUS design is a direct rip off from Microsoft's SP lol
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QUOTE(Lego Warfare @ May 30 2016, 05:02 PM)
Wow.. ASUS design is a direct rip off from Microsoft's SP lol
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totally. but then cheaper than SP. so no complain tongue.gif
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post May 30 2016, 05:18 PM

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sorry just a question here

previous i heard mostly prefer macbook or imac due to screen resolution or true color display(dont know what is the jargon),but right now with such vivid screen from notebook/hybrid/tablet,issit comparable to macbook/imac in terms of display/screen/color(not graphic processing or CPU processing)

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QUOTE(amaze01 @ May 30 2016, 05:18 PM)
sorry just a question here

previous i heard mostly prefer macbook or imac due to screen resolution or true color display(dont know what is the jargon),but right now with such vivid screen from notebook/hybrid/tablet,issit comparable to macbook/imac in terms of display/screen/color(not graphic processing or CPU processing)
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All the same + or even better, all their terms are just marketing gimmick. The main difference to me is probably the calibration on how accurate the colours are displayed..
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post May 30 2016, 06:38 PM

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How about this?
http://shopap.lenovo.com/my/en/tablets/thinkpad/x1-tablet/

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