Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook Launched

In contrast to the Aspire R7 , the P3 is
basically a reworking of the Iconia W700 tablet
from last year, only with a shell that makes the
result very similar to Microsoft’s Surface Pro
with its own variant of the Type Cover. There
are a few immediately notable differences,
however, like the standard 1366x768
resolution instead of 1080p—but thankfully
the panel technology is still IPS. The Aspire P3
comes with either a Core i3 or i5 processor,
2GB or 4GB RAM, and a 60GB or 120GB SSD.
The weight of the tablet is 790g (1.74 lbs.)
while the keyboard cover nearly doubles the
total weight with an additional 600g (1.32
lbs.), so the whole tablet/Ultrabook ends up
being somewhat heavy at 1.39kg (3.06 lbs.)
The tablet portion measures 295.4mm x
190.7mm x 9.95mm (11.63” x 7.51” x 0.39”),
and the keyboard cover is slightly wider and
taller and adds another 9.8mm to the
thickness. Other aspects include a 40Wh
battery that’s good for up to six hours of
battery life, 720p front-facing camera, 5MP
rear-facing camera, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi,
Bluetooth 4.0, micro HDMI, and a single full-
size USB 3.0 port.
The base model P3 is available immediately
with an MSRP of $800, so again this is very
much a Surface Pro alternative. I would
assume the $800 model comes with a 60GB
SSD, 2GB RAM, and a Core i3 CPU. Acer
doesn’t list an MSRP for the higher spec
model, but $1000+ would seem likely.