What’s missing? Most laptops of this size and weight also have a multiformat card reader, Bluetooth, an optical drive, and a combination USB/eSATA port, none of which appear on the Iconia. You get HDMI and VGA ports for video output, a pair of USB 2.0 ports on the left, a USB 3.0 port on the right, headphone and microphone jacks, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and gigabit Ethernet. To fit the second screen, Acer clearly had to give up some of the standard features we expect on laptops of this size. Push the system with more-intensive tasks, though, and it becomes sluggish. Everything is responsive enough when you’re just checking e-mail, browsing the Web, or writing documents. In our tests all of that added up to a ho-hum WorldBench 6 score of 109. The Iconia comes standard with 4GB of fairly slow RAM, and the 640GB hard drive is a pokier 5400-rpm model instead of a snappier 7200-rpm drive. Here, again, the newer generation of Intel processors would help a lot. The Iconia also relies on Intel’s integrated graphics, which is fine for everyday desktop productivity stuff, but a poor choice for high-def video playback or 3D gaming.
Acer would get better performance and battery life from one of the newer Sandy Bridge models. The system ships with a 2.66GHz Core i5-480M that processor isn’t slow, but it is part of the previous generation of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Core CPUs. You don’t actually get a whole lot of computing power for your $1199.
#Acer iconia 6120 battery life windows#
Acer’s dual-touch implementation of a Windows laptop is about as good as you could expect it to be, but it’s just not a great idea in the first place. Still, at that price it isn’t a very good deal, and you’re better off choosing something a little more down to earth. As high-concept products go, the Iconia is fairly affordable at $1199 (as of May 2, 2011). The standout feature, however, is its second 14-inch multitouch screen, which replaces the entire lower keyboard-and-touchpad deck. In many ways it’s a pretty ordinary 14-inch laptop. 5-7 hrs battery life depending on power settings.ĭoes anyone have any ideas? Do I have to change the ac adapter as well? It is the standard one that came with it, but do I need to get a higher wattage model? Any help appreciated, this touchbook is an excellent mobile tool for me but unless I can improve battery performance it limits my capabilities.The Acer Iconia 6120 laptop is one of those marquee, “halo” products meant to draw attention to the brand as much as to satisfy everyday computing needs. If this was to work, it would give it approx. I deleted the device manager list for microsoft battery conditioner module and it reinstalled automatically, but still does not charge. It worked with this battery until it drained, but would not recharge. I also looked up similar Acer laptops that use the same model battery and found an 8cell that had the same locking and connector mounts (originally would not fit it until I dremeled out a channel and resealed it).
#Acer iconia 6120 battery life windows 7#
Shortly after purchasing it, I upgraded to 8Gb RAM, 750Gb HDD 7200RPM, and MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 from its stock 4Gb RAM, 640Gb HDD 5400RPM, and MS Win 7 Home. Its 6 months old, still under warranty and in perfect condition. I am wondering if anyone on the forum has an ACER Iconia 6120? I own one and as much as I like it, the one thing that is very weak about the design is its 4 cell battery which yields at best 1 hr 45 min with everything toned down.