Display and Configuration
The Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-37KU (NT.GDQSI.009) comes with a 12-inch (30.48 cm) QHD Plus IPS touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 2,160 x 1,440 pixels. The screen can rotate to 360 degrees, thereby making the device turn into a tablet.
For handling the system, the laptop is powered by an Intel Core i3-6100U (6th Gen) processor at the clock speed of 2.3 GHz, which is paired with an Intel HD 520 graphics chip and 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The Available RAM and graphics chip is a good option for gaming and multitasking purpose.
The laptop starts with Windows 10 Home Premium operating system and available in black colour.
Camera and Storage
The laptop has both the superior quality webcam along with an internal microphone that is a great option for video calling and recording. A 2.0MP rear-facing secondary camera also available in the laptop for photography purpose.
At the storage section, the laptop has a 128GB SATA type hard disk drive for storing a lot of useful data and files.
Battery, Input Device, and Connectivity
The Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-37KU (NT.GDQSI.009) is backed by a 2 cell Li-Po battery which claims to render up to 8 hours steady entertainment.
For taking input in the device, the laptop houses with a touchpad with multi-touch gesture support and detachable keyboard as a pointing and typing device.
At the connectivity section, the laptop has many options that include wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.0, an SD card reader, a headphone jack and a microphone jack.