I have been using the Acer Chromebook Tablet 10 now for a couple of weeks. I purchased it because it was a device that was developed for the K12 market and because I really like my chromebook laptop. The price point ($340 on Amazon, I purchased from CDW which was necessary at the time) is just a little less than the iPad mini 4.
After spending considerable time with this device, I would suggest that it is a worthy first effort, but I could not recommend it as an alternative to a low-end iPad or a quality Chromebook. The one specific complaint I have about my Chromebook Tablet is that it seems to offer a weaker wifi connection that other devices I use in the same location. Because a chrome device depends so heavily on the Internet for content and services, this is frustrating. I have read other reviews that suggest the device is underpowered. I think the issue I am raising is different – requested sites just seem slow to respond. Maybe we are describing the same user experience and maybe my experience is different. I can’t really say. The experience is tolerable when I use the device as I watch television, but I would use something else if I have a task I wanted to accomplish.
After using tablets since the first iPad and using them heavily, I must say I still prefer a keyboard-enabled device for content creation. I do spend time tapping on my screens for text entry, but this never seems to work as well for me as a keyboard and I will also switch to another of my devices when I want to get work done.
So, I will get use out of my Acer Tablet, but it would not be my choice if I had to make a choice.
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