- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Samsung ATIV Tab
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700
- Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
- Asus Vivo Tab
- 12.1"
- 64 GB
- WiFi
- Windows 7
Released September, 2011
Rated 100% by by Tech-fanatic (Mar, 2011)Touch interface is responsive, screen size is great (all others now look small)!
- 10.1"
- 32 GB
- WiFi
- Windows 7
Released April, 2011
Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)It's a pity the tablet is so heavy or it would make an excellent on-the-go video player.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Asus Eee Slate EP121 compared to the Acer Iconia Tab W500
“12.1
Windows 7
Rated 80% by by Tech-Blog-TV (Jan, 2011)The screen is a nice size so you can demo applications or slide desks on it to a small group.
10.1”
Windows 7
Rated 100% by by book-reader--book-reader (Dec, 2011)I love the back and front cameras - my much heavier now disposed of laptop did not have a rear camera.
screen size
12.1"
10.1"
Eee Slate EP121 by AZ-Teach (Feb, 2011)On the upside, for graphic artists and people who mainly interact with the stylus or touching large items on the screen, the ep121 is a beautiful piece of hardware.
Iconia Tab W500 by J.-Paterson (May, 2011)Speakers are quite impressive for a tablet of this size and the screen is extremely clear.
screen resolution
Eee Slate EP121 by LotharAmazon (Jun, 2011)I would've been happier with a smaller screen with a higher dot pitch of resolution, even if it was still the same total resolution, especially if it were more precise with the touch interface.
Iconia Tab W500 by ICE (Jul, 2012)First of all i really wanna thank all who took the time to review this tab in great detail.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Eee Slate EP121 by James-J.-Pyke--Pajkossy (Apr, 2011)Image quality is really wonderful for everything I've looked at onscreen.
Iconia Tab W500 by H.-Tuyen (Jul, 2011)+CAMERA: HORRIBLE to be honest, it is slow and laggy when I take 1024x720 images, but it is fine if you reduce the resolution.
processor
Eee Slate EP121 by TheTexan (Feb, 2012)the processing speed is impressive, even when multi-multi tasking, thanks to the dual core i5.
Iconia Tab W500 by Mad-Cow--moooooooMany will equate it to a netbook without a keyboard, but it's faster than many of the dual core netbooks out there (mainly the cheaper versions - which is almost all of them).
Performance Real world tests of Asus Eee Slate EP121 vs Acer Iconia Tab W500
cpu speed
Eee Slate EP121 by queenforever--gadgetfreak (Aug, 2011)Other than that the processor is solid too, can handle many tasks but do not expect it to perform like a mainstream processor.
Iconia Tab W500 by mpark (Mar, 2012)The graphics are awesome, the processor speed is excellent, and I just keep discovering more great things I can do.
battery life
4.5 hour
6 hour
Eee Slate EP121 by Madadh (Aug, 2011)The tablet is sturdy, the battery life is performance laptop quality, that means about 2.5 hours; as for when this came out it was running some of the best hardware around.
Iconia Tab W500 by bgp (Jun, 2012)Pros: Great value, does what is says, more mobile than laptop, longer battery life than laptop, more options for productivity.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Acer Iconia Tab W500
| More storage capacity | 64 GB | vs | 32 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Significantly bigger screen | 12.1" | vs | 10.1" |
| Around 20% bigger screen | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Supports voice commands | Yes | vs | No (Windows 7) |
| Somewhat common; Can be operated hands free | |||
| Faster processor | 1.3 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 1.3 MP |
| More than 50% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Marginally newer | Sep, 2011 | vs | Apr, 2011 |
| Release date 4 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Asus Eee Slate EP121
| Much lighter | 970 g | vs | 3,016 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1x lighter | |||
| Has a rear camera | 1.3 MP | vs | None |
| Most tablets have a rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Much more expandable storage | 2,048 GB (SDXC) | vs | 32 GB (MMC) |
| 64x more maximum capacity | |||
| Has an accelerometer | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Detects movement for interactive apps | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Longer battery life | 6 hour | vs | 4.5 hour |
| More than 30% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Smaller | 275 x 190 x 16 mm | vs | 312 x 207 x 17 mm |
| More than 20% smaller | |||
| Sharper screen | 149 ppi | vs | 124 ppi |
| More than 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 241 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Enki (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by Enki (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by jonathan-r-mcentire (Apr, 2011) | Rated by 211 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Jianwei-Liang--Jay (Sep, 2011) Rated 80% by by Mad-Cow--mooooooo Rated 100% by by Betty-Johnson--Rev-Betty (May, 2011) | |
type
Asus Eee Slate EP121 64 GB | Rated 77% by by c|net (May, 2011)That Core i5 CPU means that, unlike nearly every other Windows tablet we've laid a finger (or stylus) on, the EP121 responds instantly in most cases, with much less of the sluggishness that has plagued similar systems in the past.
Asus Eee Slate EP121 64 GB | Rated 77% by by c|net (May, 2011)When it comes to Windows tablets, we've seen better and we've seen worse, and the Asus EP121 ran for 3 hours and 33 minutes in our video playback battery-drain test.
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)The touchscreen itself is responsive and accurate, but there's lag within the software that makes the Acer Iconia W500 less responsive in use than its dual-core Android rivals.
operating system
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 80% by by Marberfa (Mar, 2013)I tried the next generation Iconia Windows tablet with 32-bit Windows 8, and it wouldn't even recognize my modem, so I returned it and went back to the W500.
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 100% by by Bernie-H-Hester-III (Jun, 2011)The Acer Iconia W500 preformed well across all our test except HD Video playback, it hiccuped badly and lagged in played both content downloaded from itunes as well as streamed (Including Netflixs), speed measures were very close to the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 (which has the intel I5 processor).
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)In order to mitigate for the truth that Windows isn't designed for use with a touchscreen, Acer has produced a dedicated keyboard dock for the Acer Iconia W500 that adds a full-size 'board and a rubber nipple mouse cursor controller, complete with the standard mouse buttons.
cpu
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)The Acer Iconia W500 features a dual-core 1GHz AMD C-50 processor, 2GB of RAM and Radeon HD 6250 graphics - built into its processor.
Asus Eee Slate EP121 64 GB | Rated 77% by by c|net (May, 2011)The Asus Eee Slate EP121 pushes the boundaries of what we expect from Win 7 tablets by casting itself as a high-design, high-powered system, thanks to a fast Intel Core i5 processor and separate Bluetooth keyboard.
data
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 100% by by JedDocking station is outstanding: You get two more USB ports with the docking station, a trackpad, mouse buttons, ethernet port(not available on the asus ep121 slate)and a full size keyboard which I found to be very comfortable, quiet, and responsive.
apps
Acer Iconia Tab W500 32 GB | Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)It's not a gaming powerhouse, but the W500 can hold its own against the netbook crowd, and will suffice for older or casual titles.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Samsung ATIV Tab Longest battery life |
 | 4 | Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate OK sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 5 | Asus Vivo Tab Fastest processor |
 | 6 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 7 | MSI WindPad 110W-014US 7-way tie: Has a rear camera |
