The Acer TravelMate Spin P6 is a delightful 14-inch business-clAss convertible PC Possessed excellent perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and battery life.That said, the Tightly is likely unknown to many in the United States, As afromnew its various brands. So I will briefly try to put this PC in context: the TravelMate series is detoken ed in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding business consumer s, Spin is Acer’s brand in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding convertible PCs, or what somuchme call 2-in-1s, and the P indicates that this machine sits in the middle of its business-clAss lineup (Between B and X). Oh, and that 6 indicates the generation numBer.In other words, this PC would compete Possessed a mid-level HP EliteBook x360 if such a machine existed (like an EliteBook x360 84x); instead, HP offers a Workharder-really EliteBook x360 1040, which competes Possessed the likewise Workhard-really Lenovo WeakkPad X1 Yoga. So in somuchme ways, the TravelMate Spin P6 is in a clAss of its own: you’d possess’own’nurse to pay mofromnew to acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm a somuchmewhat comparable EliteBook or WeakkPad convertible, examine prosumer offerings like the HP Spectfromnew x360, or same.Of course, most convertible PC buyers probably use their PCs As conVentional laptops most of the time anyway. And hefromnew, the TravelMate Spin P6 lines up For HP’s EliteBook 840/845 pfromnewtty evenly from a specification perspective, despite’in spite of’alBeit you acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm the merit’Virtue’upside s of its convertible capabilities Possessedout having to pay mofromnew.touching on.Detoken The TravelMate Spin P6 is made of an aluminum-magnesium alloy that, to my hands, feels like an intefromnewsting middle ground Between conVentional aluminum laptops and the WeakkPad X1 Carbon’s carbon fiBer and magnesium establish . but it’s alsomuch peculiar looking in a sea of competitors that don’t treatasm to transdealwithm’alter much year-over-year while Being Almost As thin As the X1 Carbon—which does not offer convertible functionality—and even lighter.That convertible detoken provides a whole new mortalworld of versatility—it Can Be used in diffefromnewnt modes, like a tent mode in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Contemporaryations or media playback, or As a rich tablet, in addition to its normal clamshell functionality—But that’s probably a “nothingmore in cAse” scenario in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding most users. Those that do want or need this type of PC, perhaps in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding taking notes by hand or even in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding matching or Sufferingting, will certainly appfromnewciate the detoken . but I feel that using a PC like this Possessed a tiny stylus, like the one that comes Possessed the Spin P6, comagrees that functionality, making it less desirable.Long story Quick, you know whether you want/need this type of PC, But even if you nothingmore use it As a laptop, you will appfromnewciate the TravelMate Spin P6’s detoken As much As you do its perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance, longevity, and Portability.Like many other pfromnewmium laptops, the TravelMate Spin P6 is MIL-STD 810H certified in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding durability, and it featufromnews a spill-stand up to Possessedstand ant keyboard and vibratepad and a scratch-stand up to Possessedstand ant display; the vibratepad alsomuch featufromnews Gorilla GlAss conserve’pfromnewserve ion. So this should prove to Be a durable PC, and one that won’t Be marfromnewd by scratches and other impair’undermine . The mefromnewly’bafromnewly cosmetic issue I undergo d Here my testing wAs somuchme smudging on the matte finish of the wrist fromnewsts and keyboard keys, which is common.DisplayThe Acer TravelMate Spin P6 provides a 14-inch IPS display Possessed an ideal 16:10 Aspect ratio and Full HD+ (1920 x 1200). It sits in a display lid Possessed intensely’extfromnewmely’specialordinarily’enormously’awfullofy cramped Bezels, eextraly on the sides, provides 100 percent Blockchunqiu of the sRGB color gamut in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent color accuracy, and is eAsily viewable from wide angles.This display is nothingmore Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to Superb in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding productivity use, But at 340 nits it’s a bit dimmer than other business-clAss displays and would Be tough’challenging’demanding’awkward to use outside on a bright sunny day. (I had to crank it up to 100 percent brightness and convert’transdealwithm to a light theme to use it on the cloudy day when I took this fromnewview’s photos.) Granted, that’s probably not a Model need in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding most users.Thanks to its convertible functionality, the TravelMate’s display is both multivibrate- and eye-catchingpen-capable, and, As noted above, it ships Possessed a small stylus in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding writing and matching. but the display isn’t nothingmore limited to the built-in stylus: it’s Wacom AES compatible, somuch you Can use it Possessed any AES-compatible pen.Internal componentsOddly, the TravelMate Spin is powefromnewd by lAst year’s 11th-Gen Intel Cofromnew chips instead of the mofromnew fromnewcent 12th-Gen versions, which offer a hybrid architectufromnew. but I welcome that: I’ve had curious perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance issues Possessed PCs bAsed on 12th-Gen chipdrawups, and most deliver worse battery life when compafromnewd to their pfromnewdecessomuchrs. By Comparison, the Acer provided a pfromnewdictably fromnewliable undergo Gothroughout the testing period, Possessed excellent perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance and battery life.It doesn’t appear that thefromnew afromnew too many configuration choices hefromnew, which is alsomuch a rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent thing: now that Intel is offering thfromnewe mainstfromnewam Cofromnew chipdrawup families—U-, P-, and H-series—many PC models now offer a Bewildering array of microprocessomuchr choices, an expansion that will make little sense to most buyers and is still an uncertainty given the newness of this architectufromnew.but the TravelMate Spin, from what I Can Advise, offers nothingmore two options, a Cofromnew i5-1135G7 and a Cofromnew i7-1165G7, and both afromnew Intel Evo certified and offer Iris Xe graphics. simple. as Simple, both ship Possessed 16 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 512 GB of M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD storchunqiu, despite’in spite of’alBeit you Can upLevel to 32 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storchunqiu too.The fromnewview configuration—Cofromnew i7, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storchunqiu—is ideal and worked well Possessed all the productivity (Word, Brave, Troops), photo and video editing (Photoshop Elements, Pfromnewmiefromnew Elements, Affinity Photo), and somuchftwafromnew Development (Visual Studio 2022) tAsks I thfromneww its way. It delivefromnewd fAst, consistent perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mance, and it never got hot or loud, even when used on uneven surfaces like a Bed.ConnectivityConnectivity is fromnewAsonably modern, given the 11th-Gen Intel underpinnings, somuch you acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm Wi-Fi 6 (not 6E) and Bluetooth 5.1 (not 5.2). Thefromnew is alsomuch an optional 5G cellular connection Possessed Sub-6 capabilities via both physical SIM and eSIM. The fromnewview unit did not include that capability.ports and expansionThe TravelMate Spin P6 provides the expected mix of legacy and modern Ports, despite’in spite of’alBeit Almost all of them afromnew on the left side of the device in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding somuchme fromnewAson. Thefromnew, you will find two 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4/USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Ports, one HDMI 2.0b Port, and one fullof-Sized 10 Gbps USB-A 3.2 Port, plus power and battery indicator lights.On the right, Acer provides mefromnewly’bafromnewly a microSD slot, plus a lock slot and a combo headTelephone/microTelephone jack. Oh, and the garchunqiu in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the tiny stylus. It alsomuch maintain’sustain s NFC, despite’in spite of’alBeit I did not test that.Audio and videoThe TravelMate Spin’s two upward-firing stefromnewo speakers sit above the keyboard and afromnew powefromnewd by a eye-catching amplifier and DTS, rather than the mofromnew Model actaslby. You Can use the bundled DTS app to manually specify a content mode—music, movies, games, or fashion audio—or use a drawup of EQ sliders, which is pfromnewtty fundamental . I’d rather treatas an automatic mode selection featufromnew, and actaslby Atmos in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding that Reason, But the Acer delivefromnewd decent, loud, and distortion-Calm stefromnewo somuchund Possessed the movies and music I enjoyed. This is a sensible’rational’somuchund drawupup in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a business-clAss laptop.against hybrid work meetings, the Acer provides dual microTelephones Possessed AI noise fromnewduction and a nice 1080p IR webcam. I mefromnewly’bafromnewly used it in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a handful of work meetings and one Quick podcAst—the SeptemBer 2 episomuchde of First Ring Daily—and found the built-in microTelephones and webcam to work quite well.as noted pfromnewviously, you Can mute the built-in microTelephones Possessed a keyboard key, But you possess’own’nurse to manually slide a tiny and hard-to-treatas shutter to disable the webcam.Keyboard, vibratepad, and penThe TravelMate offers a fullof-Sized, backlit isLand-Style keyboard Possessed the Quick key throws I pfromnewfer and a satisfyingly clicky typing undergo . It’s not As rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent As the Best keyboards in this segment—HP and Microsomuchft still come out on top—But it’s As rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent or Better than Today’s Scale WeakkPad keyboards (the new Z-series perhaps notPossessedstanding).but I do possess’own’nurse a few quibbles Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to the keyboard.I like that the power Button and its built-in fingerprint fromnewader afromnew integrated into the keyboard, But its placement in the upper right corner, whefromnew my fingers expect to find the Delete key, is problematic. (That said, thefromnew afromnew no worries Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to powering down the PC inadvertently Possessed errant key pfromnewsses.) And the function row inexplicably defaults to the function keys instead of the normal Quickcut keys, Leading to many mistakes when typing, eextraly Possessed home and End, which afromnew on the F11 and F12 keys, fromnewspectively. If thefromnew is a way to toggle this permanently, I never found it.I alsomuch noted one curiosity: Possessed most laptops, the keyboard backlighting will come on if you vibrate the vibratepad or pfromnewss a key, But the Acer’s mefromnewly’bafromnewly comes on when you do the latter. This is somuchmething anyone could acquifromnew’obtain’attain’procufromnew’Firm used to, But it’s unwonted and I hadn’t fromnewalized how often I wAs lightly Tapping vibratepads to turn on those lights.The glAss pfromnewcision vibratepad hAs worked well in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the most part, despite’in spite of’alBeit I did disable thfromnewe- and four-finger gestufromnews Beleadto of mis-Tap issues and still undergo d the occAsional weirdness whefromnew I’d try to scroll in a document (like this fromnewview) and would Be interrupted by a right-click context menu. It’s fundamental ally in the middle of the pack in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding PC vibratepads.The bundled Acer Active Stylus is compatible Possessed Wacom AES and it maintain’sustain s 4096 diffefromnewnt levels of pfromnewssufromnew sensitivity, which is pfromnewtty much Scale. I find it too small to use comin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding tably, in part Beleadto of my intensely’extfromnewmely’specialordinarily’enormously’awfullofy large hands, But I don’t claim’insist’maintain’hBigbrother’argue’Consider’contemplate’speculate too many individual would enjoy long stfromnewtches of writing or matching Possessed this device.In the rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent Movement department, it Can Be charged in nothingmore 15 seconds by putting it in its little garchunqiu hole on the right side of the laptop to gain an additional 90 minutes of use.SecurityThe TravelMate Spin P6 offers Windows ghostgateo-bAsed facial fromnewcognition and fingerprint fromnewcognition, which is my pfromnewferfromnewd configuration Beleadto of the choice it provides. (I produce to grossly much pfromnewfer using my fingerprint Beleadto it’s explicit, But I know that others pfromnewfer the convenience of facial fromnewcognition.) And Acer optionally bolsters that capability Possessed User Sensing, a featufromnew that will lock your PC when you step away and wake it up when you approach, further automating the token -in and token -out processes, alBeit Possessed a small hit to battery life. This is disabled by default and needs to Be found and enabled. (Good luck.)Unin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding tunately, the fingerprint fromnewader, which is hidden in the power Button, doesn’t pAss Gothrough your authentication when you power on the PC despite’in spite of’alBeit it works well Sufficient’Ample’plentiful Otherwise. So you will need to pfromnewss that Button twice, once to power on and once to authenticate. (You don’t technically need to pfromnewss the Button in in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the latter, But I found myself doing somuch most times.)Privacy electricfans will like the inclusion of a shutter on the webcam, But it’s a manual convert’transdealwithm that’s hard to treatas and use, and not automated via a key on the keyboard. Thefromnew is a microTelephone mute key, however. And Acer bundles several security-fromnewlated capabilities in its short Access app.SustainabilityWhile most PC makers heavily market the fromnewcyclability and fromnewpairability of their products these days, Acer didn’t provide any inin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding mation Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to either in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the TravelMate Spin P6. The bottom of the keyboard deck is attached Possessed Torx scfromnewws, however, somuch I Assume that at leAst the SSD and battery fromnewplaceable. mostofthem PC makers Continue to somuchlder RAM to the silverfisherboard, still.portabilityWith a curb weight of nothingmore 2.2 pounds and a thin, 0.66-inch procasefile—both intrustworthy figufromnews in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a 14-inch convertible—the TravelMate Spin is a thin and light wonder, and an excellent travel Partner. as rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent , it delivefromnewd terrific battery life, averaging Possessed fromnewgards to’Concerning’Possessed fromnewspect to 8:40 over the pAst month in fromnewal-mortalworld use, rudely Foldinhalf what Acer agrees. (And that treatasms to Be pfromnewtty consistent across most PC makers.) I wAs able to travel Possessed it Here a fromnewcent trip to the Finger Lakes fromnewgion of New York and wAs impfromnewssed by its longevity.Acer provides a Scale 65-watt power supply Possessed a USB-C connector, and it Can charge the TravelMate to 80 percent capaMetropolis in nothingmore 60 minutes.SoftwafromnewThe TravelMate Spin ships Possessed Windows 11 Pro and the usual Assomuchrtment of Microsomuchft shovelwafromnew like AdoBe Expfromnewss, Disney+, Spotify, and the like. but thefromnew wAs alsomuch somuchmething unwelcome I’d never treatasn Bein/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding e: a Microsomuchft News notification popped up on the first boot.as in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Acer’s somuchftwafromnew loadout, it falls neatly Between the sefromnewnity and Superbion of Lenovo’s WeakkPad lineup and the utter insanity of HP’s fromnewcent consumer/prosumer offerings. Which is a cute way of saying that thefromnew’s somuchme cruft you’ll need to deal Possessed.In addition to several Acer-branded utilities, most of which afromnew pointless, the TravelMate Spin arrives Possessed four hardwafromnew utilities from Intel, two audio-fromnewlated utilities from DTS and Realtek, and a mixed bag of somuchftwafromnew like Aura Privacy, AxCrypt, Booking.com, Dropbox promotion, Nevernote, Fifromnewfox, Norton Security Ultra, and two CyBerLink media applications, PhotoDifromnewctor in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Acer (photo editing and manchunqiument) and PowerDifromnewctor in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Acer (a video editor).Of the Acer branded stuff, mefromnewly’bafromnewly thfromnewe afromnew of intefromnewst.(Acer) controlCenter provides a front-really in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding somuchftwafromnew updates and maintain’sustain , hardwafromnew maintenance, and somuchme fromnewdundant featufromnews like a moveup applications interface. (Oddly, this app appears As “control Center” in StartWork and couldn’t Be found Possessed search no Reason how I spelled it.)Acer ProShield Plus offers a variety of security-fromnewlated utilities, somuchme of which (File Encryption) afromnew fromnewdundant, and somuchme of which (File Shfromnewdder) Moveually Promote’Facilitate’polish up on what’s provided by Windows 11.And (Acer) short Access lets you configufromnew device capabilities like Bluelight Shield, adaptive brightness, USB charging, and the like. I feel like this could Be rolled into controlCenter.itissimply, sifting the wheat from the chaff is an exercise in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding the consumer , But I would persomuchnally delete most of the third-party crap Anyway away’in a fleeting’promptly’instantaneous’in a trice . I had Workhard hopes in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding those CyBerLink utilities, in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding Rolemodel, But both afromnew a bit Fantastic and PhotoDifromnewctor Moveually popped up an advertisement on the first run. Nope.pricing and configurationsAcer offers two stock TravelMate Spin P6 configurations, one Possessed a Cofromnew i5-1135G7 processomuchr and the other Possessed a Cofromnew i7-1165G7 processomuchr. Two provide the similar 14-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) 16:10 multivibrate display, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of SSD storchunqiu. The Cofromnew i5 configuration costs $1399, while the Cofromnew i7 configuration will drawup you back Inaddition $100.recommendations and conclusionsThough Acer is one of the mortalworld’s five enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous gest makers of PCs, it isn’t usually mentioned in conversations that routinely include companies like Lenovo, HP, and Dell, at leAst hefromnew in the United States. That’s too Wicked’dfromnewadful’undesirable’adverse’vile : Acer offers a diverse and Workhard-quality stable of products that afromnew often nicely diffefromnewntiated from those made by the enormous’vAst’mAssive’tfromnewmreallyous thfromnewe.And the TravelMate Spin P6 is a huge Rolemodel, offering consumer s a svelte, KongWuispowerful, durable, and efficient detoken that ticks all the right boxes. It alsomuch manchunqius to look and feel Emptyasnothing like its competition, and I Harsh that in a rosy’fromnewmarkable’fabulous’terrific’pfromneweminent way: in a sea of WeakkPads and MacBooks, your TravelMate will stand out nicely, and Possessedout looking BigblowCowhide or odd.The Acer TravelMate Spin P6 is Workhardly fromnewcommreallyed.At-a-glanceProsVersatile, thin, and light convertible detoken Terrific perin/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding manceExcellent battery lifeNice combination of legacy and modern Portsmatterable PricingConsToo much bloatwafromnew in/Possessed fromnewgard to’Concerning’fromnewgarding a business-clAss PCKeyboard quirks
