On the right is a USB 3.0 port, Ethernet, VGA, headphone and mic (which doubles as an S/PDIF port), and a Kensington lock slot. On the left side of the Iconia 6120 are two USB 2.0 ports, as well as HDMI. However, the mid and high range were very muddy. Speakers located on the underside of the Iconia 6120 pumped out a fair amount of volume, and there was a respectable amount of bass. Interestingly, given all that we could do with the lower touchscreen, we didn't find ourselves using the upper touchscreen much at all. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but when you consider that the display can tilt back 180 degrees to lie flat on a table, it becomes an issue.īoth capacitive touchscreens were very responsive, interpreting our finger gestures accurately. Horizontal viewing angles were good enough so that three people would be able to comfortably see the screen, but vertical viewing angles were quite narrow. Colors were somewhat muted while watching the trailer for Captain America, the red, white, and blue of the uniform didn't really pop. Both screens have a glossy finish, but that only proved to be an issue with the upper display, as its vertical orientation reflected more lights.

The fingerprint-resistant coating helped somewhat, but you'll want to keep a cloth handy. The dual 14-inch (1366 x 768) displays on the Iconia 6120 are made out of the more durable Gorilla Glass. There are two virtual mouse buttons below, but considering the whole thing is a touchscreen, why not just make it a virtual clickpad, à la an Apple MacBook? The virtual touchpad was a smallish 2.5 x 2.1 inches, but we were able to use it as easily as a real touchpad. When we scrawled 'The Quick Brown Fox,' for example, it ended up as 'The quick brunet.'

We found this method to be much less accurate. Overall, we made many more mistakes compared to a traditional keyboard, but it worked.Īn icon in the upper left also lets you switch to a notepad, where you can add text by writing with your finger.

Any errant grazing of the screen, and we'd end up with a wrong letter. We had to be much more careful with what we did with our non-typing fingers, though. While we weren't able to type as fast on the Iconia 6120 as with a real keyboard, we did manage a fairly quick rate after about half an hour of practice, so much so that a fair amount of this review was written using the virtual keyboard.

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