The Acer Aspire Switch 10 E ($349.99 as tested) is a full-featured, detachable-hybrid Windows tablet for people who just can't bear to be without a hardware keyboard. And the keyboard dock adds much needed storage so you don't have to leave your music, photos, and videos behind when you travel. At just under $350, you know this 10.1-inch tablet isn't going to be a speed demon, but it has enough extra features to unseat the Asus Transformer Book T100TA as our Editors' Choice entry-level, detachable-hybrid tablet.

Design and Features

When docked to its keyboard, the Switch 10 E looks like a compact laptop. The gray, polycarbonate top and bottom lids are textured for a better grip, and the keyboard deck and screen bezel have a matte-black finish. It's also available in other colors, like light blue or violet. The tablet weighs 1.4 pounds by itself, and a little more than 2.8 pounds with the keyboard dock attached. The tablet measures 7.1 by 10.31 by 0.43 inches (HWD) alone, and increases to about an inch thick when you add the keyboard. The tablet is a bit top heavy, so if you open it all the way to the hinge's limit, it may tip over. That said, its balance is better than its predecessor, the Acer Aspire Switch 10.

Like the Acer Aspire Switch 10, the Switch 10 E has a magnetic latch. Both the Asus Transformer Book T100TA and the larger Asus Transformer Book T200TA-C1-B use a more finicky locking mechanism. You can lift the Switch 10 E by its screen, and the sturdy magnetic latch won't disengage. You need to pull on both the screen and the keyboard to detach the two.

You can also attach the tablet to the keyboard with the screen facing in the opposite direction, allowing you to view videos on the tablet with the keyboard out of sight. The system's modes include the traditional Notebook mode, Tablet mode (either with the tablet detached or backed by the closed keyboard), Tent mode, and Display mode.