TechRadar - We're used to refreshes, but it's fairly rare that word of a revamp comes so soon after a device is released, especially when it sprouts from a company source.
Maximum PC: "Acer may have beaten other PC vendors to the 8-inch Windows 8 tablet punch with the just released Iconia W3, but the product itself is by no means the kind of device you would want to lead the charge of a new category. It’s heavy and sports a display so bad that it reminds you why display quality, or the lack thereof, prevented touchscreen devices from truly taking off until a few years back. Now, if a Dutch site is to be believed, things could get even worse for those who just bought a W3."
The Verge - There’s no way I can recommend the W3 right now, at all. It’s the first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, but the hardware sucks. Acer can do so much better here, even for a budget device. The screen is shockingly bad, and that’s the main way you’ll interact with this device unless you’re set on using it with an optional dock / keyboard or you want to hook it up to a HDMI display. Either way, there are many better devices that work as tablets or notebooks out there right now, and the W3’s only unique offering — its 8-inch screen — is its biggest fault.
SlashGear - With the Acer Iconia W3 you’ve got Acer’s first 8.1-inch Windows 8 effort on the market – and the first Windows 8 tablet on the market with an 8.1-inch display in any case. Acer’s previous efforts with Android tablets have been decent – we’ve seen the group go all the way back to 2011 with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 and A501 for some of the first Honeycomb efforts on the market – and the Iconia W3 is no move to scoff at. Will this humble-looking handheld be the slate you’ll want to rock for the dawn of Windows next-wave touch software?
