The Acer W500 10.1" Multi-Touch Screen Tablet is an ultra-portable tablet featuring a 10.1" HD CrystalBrite LED-backlit TFT LCD display with 1280 x 800 resolution and a brightness of 350 cd/m². It runs a Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) operating system with an AMD C-Series processor C-50 and AM50M Fusion Controller Hub chipset. The W500 has 2GB DDR3 onboard memory and a 32GB mini-SATA solid-state storage drive.

With Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED connectivity, you'll be able to access the Internet anywhere where there is Wi-Fi availability. The W500 also has 10/100 Mbps fast Ethernet connectivity, as well as Bluetooth compatibility. It offers dual USB 2.0 ports for quick data transfers between your computer and tablet, a 3.5 mm mini-jack line out for headphone/speaker connection, a 3.5 mm mini-jack line in for mic connection, and an HDMI port with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). The availability of an HDMI port affords quick and easy output of saved media or Internet content on your W500 to an HDTV for viewing files and Web pages on a large HDTV screen.

Acer has also endowed the W500 Tablet with a 2-in-1 multimedia card reader and dual integrated WebCams. The WebCams are Acer Crystal Eyes with 1280 x 1024 resolution. Used in combination with the mic input, the W500 is perfect for video-conference calling or even just video-chatting with friends and family online. The three-cell lithium-ion battery lasts up to 6 hrs depending on configuration and usage, which ensures you'll encounter minimal interruptions when using your W500 Tablet. As an added convenience, Acer has even added a US keyboard dock on the bottom of the W500 Tablet, which facilitates attachment of a tactile US keyboard for using your tablet like a notebook.