SEPTEMBER 2020 PCWorld 51The image that the Acer Spin 3 captured appears to be a bit more washed-out than this rather grim
screenshot indicates.
pen’s battery level via the Bluetooth settings
menu within Windows, because the AES pen
communicates directly with the Wacom
digitizer built into the Spin 3. We noticed a
little ink lag. Tilt appears to be supported.
Though the pen’s a bit on the skinny side
(which can leave fingers feeling cramped after
a while), I was able to enjoy a relaxing session
of the Fresh Paint app. The battery
held up just fine. There’s no reason to
expect a budget laptop like the Spin
3 to have anything better than a
720p webcam—the same sort you’ll
find in the vast majority of laptops
currently available. The webcam’s
color accuracy seems to be on point,
but the image quality is flat and
mushy. The integrated HDR controls
within the Windows Camera app
seem to have no effect, whether off
or on.A number of user-accessible screws on the bottom of the
laptop should make upgrades possible. (We haven’t tested
this ourselves.)