What stands out at first glance is the robust housing Acer Connect Enduro M3 on. It’s according to the standards IP54 and MIL-STD-810H certified and therefore also suitable for harsher operating environments. The carrying strap visible in the photo is optional, without it the case remains relatively compact. A permanently installed one 6500-mAh-Battery provides up to nine hours of operation and can serve as a power bank to charge other devices.
In addition, there are not many other connections – just once USB-C. The Acer does not support external antennas. Inserting a nano SIM card is a bit tricky. Additionally, Acer offers one eSIM solution called SIMO, with which you can book data tariffs from a range of 135 countries.
Operation is also partly robust
We didn’t find an app suitable for configuration, and that Web interface overall seems a bit crude. Ultimately, it has little more to offer than that Touchscreen interfacewhich requires very slender fingers. USB tethering is possible – here the menu asks whether the connected computer is running Windows/ChromeOS/Linux or MacOS. In total there will be up to 16 registered devices supports. The Wi-Fi 6 connection supports theoretical maximums of 574 Mbit/s on 2.4 GHz and 1200 Mbit/s on 5 GHz.
If you activate both frequencies, they are two different ones SSIDs specified – if a common network name is desired, the same name must be entered in both menu items. Even after a long search we found no option for WPS. The throughput measurements carried out via 5G deliver impressive results in both the downlink and the uplink.
Conclusion
The Acer Connect Enduro M3 I like its robust construction and long battery life. You can also forgive minor limitations in the features and slight weaknesses in the operating concept.
Source: www.connect.de
