Four new products will soon be jostling for space in the overcrowded tablet market courtesy of Acer: the Iconia Tab A100, Iconia Tab A500 and Iconia Tab W500 and Iconia dual screen touchbook.
Here’s a quick look at the basic specifications of each model.
Acer Iconia Tab A100
The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is an ultra-portable 7in Android tablet in the mould of Samsung’s first Galaxy Tab. Product highlights include a (1024x600) 16:10 aspect ratio full touch screen, a Nvidia 1GHz Dual Core processor, a rear-facing camera, Adobe Flash Player 10.2 and a solid array of connectivity options; including HDMI.
The Acer Tab A100 will be available from next month with pricing starting at $499.
Acer Iconia Tab A500
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is a 10in tablet boasting a Dual Core Nvidia Tegra 2Wi-Fi CPU for speedier load times and Web browsing. Featuring a 10in capacitive touch screen, HD video playback, an in-built HDMI port, and 3D video support, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is primarily designed for mobile entertainment.
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 runs on the latest Android operating system; 3.0 Honeycomb. We’ve played around with this OS on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v and can report that it is very user-friendly.
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 will be available from mid-April from $579.
Acer Iconia Tab W500
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 is an intriguing tablet device that consists of a 10.1in display and a detachable keyboard. The screen can be removed from its docking keyboard and carried around like a regular tablet.
According to Acer, the Iconia Tab W500 boasts a battery life of up to 6 hours in-between charges. Other features include two 1.3MP cameras, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and Windows 7 operating system preinstalled.
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 will be available from May for an Australian RRP of $899.
Acer Iconia dual screen touchbook
Perhaps the most intriguing product at the launch was Acer's Iconia dual-screen touchbook - a desktop replacement-style laptop that comes with two all-point multi-touch displays in lieu of a traditional keyboard.
Users can use each screen to multi-task in any way they see fit; browsing a website on the top screen while viewing folders and documents on the bottom screen.
The Iconia touch-book is based on the Intel Core i5 family of processors and runs on the Windows 7 platform. You can read our first impressions of the device here.
The Iconia dual screen touchbook will be available in April, for a recommended retail price of $2499.
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