A WiFi-only version of the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is now available for preorder at BestBuy.com.
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 can be preordered now at BestBuy.com. An exclusive offer from big-box store, customers can place orders at the store from 14, and the tablet will finally start selling Easter morning, April 24.
Iconia tab has a 10.1-inch multitouch screen, a NVIDIA Tegra 250 processor 1 GHz dual-core with an integrated GeForce GPU, 16 GB of flash storage, a microSD card slot supports 32 GB of additional storage tablet-oriented Google Android 3.0 operating system, nicknamed "Honeycomb." There is a 5 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 megapixel camera capable of recording high-definition video on the front, and a promise of 10 hours of Internet surfing.
Housed in aluminum, Acer's answer to Apple iPad (IPAD more than two, actually) includes WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth connectivity, 3G access and above the need for a cell phone contract, for the moment. It measures 10.24 by 6.97 by 0.52 inches and weighs 1. 69 pounds, making it heavier than IPAD 2 of 1.33 pounds and under 9.5 by 0.34 by 7.31 inches. Its price, however, is lighter, at $ 450. The IPAD 16 GB Wi-Fi for only 2, from the Apple model, is priced at $ 499. (Jump up to 64 GB and add 3G support for AT & T or Verizon, and Apple's prices up to $ 829.)
Comparisons with the IPAD are natural, such as Apple tablet-ordered 90 percent more Tablet PC market. But Apple also belongs in any conversation about Acer's entry into the tablet market, as the company has pills to revitalize profits fell for the IPAD and the market it created. Acer mounted atop netbook fashion in recent years, surpassing Dell in 2010 for the No. 2 position among global PC manufacturers. However, Acer's PC business has slowed, as consumers and business users have turned their attention to the thin and lightweight, ideal for travel netbooks to tablets even thinner and lighter.
With sales continuing to drop, Acer on March 25 lowered its guidance for the first quarter of 2011. Originally expecting a positive growth of 3 percent, instead, has warned of a negative annual growth rate of 10 percent, according CENS.com, a source of economic news from Taiwan.
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