Android tablets are quickly becoming a dime a dozen, but at least they’re getting cheaper. Acer has just taken the wraps off its latest Iconia device, the A200. Exclusive to Harvey Norman, the A200 is all set for an Ice Cream Sandwich update next month.
Despite shipping with Honeycomb on board, Acer has promised from the start to upgrade the OS to ICS in January 2012. Considering our proximity to Christmas, that’s probably not too bad a deal.
Specs-wise, the A200 has a 10.1-inch touchscreen, 1GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, built in GPS, 3260mAh battery and weighs in at 720 grams. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Exchange support are all standard.
Available in both 8GB and 16GB flavours, pricing starts at $349, which isn’t all that bad, really. Of course, it’s significantly heavier than some other tablets, but if you’re keen to get some early access to ICS and don’t want to spend too much cash, this could be a good starting point.
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Graham
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:01 AMI wonder how many buyers find front face logos to be a pain in the bum? They seem to detract from the seemless viewing experience in my opinion. There is no front logo on an iPad, nor on my HP Touchpad and I like it that way. Similary, Amazon Kindle should consider removing its logos from the front of their devices, for a product that is all about reading, having a text based logo at the top can be distracting.
Manufacturers, please leave logos on the back of devices only.
Christian
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 12:47 PMif they have no front logo Apple will come after them…
Heyw00d
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:02 AMWhat? Why?
Peter
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:15 AMBe a bit of a kick in the teeth if that meant they weren’t going to update the A500/A501 tablets. Sure the community can do it, but Asus promised me ICS on my Transformer.
Peter
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:17 AMTegra 2 also, what about Tegra 3? Just seems half-baked to me.
rottenapple
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:40 AMCannot wait for ICS on my iconia 501
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 1:50 PMdamn straight! Mine has sooooo many sound issues that need to be fixed
Namarrgon
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:33 PMSo what is different between this A200 and the A500, anyway? Specs seem very similar. A200 has no rear camera, but still costs as much, and with a cheaper 8GB option?
/me is happy with my $299 32GB A500.
Mike
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 9:36 PMI got mine new for exactly half the price of an Acer A501. Very impressed with all functions. No issues yet and it fitted the Targus case for the A500 that I got on sale.
I have no need of a camera on the tablet – I have 4 other cameras. I added a microSD card and it is so easy to use and watch movies.I like the extra weight and the fact that it doesn’t try to slip out of my hand like so many others I tried!