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Although CES doesn’t officially open its doors until Tuesday, many companies have begun to announce their new products which will be on display there. Among them is Acer, who has a plethora of ultrabooks and other devices to wow onlookers. However, for us here at Tablified, the newly announced Acer Iconia Tab A700 easily steals the spotlight.
The beast of a device is packed with many features which places it right at the front-lines along with the Asus Transformer Prime. Like the Transformer Prime, the A700 packs a quad core NVidia Tegra 3 processor. Acer has thrown in 1 GB of RAM, the standard for high-end Android Tablets, which, coupled with the Tegra 3 processor, ensures that multitasking will be buttery smooth. Surely, all that power won’t go to waste as you’re going to be using it to play 1080p videos on that whopping 1920 x 1200 pixel, 10.1” display, which has never before seen on a tablet. Games, text and movies are promised to look crystal clear with this “IPS quality” display. Hopefully, Acer brings their A-game this time around as the A500’s poor display was one of its main shortcomings.
Also, like its older sibling the A500, the A700 will include a micro-SD slot, micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to cover both wireless and wired connectivity. Unfortunately, Acer seems to have abandoned a much loved feature of the A500 as there is no mention of a full sized USB port on the A700. However, don’t write this tablet off yet, as it is not only lighter and thinner than its predecessor, but also retains the metal backing.
To round things off rather nicely, the A700 will ship with Acer’s slightly modified version of Ice Cream Sandwich, with added niceties such as Acer Ring, which allows you to access apps right from the lock screen with multi-touch gestures. The same software is also loaded onto the company’s Windows tablets. There is no mention of storage capacities or any official pricing. However, you can expect the A700 to be available for purchase in Q2 of this year, according to Acer. Also, the A700 is Wi-Fi only, but there may be a 3G version in the works slated for a later release.
With CES only just beginning, you can expect to see much more tablet related news and announcements very soon. For those of you in the market for a new Android tablet, the coming months will be very exciting, but you can rest assured that whenever you power on that shiny new Android tablet, Tablified will have all the latest Tablet optimized apps ready and waiting for you.
[via The Verge]
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ELITE CMDR 666 at Jan 18, 2012 11:42:46
Well I had the A100 and I loved it but got rid of it and got me a SGT 10.1, for the simple fact that according to several reports Acer will no longer be making anymore tablets after 2012 and will shrink there mobile development group. Now I dont know about you but the last thing I want is to have a tablet and and not have the latest updates in the near future…good example is the HP tablet… my advice stick to the big name brand companies…
Ayman Suleiman at Jan 18, 2012 11:54:29
I guess I can see your point there. Its ironic that you chose to go with Samsung since they have the worst track record when it comes to updates. I personally went with ASUS and its been the best decision yet!
Paul Rohe at Feb 05, 2012 07:20:46
I have an Acer A500 and absolutely love it, it has transformed mobile computing for me, why Acer would bring out such gorgeous tablets at such a fantastic price (it piddles all over I pad 1 n 2) and then anounce they are pulling out of the tablet market is beyong me, or am I being a wee bit synicle thinking its maybe a darstadly marketing ploy, umm?
As for the review above, hey! There’s nothing wrong with the A500 display, its just not very good in direct sunlight, same for nearly all Acer prodects, damn.
Arshad Hosein at Feb 05, 2012 09:22:01
The A500 came out in April of last year, by the time the A700 hits, it would have been atleast 10 months since the A500. In the Android world, things get upgraded and replaced within 6 months sometimes (I’m looking at you Motorola!) For the A500 to have lasted so long on the market is actually pretty decent when you look at some other devices. I mean the perfect example is the ASUS Transformer Prime, it got released back in December, but wasn’t really available much until January. Then, in CES in January, ASUS announced an upgraded model with a higher resolution screen. I mean, that’s just not right…
ELITE CMDR 666 at Mar 23, 2012 11:56:15
By experience even though Samsung takes long to update there product so does every company, I loved my lil Acer a200 but in my opinion tablets should be out for longer times before another of the same is released. You don’t see a new ps3 or gaming console every 6 months or a year that would be retarded.. I do agree stuff needs to be upgraded but if you look at all the tablets there really not that much of a sufferance, until now… I love all tablets the same just wish they listen to the consumer who’s buying the products…
tommy wiggins at Apr 02, 2012 08:46:06
With the ever changing world of technology and consumer demands, l am amazed at the rapid changes in equipment. I have my first tablet, ,an ACER 200. I delved into all the consumer reports by the leading tech sources before I purchased the ACER. I also used the experience of owning an ACER INSPIRE laptop. I’ve had great service with the laptop, ,and it did influence me on my decision. My 200 has been a great product for me. I did purchase an ASER TRANS FOR MY WIFE AT THE SAME TIME! I will have to admit, I did want the ASUS as my 1st choice,but, I m totally convinced the ACER is as good if not better than the TRANSFORMER . My ACER is faster I can attest w/the same config WO/quad core. I applaud ACER for a great product ! But, times change rapidly and I will upgrade to the new 700 . Try an ACER, you won’t regret it I assure you.
Stan at Apr 26, 2012 04:49:38
I purchased an Acer 501 and just love it. It does everything I want it to do. The full size USB is the envy of my friends who have an iPad. As much as it’s interesting to see new developments, realistically it’s similar to me looking at next years new car after I just purchased one…..it’s not going to happen. I suspect most consumers are not likely to buy a new tablet each year. Mind you I understand the market is probably pitched at the new buyer and in my instance I probably won’t be in the market for at least another two years.. My mind boggles at what they might offer then.
I agree with the comment about upgrades. I’m hanging on to seeing ics update on my tablet but it seems that there is conflicting info about if that is going to happen. ( A501 yes but A501 ??)
Arshad Hosein at Apr 26, 2012 07:34:54
The A500 ICS update was made available yesterday in Europe and will be available tomorrow in the US. I don’t think there’s any word from Acer concerning the A501 but there are a multitude of custom ROMs that support the A501 and are based on ICS. If you’re up for this sort of thing, check out tegraowners.com and look for Thor2002ro’s rom. It’s what I’m currently running on my A500 and it works great