Acer’s 10.1-Inch Iconia Tab A510 Available for Pre-Order - longcomem1980

Acer's Iconia Yellow journalism A510, the company's first pad featuring Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3 processor, is now available for pre-order. The 10.1-edge in device features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and follows abreast the company's Iconia Yellow journalism A500 by likely faster graphics and responsiveness than its predecessor. The 32GB tablet is available for pre-regulate from national retailers at a suggested retail price of $450. Information technology is available in silver gray or black.

Acer's spic-and-span quad-core tablet is going raised against a crowded filed of powerful new touch slates such as Apple's new iPad, which offers a higher resolution screen but costs $150 more for a 32GB model. The A510 testament too be see competition from Android tablets such every bit Samsung's future Galaxy Tab 2 Serial and Asus' Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Subsequently this year, the A510 may likewise showdown against a number of Windows 8 tablets featuring Microsoft's current Metro-vogue interface.

A510 Spectacles

The other Acer tablet features a 10.1-in WXGA presentation with 1280-by-800 resolution, Nvidia's quad-essence Tegra 3 processor including the 12-core GeForce GPU, 1 GB RAM, 32GB aboard blink storage, a microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB for 64GB of maximum memory board, micro HDMI and micro USB 2.0 ports. The A510 also has a 1 megapixel front end-facing camera, 5MP rear-facing camera, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Blu-shaft of light 2.1 + EDR. Genus Acer claims the A510's battery can play picture for capable 12 hours on a unwedded charge, but Eastern Samoa usual preceptor't banking company on manufacturer barrage fire claims until third-party tests take in verified them.

Acer has also preloaded the A510 with some freed software including Polaris Office 3.5, Kindle, Netflix, and the TegraZone Android app that shows you available games optimized for NVIDIA Tegra tablets. Thanks to Acer's clear.fi feature, the A510 is too DLNA compatible.

To celebrate Acer's sponsorship of the forthcoming Summer Athletic contest Games in London, the A510 features the Olympic rings etched into the back of the gimmick.

PCWorld gave the A500 3 stars out of 5, complaintive about the device's ocular touchscreen power grid as well as the tab's 1.7-poke heft. It's non top whether Acer has improved its touch screen with the A510, but weight issues have improved with the new tablet coming in at 1.5 pounds. The latest Wi-Fi only version of the iPad, by comparison, is a teensy-weensy bit lighter at 1.44 pounds.

Acer did non announce when the A510 would start shipping.

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