Acer Iconia Tab W500 Review: An Adaptable Windows 7 Tablet
PC World
9 June 2012
Excerpt: Hybrid designs are not new in the world of tablets , but they aren't exactly common either. The Acer Iconia Tab W500 tablet ($499 as of June 1, 20012)...
Conclusion: The Acer Iconia Tab W500 tries to fuse the advantages of a tablet with those of a conventional netbook. This has only been achieved to a part.
Excerpt: The Windows OS and solid performance aren’t enough to make up for this tablet’s slow-loading apps, poor battery life, heft, and high price tag.
Pros: Speedy performance, Great-sounding speakers, Bright, color-rich display, Keyboard-dock included
Conclusion: The Acer ICONIA Tab is a good idea. But with a price way that's way more than you'd expect to pay for a netbook with similar specifications, it's simply over-priced and...
Excerpt: Acer has released not one but two new tablets into the fray recently. One, the Iconia A500, is a standard Android 3.0 tablet, very similar to the Motorola Xoom and Asus...
Pros: Full access to the Windows software library, Fast and powerful
Cons: Most Windows apps simply weren’t designed for a small touch screen
Excerpt: Acer submitted two tablets for our perusal. The Iconia Tab A500 is a fairly standard Android Honeycomb tablet with a better than average screen, while this Acer Iconia...