Friday, 27 January 2012

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review, Price and Specs

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia Tab nine A500, with brushed aluminum layer, is available now for $ 450 at Best Buy.
Tegra2 Iconia Tab A500 runs on the top shelf of the cell, the Android 3.0 with 16 GB of memory, 802.11b, USB 2.0 and is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, the fight over $ 399 costs.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 is the latest in a steady stream of Android 3.0 tablets, and with prices that undermines Apple iPad 2 for $ 50, $ 450 Iconia Tab (price 04/23/2011) differs in a crowded area. This pill is the support of its many advantages, including USB and microSD card slot, support for Dolby Mobile sound and custom home screen widgets to help you organize your application. But although the tab Iconia

the goal of replacing the laptop, which still lags behind - sometimes by their own physical limitations and partly because the software.

Iconia Tab A500 is the largest of the three tablets that Acer has already introduced. The model tested here, Wi-Fi only, and the designation A500-10S16u. 3G version is compatible with AT & T.

Elegant two-tone Iconia Tab is a very topical pills. 10.1-inch multitouch screen has a black bezel, is the money, more rounded edges and brushed aluminum stand. Oleofobnoe screen is hard, but then none of the pills that I've ever seen a really good fight with the monsters of the fingerprint.

Despite its weight, Iconia Tab felt surprisingly good in my hand. It is slightly longer and wider than the Motorola Xoom measures 10.2 by 7.0 by 0.5 inches, 9.8 to 0.5 um 6.6-inch Xoom.

Even a little heavier than the Xoom: 1.7 to Xoom 1.6 pounds (to be precise, weigh the amount of PCWorld Labs tab Iconia only 0.05 pounds, 1.61 pounds to 1.66 Xoom for many years Acer lists its weight as 1.69 pounds.) But the reality Iconia Tab me the impression that it is easier than when I Xoom PDA. I've tried them side by side, and always preferred the overall balance and weight Xoom Iconia Tab or pills that I hand over a certain period, and two, I have given the green light Iconia language. If the weight were obtained from the equation, even better IPad excluded Iconia Tab 2, while iPad 2 to 1.3 kg, the lightest of the three is, the width 7.3 inches less favorable vertical orientation and typing with both hands.

Tablet feels very different. The buttons and ports are logically placed. Volume control and block rotation in the upper right edge of the contours are clearly visible and easy to press. In addition, the power button / sleep easily found in the upper right, and convenient discrete bright, alternate red and white during charging. Even the cover, which comes from the right side to the SD Card slot (SIM card slot and supports one A500-3G model, that is) show, it feels solid.

The basic features, Motorola Xoom mirror Iconia Tab It goes from 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 250 dual-core and 1 GB of RAM. It also has a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 pixels with an aspect ratio of 16:10 (ideal for HD content) of 16 GB of internal memory EMMC (Xoom has 32 GB) and MicroSDHC cards up to 32GB memory.

One of the drawbacks of the internal memory is as an Erasmus Mundus Configuration: Some applications, file manager, which I downloaded, including a Astro file manager, Memory with SD memory cards, the difference between the actual internal memory and external confused memory devices.

The screen looks great - so bright and colorful - most of the time, and the viewing angle is sufficient (but not too bad - only 80 degrees, depending on the specifications of the Acer), but I had some problems. First, the network is clearly visible on the screen. Acer claims that the network should be seen only at a right angle, and this is because the screen technology the company uses to make, I mean, the whole time, from any angle, and the network effect is very disturbing and lengthy . It seems to devalue the high-resolution screen and makes it more difficult, the photos and text (the text size and the source of the most important contributions to this feeling of relief.) When reading for the photo enjoying distinguish the color quality application, I saw the pictures on the standard Android 3.0 experience left me feeling that the screen better than Xoom and T-Mobile's G of the board, but not enough natural skin tones balance monitor Apple iPad second

The specifications also include a wide accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS and a compass. This Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11b / B / G / N Wi-Fi connection with Acer Iconia Tab Clear.fi support for DLNA media servers and application Clear.fi pill easily connected to other sources of g, DLNA, but finally I have such a another way to view my media on a shelf, and record it difficult to share content and content from other sources.

When held horizontally, the tablet's power and a headphone jack on the left, top, micro HDMI on the left, bottom, and a microUSB port for data transfer and USB port on the bottom right corner is connected. The top slot MicroSD protection component, and less disruptive large dock connector (optional dock for $ 80 that includes the remote control).

Android 3.0 Iconia first tab tablets ship with a slot and a fully functional USB host, usually the keyboard and an external USB drive, I gave up, including USB flash drives, USB card reader and even a portable hard disk. This port is a major advantage in terms of tablets, such as the RIM BlackBerry Playbook and T-Mobile G-slate, no USB port, microSD slot, and even maps.

Unfortunately, the USB interface, you can not so far, but the use of the ports will be determined by what we are trying to do, and what applications you use. For example, you could create a gallery and Acer 3D Photo Browser application was on digital images from an external hard drive for viewing, but not a trial version of Documents To Go preinstalled recognize the USB port, and even less access to documents outside Flash Drive. In addition, Acer has managed a file manager for Android 3.0 and three applications I tried, could not contain the flash memory.

The cameras are built, the spectrum of scholars, including Tab Tablet Iconia has a better camera 5-megapixel camera on the back with a flash and a 2-megapixel camera on the front (top right, bottom, where they have the power button is located) for video chat. But again, the hardware low quality camera images on the back is surprisingly poor, were the colors and focus slowly. Since this is the third regiment of Android 3.0, if I pleased with the quality of the camera was, it is unclear whether Android 3.0 is a problem or equipment failure.

If this issue Android 3.0, which certainly is not alone. Like other tablets with Google OS, Android 3.0, prone to accidents and applications often do not work. And the gallery is still a poor job of those digital images, and do not show pictures, the sharpness and detail is missing.


Problems with the delivery of text and graphics, I about three tablets Android 3.0 (Motorola Xoom, T-Mobile G-Slate, and now Acer Iconia Tab) interested me more, what did go well with Google operating system do these elements. I wonder what Acer's first not an offer, but two Android applications alternative gallery for photos for display, but one (Nemo Player) presents more artifacts and other (Acer homegrown 3D image browser) and simultaneously displays the best color and sharpness a little better approach, not the sharpness of the Galaxy Tab 7-inch RIM BlackBerry or Apple iPad Playbook, 2nd

For audio output Iconia Tab has stereo speakers, which is located parallel to each other on the back of the tablet in landscape mode. I found the hand can block the column, but I also had the option of the tablet, then turn the speaker on the top, not down, as if preserved in the landscape, with the camera in front of the upper-left guideline.

This is the first tablet with Dolby Mobile built and has the advantage that it quickly becomes clear. Stereo speakers with Dolby Mobile could be combined to a great sound when you translate futz with the settings of Dolby Mobile sound equalizer. These parameters are, unfortunately, is buried in the main menu. For the standard configuration of audio sound-very thin, and once corrected, sounded the music is great, considering the source. I've always preferred a pair of speakers and Bluetooth Aliph Jambox, but the stereo speakers sounded even more than what I hear from most other tablets, RIM BlackBerry Playbook tab Iconia better sound quality.

While the device supports playback of 720p HD video, HDMI video output may Micro 1080p, but expects this quality, on-air for the second quarter.

Acer said the two tables 3260mAh Li-polymer battery that offers a total of 8 hours of gameplay and video playback or 10 hours of surfing the Internet via Wi-Fi. We update this review with the results of laboratory research to PCWorld.

If Xoom Motorola T-Mobile G-Slate, Iconia Tab compatible with Adobe Flash 10.2, but as G-Slate, go to the link in the menu of applications on the Android market, flash, download and install the latest version.

And then there's no Facebook version of Android 3.0, the solution from Acer is a browser-Link on Facebook directly in the Applications menu. At least Acer calls this link to Facebook, to RIM BlackBerry Playbook (the icons of the applications for Facebook and other Web services, if they really communicate a browser) which not to.

Android 3.0 has a lot of love in the middle with gloss varnish. However, as with other tablets, the OS has a problem, if you dig deep and really begin with. This, together with the absence of the optimal choice for tablet applications that are currently living, coupled.

While there is nothing published to install Android 3.0, I appreciate the efforts, experience the Acer Android 3.0 personalize.

Instead, the entire surface of Android 3.0, Acer, and offers no widgets that are displayed in the main view. Read electronics, games, multimedia and social - all of these symbols are like any other program icon. But the choice of one of them, and you're in a rack with a page style for each category. You move between the categories, click the arrow to the right or left at the bottom. And the main window labels for each category of content applications.

Acer can bring you began reading in the electronic section, and the show Google Book Lumire application can read the PDF and EPUB, the device is intended for downloading content in countries where Acer has agreements with publishers ( while the U.S. is not one of them.) Social Section Social joggers, software version appears on the laptop, Acer Iconia social jogger has hooked on Facebook and Twitter a link to the Facebook home page in the browser and connect to Google Talk.

Multimedia area (Acer proper application to view photos) with links to 3D Photo Browser, nemo player (configured with the Acer for photos, videos and music), music, Aupeo!, Prefilled YouTube and Clear.fi. Space, as well as links to versions of the included games Need Speed: Shift and golf come. Applications ready to add one of these pages? Simply enter the big sign "+" in the upper right corner and select the desired applications one of your installed applications.

My experience with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is mixed to be sure. In tablets, the device closest I have not seen the possibility of a tablet was - to replace the laptop - with any operating system. This is an excellent choice if you are able to access content via USB, power and current limits of Android 3.0, and you can use this content via USB, this tablet screen with strange, always trained to make recommendations to do.

When you are ready to buy today are Iconia Android tablet form is one of the best in Paris today - at the top of Xoom in functionality and price of $ 450 is much cheaper than the price of $ 750, without a contract for the G-Slate. Iconia Tab iPad killer, but advises the power of open and flexible platform Android. Even if you find errors in Iconia Tab, many of my complaints with Android 3.0, Google can not properly apply for and obtain the operating system, restart the application ecosystem, Android is on the shelves for something.

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