Acer> Iconia Tab A200 has finally landed in the U.S. and exhibited at the CES show in Las Vegas. Powered Tegra 2 tablets this appears to bear the right combination of useful features and affordable pricing to make it stand out among the more powerful and hyped up Tegra devices with options such as 3 and Intel‘s Medfield debutant. Even with Windows 8 devices demos around and still selling A500, A200 is still quite an attractive option for the market.
Iconia Tab A200 has the right features going for it – it is a 10inch tablet powered by the latest generation of NVIDIA Tegra SoC 2. Previously you up your nose at what can be seen as old hat, consider this – will soon be updated to Android ICS 4.0 and it can be yours for $ 330. It is true, this is the Android 4.0 10inch tablet in the manufacturing process that is selling for $ 330 MSRP. Actual selling price may be lower.
And for that amount, you will not be leaving much behind. A200 a lot of things with the body of the A500 aluminum and comes with a pastic body instead. However, it is not sacrificed a lot to the feel and still has a soft finish and slightly textured which makes it more convenient to use. This is definitely thicker than most other tablets but it is one of very few models that come with USB 2.0. the port.
Has a 10.1inch screen that puts out 1280 × 800 pixels, which is great for playing HD video. Certainly not 1080p like A700namun then that is okay because it’s not as expensive either A700 or A500. The screen has a narrow perspective, that is okay for personal use scenarios that most go through the tablet. It only matters when you try to share it. But then the number of people can you share with a 10inch tablet?
Moreover, the Acer Ring UI makes for a fun way to launch the application even if you decide to outflank the normal way. This looks good and feels good in the hand as well.
Above all, a good choice right now with those who want a tablet android big enough but do not want to shell out $ 500 for it. To be fair though, the A200 is coming for the 8GB version $ 330 and 16GB $ for $ 350. In comparison, the A500 is selling for under $ 500.
One argument that the experts are being made to such devices is that Tegra and similar devices will get cheaper and cheaper. The market has made a clear point about his desire to design a cheap and functional as well as companies such as Asus intends to deliver on that request. In that light, it may be hard to get Iconia to compete in the marketplace. But until that time comes at the end of this year, this is something you can start immediately.
