Posted on 06/03/2013 9:10:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
It's Acer's new 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Iconia W3, which the company just announced today.
The W3 runs a full version of Windows 8 on an Intel processor, meaning it's compatible with older Windows apps in addition to the new touch-friendly Windows 8 apps.
It'll cost $379 when it goes on sale in the US, but there's no release date yet. (Apple's iPad Mini, which is a bit smaller and an only run tablet-optimized apps, starts at $329.) Acer also didn't mention how much storage the US version will come with.
Other specs and features:
An optional Bluetooth keyboard.
Expandable storage with an SD card.
Plays 720p HD video.
8.1-inch screen, 11.35 mm thin.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
IPad is for information takers.
Surface is for information creators.
Surface is for information creators.
LOL. It doesn't matter what type of tablet you're using. They are primarily geared to content consumers.
Ewww , Lisa Jackson , aka ,Richard Windsor ,works for Apple
Does that mean you want one?
And Al Gore, aka iGore, is on the Apple board.
The icons are on the start screen, but there's no box to type into there.
You don’t need no stinkin’ boxes.
Just type.
It’s impossible to compete against Apple products when you have a higher price point. The only real competition to the iPad mini is the Nexus 7 at $130 less than the mini.
Many thanks; I got the photo in question scanned, saved and added to a flier. But without your coaching I'd have never though to type where there is no designated place for it. Us old guys lack imagination, I guess. And the young folks who create this stuff must think we're psychic.
That's one of the nice things about 8 - just start typing and a list of programs/destinations automatically comes up.
I upgraded from vista. Was a little ruff at first but now you couldn’t force me to go back.
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