Acer ICONIA Tab A500 10.1 Tablet PC

Acer's Iconia Tab A500 has one major advantage over much of the Android 3.0 competition because it can be found quite easily and at relatively affordable levels. While not as cheap as the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer that is near impossible to find, the 16GB Wi-Fi version does come in at $450 which is $50 cheaper than the equivalent iPad 2 tablet. On the downside, this certainly isn't one of the smallest or lightest tablets on the market.

At just over a half inch thick and weighing a surprisingly 1.69 pounds, the Iconia Tab A500 is a bit unwieldy to hold compared to the svelte iPad 2 or the lighter Android 3.0 tablets. With the wider aspect ratio of the display means that when held in the portrait orientation, it is quite top heavy that makes it very difficult to hold for extended periods of time. Some of this extra weight is likely to be attributed to the fact that Acer has used aluminum to cover the majority of the back panel while other Android 3.0 tablets have relied primarily on plastic. It does give it a bit nicer feel but the seams between the aluminum and plastic could be a bit smoother.

The display for the Acer Iconia A500 is certainly not up to the level of the IPS panels used in some of the other tablets but it does a decent job. Viewing angles are quite good with little color washout but the colors just don't stand out quite as vividly. It uses the standard 10.1-inch display size with a 1280x800 resolution that seems to be what all the first Android 3.0 tablets will be using. The NVIDIA Tegra 2 graphics engine does a decent job with the video and graphics but does fall a bit short of what the iPad 2 can achieve for those wanting to game on the tablet.


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