Acer Iconia Tab A100 7in 8GB (XE.H6RAN.001)

Acer Iconia Tab A100 review

If you need something tiny and light to carry around, and don't mind the short battery life, the Iconia Tab is a worthy entertainment device.

Acer Iconia

Tweet Acer recently released a fairly unique new product onto the market, the dual-screen Acer Iconia, what they call, "the world's most advanced touchbook." While it remains to be seen if the term will stick, a ‘touchbook'  is basically a melding between a notebook and a tablet.

Acer Iconia TAB A100, A500 and W500 GPS Capabilities

Acer's Iconia TAB A100, A500 and W500 tablets GSP receivers identity has not yet been confirmed but, it is most likely the most widely used unit for mobile devices the Qualcomm gpsOne .

Acer Iconia A100 review: An uninspiring 7in Honeycomb tablet

Apple has adopted a one-size fits all approach with its iPad 2 , but there seems to be a demand for smaller, compact tablets. Acer has responded with the Iconia A100, a smaller and lighter version its 10.1in Iconia A500 Android tablet .

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Reinvents 7-Inch Tablets

We've seen 7-inch tablets before, but the category gets a new spin with the Acer Iconia Tab A100.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Review

The Acer Iconia Tab A100 isn't the first 7-inch tablet by any stretch, but it is the first to run Google's Android Honeycomb software. This sub one-pound gadget is also easy on the wallet.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 (Wi-Fi)

The sweetest Honeycomb tablet we've seen so far packs modern Android goodness into a pocket-sized package, with a new OS version going far to solve Android tablets' biggest problem to date: the lack of decent tablet-sepcific apps.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Reinvents 7-Inch Tablets

With its feature-laden yet practical design, and compact size, the A100 has the goods to deliver a modest-sized alternative to the 10-inch class tablets. Android 3.2 appears to have some rough spots, though, and app compatibility may be an issue until app makers and Google can issue the appropriate firmware updates. We’ve seen 7-inch tablets before, but the category gets a new spin with the Acer Iconia Tab A100. Acer manages to pack in a slew of ports and slots in a well-designed, compact model. The A100 also happens to be the first 7-inch tablet with Android 3.2, and the first from a major brand to hit a sub-$350 price — thanks partly to starting with just 8GB of storage.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 – the smaller brother of the A500 is finally here

The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is a great choice for a cheap tablet that looks great and can do all the work you need it to do. Ii is already available online and on a couple of major networks throughout the world, so you should take a look if you're in the market for a new tablet.

This isn't the perfect tablet, then, not by a long chalk. And with average screen quality, below par battery life and a poor camera, you'd think we'd be ready to stick the boot in. But the Acer A100 is actually a rather likeable device.