Apple was the first to launch an 8-inch tablet when it introduced the iPad Mini back in 2012. After that Samsung and several other tech companies have produced numerous Android-based slates in a similar size. However, Acer left everyone behind when it launched the world’s first 8-inch Windows-based Iconia W3-810 tablet on Monday, June 3rd at Computex, a computer trade show held in Taipei. This was indeed a big achievement by Acer, as even a company like Nokia that has long association with Microsoft was not able to produce an 8-inch Windows-based tablet until now. Addressing the attendees of the computer tradeshow, CEO of Acer, JT Wang said that “Users are becoming smarter and demand a significant improvement in the user experience. If you don’t do that, they won’t buy.”
On this occasion, Acer made it known that by 2015 or maybe at the start of 2014, 80 percent of its devices would sport touchscreen technology. Reuters has reported that already 25 percent notebooks that Acer sells today are touchscreen-enabled and in the future Taiwan-based multinational company expects that this percentage will further rise to 30-35 percent. Acer, which is based in Xizhi, New Taipei City, is the fourth largest PC seller in the entire world after Dell, HP and Lenovo.
Below are the specs of the new Iconia W3-810 tablet of Acer, as listed by ZDNet:
“8.1-inch display with 1,280 x 800 pixels
1.8GHz Atom Z2760 processor, a dual-core chip
8 hours of battery life
Other specs, not including the numeral 8, will include:
2GB of memory
Either 32GB or 64GB of storage
MicroSD slot for expansion storage
Micro-HDMI and USB ports
Option Bluetooth keyboard
Weight of 500 grams, or about 1 pound 1.7 ounces
Thickness of 11.4mm, or 0.45 inches
It will come with Microsoft Office Home & Student edition pre-installed, and will cost $379 and up.”
Acer has also priced the new tablet pretty low, considering the fact that it sports over the top specs and includes pre-loaded version of Office. In addition to this, Iconia W3-810 tablet is an ideal device for those, who are looking to shift to Google Docs. The new tablet is indeed a big move by Acer, as earlier its president, Jim Wong, uttered some hard words when Microsoft launched Windows 8, but now it appears that he has given world’s leading software producer the benefit of the doubt.
To the extent Android-based tablets from Acer are concerned, the Taiwanese company has clearly said that it will continue to produce both Chromebooks and Android slates.
Source: ZDNet, VentureBeat
Photo: VentureBeat
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