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Acer unveils $800 Windows 8 tablet

article published on 7 October, 2012

Acer has announced their first Windows 8 tablet, the Iconia W700. The device will retail for $799 just like Asus and Lenovo's Windows 8 tablets, and launch on the 26th, as well. Owners will get a tablet with a large 11.6-inch, 1,920 x 1,080, IPS display and the tablet will come bundled with a Bluetooth keyboard, protective case, Micro HDMI-to-VGA cable and a docking cradle, making ... [ read the full article ]

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mukhis
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_ 		7. October 2012 @ 23:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
1080p in 12"? fail when it comes to productivity.

i don't know why but i have terrible experience with bluetooth devices. mice, keyboards, all fail for me.
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Bozobub
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 00:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Heh. Yeah, 1080p at that screen size = TINY icons and text, unless you enlarge both. Funny how few people know how to do that ^^' ...
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LordRuss
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 11:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
$800 tablet? I'm not so sure I'm ready to flop down that kind of coinage for a tablet at all. You could just about get a gaming laptop for that kind of money.

I just don't feel the love here.
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megadunderhead
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 12:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
wow 800.00 there high as a kite and 64 gig's storage ha ha ha ha windows 8 requires 15 gig's of hard drive space to install
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i1der
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 13:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
LOL not long ago a bunch of douchebags were telling me how great W8 tablet would be costing only $200 - $300.
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Bozobub
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 14:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The M$ SWurface IS about $300. The Surface Pro is supposedly going to cost ~$500.
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_ 		8. October 2012 @ 18:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by LordRuss:
 $800 tablet? I'm not so sure I'm ready to flop down that kind of coinage for a tablet at all. You could just about get a gaming laptop for that kind of money.

I just don't feel the love here.
Gaming Laptop is a bit of an oxymoron, but I know what you mean.
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LordRuss
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_ 		9. October 2012 @ 15:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by bigwil450:

Gaming Laptop is a bit of an oxymoron, but I know what you mean.
Thank some deity someone understands...
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juaneryle
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_ 		9. October 2012 @ 17:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
After all the updates, Win 8 is going to eat up 1/3 of that 65 gigs of storage. So now you're talking about a $800 computer with 40 gigs of usable storage.
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