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WSJ: Acer coming out with $99 tablet next year

article published on 24 December, 2012

According to the WSJ, Acer is ramping up to launch a $99 Android tablet next year. The tablet will feature a 7-inch screen, a 1024x600 resolution, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and other similar specs to the Amazon Kindle Fire or B&N Nook Color. While Amazon sells their tablet for $139, Acer will look to take global share (especially in developing nations) with a $99 price tag. In fact, ... [ read the full article ]

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JST1946
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_ 		25. December 2012 @ 01:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Doesn't sound like a bad deal at all.Maybe I will check it out.
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_ 		25. December 2012 @ 03:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Idk...I wouldn't trust it. I'll wait until the Nexus 7 is also $99...
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jookycola
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_ 		25. December 2012 @ 09:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No SD expansion slot. no sale. The Kindle Fire sold awesome but its also the most returned and resold tablet on the market. People saw a price point and didn't look at the specs. once they found out everything was cloud based and u can't stream music or movie from a remote camp ground or while on the road. the thing became useless.
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