Acer Iconia Tab A100 Review

PCWorld Rating

3.5

3.5 / 5 – PCWorld, Aug 12, 2011

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Pros

• First 7-inch tablet with Android 3.2 Honeycomb
• Plenty of ports
• Compact size makes it conducive to carry and hold

Cons

• Android 3.2 appears to have some kinks to work out
• Soft-touch home button too easy to activate

Bottom Line
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.

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 manages to pack in a slew of ports and slots in a well-designed, compact tablet. 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 — albeit for a model with just 8GB of storage.

The A100 comes in several flavors. The 8GB models, dubbed A100-07u08u and A100-07u08w (sold in Walmart only), will cost $330, while the 16GB A100-07u16u costs $350. While the minimal on-board storage could be an issue to some, all of these models have a micoSD card slot, so you can expand capacity at will, by up to 32GB.

Acer A100: Specs and Design

Acer took its time to bring the A100 to market, and that extra time shows through in the solid design of this tablet, which, much like the 10.1-inch A500, was originally slated for a spring release.             More