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3 Comments on “Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet”

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   1 Gary Lai said at 1:13 am on July 18th, 2011:
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   Great tablet, May 8, 2011

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   Gary Lai –

   This review is from: Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) (Personal Computers)

   I’m typing this review on the A500 now. I was deciding between an Ipad2 (and had actually purchased one), an Asus Transformer, and the A500. I became frustrated with the limitations of the Ipad 2, and once it became clear that the Asus Tranformer wouldn’t have adequate stock for weeks, I decided to give the A500 a try. No regrets, and I ended up returning the Ipad2.

   Why this is better than an I pad 2 -
   - Micro SD card slot gives this all the memory you practically need with just a 16 gb model. Cards are cheap – you can get a 32 gb card for $50. No card slot on the I pad 2.
   - USB port makes file transferring easy. You can plug in external flash drives or a USB keyboard. Yes, it has a USB host port so it can externally power or charge devices through the port. No USB on the I pad 2 without buying a $30 adapter.
   -HDMI port – easy projection to your HDTV. The A500 screen has about the same aspect ratio as most HDTVs, so you will be able to take full advantage of the area on your HDTV. With the Ipad2, you need a separate $39 adapter for this, plus the IPad 2 screen is a different aspect ratio than most HDTVs.
   -Android Honeycomb is way better than Apple iOS. It’s much more customizable and supports true multitasking. Yes, iOS has a simpler, dumber interface that your grandma can use, but for me it is too simple and limited. Plus, with Honeycomb you are not chained to using ITunes to manage your content. You can just plug it into the USB port of your PC and manage files like you would any external USB drive.
   -If you use Google applications like Gmail, Picasa, Docs, Maps, Youtube, etc., the integration is excellent. You log in with your Gmail account and all your Google data is synched to the device within minutes.

   Don’t believe the reviews about lack on apps for Honeycomb or frequent crashes. I have had almost no issues in a week of use. Most of the apps for Android smartphones I tried work fine and there are over 65,000 of them now. The Android market is better than the Apple market because there are a lot more free apps.

   Because of the USB port this is a better value than the Transformer too, which doesn’t have USB port without the separate docking station.

   This is a fast, powerful tablet, great screen, long battery life (I’m getting two days with normal use). A good value.

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   2 A. Dent "Aragorn" said at 1:27 am on July 18th, 2011:
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   Iconia vs. Transformer, May 9, 2011

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   A. Dent “Aragorn” (Minas Anor, GD) –
   
     
   
     
   
     

   This review is from: Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) (Personal Computers)

   Myself and a friend of mine bought a new Android tablet recently. I was lucky to grab the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101-A1 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Tablet Only) on launch date and he just got the Iconia. Both of us are on the market for at least one, possibly 2 more tablets (me with 2 high school kids and a third catching up fast) so we agreed to swap our new gadgets for a couple of days so we could each better decide what our second Android tablet was going to be.

   Here’s my 2-day evaluation of Iconia vs. Transformer with frequent references to the other better known tablet players such as the iPad and the Xoom. This is going to be a quick and incomplete comparison so do feel free to add your own categories as comments to this review.

   - FREEDOM (even) – They are both non-iPad tablets that are technologically on par (and here and there superior) with the ‘leader’ AND reasonably priced AND, unlike the iPad, they don’t force us, the paying customers, into some ‘ecosystem’ mandatory straightjacket. While not perfect, both the Transformer and Iconia offer a great deal when it comes to features and expandability. The Honeycomb is a reasonably open OS. You are free by default as you should be. There’s no need to jailbreak because you’re free. You can shop on more than one app store, do comparison shopping, download beta code and you can even run Flash.

   But let me continue with my brief Transformer vs. Iconia comparison.

   - PRICE (Transformer) – with everything else more or less equal, the Asus tablet beats the Iconia by $50. It can be argued that the Iconia has some advantages – I like its solid aluminum backside – but the Transformer has its own so, on a Dollar vs. Dollar competition, the Transformer wins. They each come with options and expansions but, unlike cars, you can get a lot off the base models.

   - DISPLAY (even) – Both come with 10.1″, 16×9 (wide screen). In my view, they both beat the iPad’s 9.7″ screen which is in a 4×3 format. Apples has a few more square inches but movies show much better on a 16×9 screen. The viewing angle is quite wide with few distortions and the colors are rich and bright when used in a room under natural or artificial light. Outside, the glare is significant.

   - RESOLUTION (even) – 1280×800 on both the Transformer and the Iconia translate in 30% more pixels than iPad’s and a few more pixels per square inch.

   - INTERNAL MEMORY (even) – 1 GB is twice as much than iPad’s (better multi-tasking) and on par with the more expensive Xoom.

   - PROCESSOR (even) – 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 (2 x Cortex A9) is on par with Xoom, clock speed similar with iPad 2.

   - STORAGE (even) – 16 GB, same as iPad 2 but Xoom comes with 32GB. Both are expandable through microSD.

   - WEIGHT (even) – they are both slightly heavier than the iPad or the Xoom but only slightly.

   - CAMERAS (Iconia) – they both come with 5MP rear camera for picture or video-taking but the Iconia has a 2MP front facing vs. the Transformer’s 1.2MP. In addition, the Iconia has a flash which the Transformer lacks. Iconia’s pictures appeared a little crisper to me.

   - PHYSICAL BUILT (Iconia) – Transformer’s plastic back is not a major concern to me but Iconia’s solid aluminum armor makes it the clear winner in this category. The Iconia feels like a solid, well-designed product.

   - MULTIMEDIA (Transformer) – I had problems with the Iconia accessing content from other media servers on the network while all was more or less flawless with the Transformer. It’s a significant plus for the Transformer but my friend is telling me that the Iconia may get a soft upgrade soon that should take care of this. To be fair, I had to update the Transformer before I could use some of the cooler (MyCloud) features.

   - EXTRA FEATURES (Transformer) – The Transformer comes with a well thought/designed dock/keyboard/expansion option that will effectively ‘transform’ it into an Android-running netbook. Do people who buy tablets actually want to transform them into netbooks? That’s a good question. I’m not sure I do but at least one of my kids believes that he could use the physical keyboard. The Transformer’s MyCloud makes it very easy to remotely control other computers and get access to digital content.

   I didn’t have sufficient time to extensively test battery life or downloaded apps but I can say that Kindle and Gmail work great on both tablets.

   EVALUATION

   Following the 2-day swap we both agree that The Transformer has the edge at this time and, unless something completely new and unexpected emerges in the next couple of months we are both likely to get a Transformer as our second tablet. However, there…

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   3 Lyle Eckert "It's not that I am lazy; It's th... said at 2:14 am on July 18th, 2011:
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   Pretty good tablet, with some issues that will probably be fixed soon, May 9, 2011

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   Lyle Eckert “It’s not that I am lazy; It’s th… (Blaine, MN United States) –
   
     

   This review is from: Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) (Personal Computers)

   UPDATE – 6/27/11 -
   I did get a software update a while back for the A500, and it did fix the screen waking up, this made it so that the battery will now last for a couple of days of light use before it runs out, compared to being plugged in everyday like it was before when the screen would wake up for notifications.

   I haven’t really noticed any other large changes from the previous version. On the other hand, I did see that a leaked version of the 3.1 upgrade is out on the web today, so we should be getting that upgrade soon, and it sounds like a lot of enhancements are in that update.

   One other thing of note, is that I picked up a wireless usb keyboard for use with the A500, and it worked fine for me, but my wife was trying to use it with blogger and she said she was having problems with it. Seems like it couldn’t quite keep up with her typing. It doesn’t seem to be the keyboard but the A500 that was the limiting factor, because I used the keyboard on a normal laptop, and didn’t notice any lag.

   I still really like using the A500 over having to use a normal laptop like I was before, it is just so much nicer that it is always on and I can just hit the power button and go! Still very happy with this purchase.

   END UPDATE
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   I bought this the week it showed up in a brick and mortar store near me. I love having a tablet around, it is much quick to just pick it up and use it instead of having to wake up/start up my computer. I use this for most of my web browsing now when I am at home, and I also take the tablet to work and use it for music via bluetooth (works perfectly with my sony DR-BT50 headphones).

   HDMI
   I have also purchased an hdmi cable for the tablet and that works awesome. When you plug in the hdmi cable, it will automatically start mirroring the display, and the sound worked through the TV speakers as expected. I have noticed that since the resolution on the A500 is 1280×800 it cuts off part of the top and bottom when it is connected to my tv, which runs it at 720p (1280×720). This is a minor annoyance because I was able to share videos and other content quickly and easily with the tablet, where as with my laptop, it never seems to work as nice.

   Sound & Display
   The sound on the tablet is really good, I was kind of surprised, for such a small thing to have such good sound. I am not saying I would want to listen to my music over the speakers, my headphones are much better for that, but for sharing music or videos with people around it works pretty well. The display is fine, good, but not great. I think the colors and brightness are fine, but my phone seems better (Galaxy S phone). The viewing angle is good, and easily sharable with a person sitting next to you.

   Apps & Software
   I really like Honeycomb (Android 3), the G-mail client is much better. The browser is fine, but it is a little on the sluggish side. I planned on using this to replace a laptop for surfing the web while moving around the house, and it is good for that, but I can tell that the browser is just not as fast as the laptop on the same network, so I think it might be a little underpowered by comparison. Most sites load with the full site and not a mobile site (wired for some reason always gives me the mobile… grrrr), and that makes it a much better experience. The on-screen keyboard is ok, I am so used to using swype on my phone, that I miss it when using the A500, but I haven’t tried to install it yet. As for the other apps in the android market, I have loaded a bunch of the non-tablet apps, and they seem to work fine for me. Most of them scale great (including angry birds, which is huge on a 10.1″ screen). I have also picked up a few tablet only versions, and they worked just as well.

   Hardware
   Overall the tablet seems zippy, I haven’t noticed any slowdowns when running regularly, though I did get choppy video when trying to use a 720p video on You Tube while connected to HDMI. I haven’t tried that again, but I have a feeling it just was too much for the tablet. Anyway I love that it has the HDMI port, and the USB micro in for transferring data over, and a normal usb for a keyboard, or flash drives.

   WIFI
   The wifi works just ok, the signal strength doesn’t seem as good as a normal laptop, but it is about the same or possibly a little better than my Galaxy S phone. I have also had times where sitting 10 feet from the router I kept loosing the signal, but after a reboot, it seemed to work fine. I have also wifi tethered the A500 to my phone, and that worked out great. Basically you just turn on wifi-tether on the phone, and the A500 saw it as an access point right away. The only bad part is that it does suck the phone’s battery very quickly. I did this while out camping (sadly only getting E and not 3G), and it made the…

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