At IDF we heard about three Baytrail-T devices. The ASUS T100 was launched, the Dell Encore was shown but the Acer Iconia was only mentioned in a press event. Finally we get confirmation that it exists along with a first-look by Tomas Hochstenbach of BouweenPC.nl
The Acer Iconia W4 is clearly going to replace the rather poor W3, a small-screen tablet on Clovertrail that didn’t really have the best specifications. With the W4 we have the Intel Atom Z3740 (Baytrail, 1.3Ghz quad-core) and 2GB of RAM.
- Screen: 1280×800, wide viewing angle
- 5MP Rear Cam
- 2MP front cam
- Micro-USB, MicroSD card reader, a Micro-HDMI, Headset port.
- 5-point Multitouch
- GPS
- BT4, Wifi b/g/n
- Windows 8.1 (Office included)
The price is said to be €330 euros for a 32GB version which, considering the Toshiba Encore is €299 and has the same specs, could be too much. Acer often plays at the lower-end of the pricing ranges so perhaps we’ll see immediate discount to €299. Expect a US equivalent (pre-tax) price of around $300.
In the video below you’ll see a surprisingly thick tablet. Did Acer simply upgrade the Iconia W3 internals?
See more images at the source…
Source: BouweenPC.nl
September 30th, 2013 at 2:17 am
I can hardly wait for people to start complaining about price & then wonder why these devices are always junk.
September 30th, 2013 at 11:33 am
Needs an active digitizer stylus for pinpoint accuracy.
The person in the video tried to close the window several times, without success.
September 30th, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Needs an optical mouse for pinpoint accuracy.
October 1st, 2013 at 7:11 am
Sounds better than the current model….
So, you need an adapter if you want to plug in a USB flash drive?
Can you boot from a flash drive?
Thanks.
October 4th, 2013 at 6:01 am
It probably will require a micro usb to usb b adapter. The current model (w4) does and so do nearly all the current generation tablets especially the sub 10 inch models.
October 4th, 2013 at 6:04 am
I should,have written the current model W3. It can boot from a flash drive at least for a recovery drive, so the answer is probably yes.