Acer may not have said anything about the Iconia W3 tablet with an 8 inch screen and Windows 8 software during today’s launch event for new notebooks and tablets. But the company confirmed to CNET that it’s planning to build Windows 8 tablets with screens smaller than 10 inches.
The Iconia W3 certainly fits the bill. And while it’s not yet available for purchase, the 8 inch Windows 8 tablet showed up at Amazon recently with a list price of $379.99
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The tablet, which was first leaked last month, is expected to have an Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor, an 8.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, support for 10-point multitouch input, 32GB of storage, and 2GB of RAM.
It supports 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 and has front and rear cameras, which are each capable of shooting 2MP photos.
The Acer Iconia W3 has a micro USB port, micro HDMI port, and a 3500mAh battery for up to 8 hours of run time.
According to the product listing, the 1.1 pound tablet measures about 8.6″ x 5.3″ x 0.45″ and comes with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 software.
via Engadget
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6 Comments on "Acer working on smaller Windows tablets, 8 inch Iconia W3 hits Amazon for $380"
good luck wid datt
I’d buy one if it had a 64 GB option and an active stylus with silo.
Same here. Well, I’d like a 7″ screen or smaller bezels to make the overall size smaller.
Does it have a digital pen and a place to put it? It would have been great if that camera was actually an optical mouse and the buttons were on the back.
I hope it can be charged through USB. If so, it’d be good if it can charge at 10 W. I have a Dell Latitude 10 and can only charge at 2.5 W max not matter what charger you use. This was confirmed by tech support as well.
smaller tablet with higher price,,,great sales pitch !!!