Acer announced the Iconia B1-A71. Specs includes 8GB internal storage, dual-core 1.2GHz MediaTek processor, 0.3 MP front facing camera and 512 MB RAM.
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Thoughts: Competing with the iPad has been tough for OEMs, Amazon first successful attack on the giant came in the form of a ultra affordable tablet, the Kindle fire. Amazon can afford to sell these kindles at ridiculously low prices as a result of the leverage in the content package they possess (Books, Movies, Apps, Music, Tv shows etc). I fear however for other OEM like Acer who are now competing with both Apple, Google and Amazon. The $329-$500 price space will continue to be dominated by Apple and the $200-$250 space will be Google's Nexus devices and Amazon's offering.
Can Acer and other OEMs find their way? Only time will tell.
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