Acer ICONIA TAB A200-10g08u Pro Reviews

In a time when $400 is considered an affordable price tag for a tablet, it's refreshing to see a company other than Amazon or Barnes & Noble attempting to create a decent tablet with an actual budget price. At $329, the Acer Iconia A200 still isn't as cheap as it gets, but it's a step in the right direction considering that it managed to maintain relatively legitimate specs and hardware (a dual-core processor, Android Ice Cream Sandwich), even if it isn't top of the line stuff. But whether or not the A200 is worth a purchase mostly depends on your personal preferences. Does your tablet absolutely need to have a rear-facing camera? Well, you're out of luck. Does it have to be light and portable? I suggest you look elsewhere. And Acer's tweaks to the Android OS may not sit right with some users, but at least those are easy enough to avoid if you have no interest in using them. As far as you're concerned, that little dot in the middle of the taskbar can remain untouched forever, and the lock screen shortcuts can be turned off all together. So if you're willing to deal with the caveats and you're comfortable with middle-of-the-road specs, you could do a lot worse than the A200.

Acer Iconia Tab A200 is a bit thick and heavy, but its low price and decent performance, coupled with the latest Android "Ice Cream Sandwich," make it a good choice for the budget-minded.

If the A200 was one of the guys in "The Expendables," it would definitely be the Randy Couture character...eh, I can't even remember his name, and chances are you don't even remember him from the movie anyway. The point is, it's dull, boring, with no real "special" features. Still, at its current price of $330 (for 8GB; $350 for 16GB), it's the cheapest way to get ICS on a tablet, and while that's expected to change over the next few months, if you can live with a few missing features like no rear camera and no HDMI option, the A200 could be for you.

Let’s be serious here, the Acer ICONIA TAB A200 isn’t trying to be a cutting-edge tablet, but rather, it’s seeking success in attracting those on a budget – and to tell you the truth, it wins in that front. Sure it’s lacking some of the usual commodities we find on other fully equipped Honeycomb tablets, like a rear camera or a wired video-out functionality, but when a lot of emphasis is placed on what it does offer, we have to say that it concretely comes together in providing a reasonable experience without bottoming out your wallet. Needless to say, its $330 initial price point is by far its biggest attraction, but we’d have to commend Acer on doing well with its second stab at the 10.1” form factor – despite not being a premium offering.