Acer Iconia Tab - Harvey Norman $799 (16GB)

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#460483 19-Apr-2011 12:58

Apparently there is a dock port on the Iconia and you can run a keyboard through it using the USB

gcorgnet

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#460485 19-Apr-2011 13:01

semigeek: Apparently there is a dock port on the Iconia and you can run a keyboard through it using the USB

True, although Asus' one also contains a battery that just about doubles up the tablet battery life to 16hrs...
That and the fact that when used, the table can be closed like a netbook and the screen is protected...

But interesting to know about the Iconia's dock. I'll look into this...

dafman

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#460745 20-Apr-2011 05:25

I see the revised 'razor-thin' Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v is available for pre-order across the ditch. That's getting mighty close to us ...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/19/galaxy-tab-10-1v-up-for-pre-order-at-vodafone-australia-shippin/

pominnz

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#460858 20-Apr-2011 10:33

Bad news!!!

The Iconia A500 hasn't even arrived in NZ yet.

Now looking at a release date of next Thursday 28th

semigeek

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#460860 20-Apr-2011 10:41

Where did you hear this?

pominnz

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#460862 20-Apr-2011 10:42

Harvey Norman head office.

semigeek

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#460875 20-Apr-2011 11:24

Damn.. and I was just about to head off to HN's before you posted that.
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pominnz

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#460948 20-Apr-2011 14:33

Aparently the truck has literally just arrived at the depot in Auckland, so we might be seeing them in stores before next Thursday, maybe even tomorrow.

caldazar

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#461031 20-Apr-2011 18:28

I was quite tempted by it but then saw the one Asus is about to release (Asus Transformer, with optional keyboard dock) which is supposed to have a much better screen, and is Asus, which by experience I'v always preferred to Acer.

I think I'll hold out for the Asus Transformer as well. I've had a better past experience with Asus as well.

vinnieg

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#461316 21-Apr-2011 14:08

pominnz: Aparently the truck has literally just arrived at the depot in Auckland, so we might be seeing them in stores before next Thursday, maybe even tomorrow.

That's right, apparently Tuesday in the Wellington/Porirua stores(I'm hoping for Fri/Saturday) was just in there 10 min ago :)

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polglase

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#461341 21-Apr-2011 15:08

Can anyone confirm whether or not it has 3G?

gcorgnet

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#461348 21-Apr-2011 15:14

polglase: Can anyone confirm whether or not it has 3G?

AFAIK, there is no 3G on this Tablet

athor

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#461355 21-Apr-2011 15:29

It's coming later. I think they said last week of may/first week of june in Aus

vinnieg

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#461444 21-Apr-2011 20:38

athor: It's coming later. I think they said last week of may/first week of june in Aus

Yeah the 3g models have been delayed, I thought i saw a thread on here from a Harvey Norman employee saying that only the 32gb model was available next week? The guy in the Wellington store seemed to think they had 16/32?

Can't wait to take a look, seeing the new Asus transformer has suddenly started to ship to the US, might have to have a look into that as well, especially since it's a lot cheaper

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vinnieg

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#461445 21-Apr-2011 20:38

athor: It's coming later. I think they said last week of may/first week of june in Aus

Accidentally posted the same reply twice, whoops

Changed this to:

WIll wait for the Asus Transformer now and see what price war it stirs up! Should be a full $50-100 under the Iconia, without keyboard of course

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