Acer's Android Iconia B1 Tablet Could be $99
Device said to sport 1.2GHz processor and 7-inch display with a 1,024x600-pixel resolution.
Acer's recently-outed 7-inch tablet, the Android-powered Iconia B1, is apparently priced at $99, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The site said it's spoken to a source with direct knowledge of the Iconia B1 project being developed by the PC manufacturer. In addition to revealing a $99 price tag, the source added that the tablet will feature a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 7-inch 1024 x 600 display.
Also rumored is 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of storage, while Google's Nexus 7, which is priced at $199 and may reach as low as the $99-$150 range, sports a quad-core processor.
The Iconia B1 is expected to run on Google's Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system, with an expected unveiling scheduled for CES.
1024x600 is just a bit too low end even at $99.
partially cost of adding 3g/4g functionality... it isn;t just the hardware cost it is also the cost of patents and using another company's IP to make your antena work and be legal plus has to get government approval in all countries you want it in, it isn't as smiple as slappign an antenna in the device.. that said at $99 i'd buy one just to throw in my backpack and have acess to some pdf's and limited media use assumign it has an sd slot