Acer Intros AIO PCs Powered by Tegra, Runs Android
Acer is now shipping two Android-based All-in-One PCs.
Acer beat the CES 2014 crowd on Friday by revealing a huge number of products, starting with the Acer TA272 HUL Android AIO PC. This compact solution packs a 27-inch screen with a 2560 x 1440 resolution, wide viewing angles, 10-point touch input and a high contrast ratio. The Android AIO also sports a fancy stand that allows the frame to be easily positioned from 30 to 80 degrees tilt.
Unfortunately, Acer doesn't provide a list of hardware specs. However, after cutting off all the PR talk, the company says this Android AIO is based on Nvidia's Tegra SoC (likely Tegra 4), and features 16 GB of internal storage, dual-band Wireless N connectivity, a 2MP webcam, and two front-facing Dolby Surround Sound speakers. Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean" is the operating system of choice.
"Excellent connectivity is afforded including USB 3.0 port for attaching game controllers and other peripherals," reads the press release. "HDMI and DisplayPort permit the display to be used as an external monitor for other devices, and Windows 8 certification permits smooth touch control when the Acer TA272 HUL is used to project devices with Windows OS as well."
In addition to the Acer TA272 HUL, the company also announced a smaller Android-based AIO PC, the DA223 HQL. This model sports a 21.5-inch screen, making it a bit easier to port around the home or office than the bulkier TA272 HUL model. The screen also has 10-point touch input, wide viewing angles and a Full HD resolution. Android "Jelly Bean" powers this portable AIO.
Like the other AIO, the hardware details are rather slim for the moment. Acer reports that this compact Android solution features an adjustable tilt stand that allows the frame to be placed completely flat. This AIO also has a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 clocked at 1.7 GHz, and MHL connectivity, allowing MHL-based devices to connect and receive a charge while pumping media to the AIO's screen.
The Acer DA223 HQL All-in-one is already shipping worldwide with a retail price of $699. The Acer TA272 HUL all-in-one is also now shipping worldwide with a retail price of $1,099.
27' touchscreen AIO for $1099 MSRP is not expensive, nor is $699 for 21.5".
Just need Samsung's Windowing/Multitasking to Android and get away from the awful fullscreen backward tech.
Just need Samsung's Windowing/Multitasking to Android and get away from the awful fullscreen backward tech.
Tell that to Microsoft, they think full screen on the desktop is the future lol.
This wouldn't be too bad for a primarily entertainment oriented PC, but I think the specs are a little underwhelming for the price.
For those of you asking about Chrome OS, it has very little in common with Android. They serve two very different purposes.
Android is a terrible OS outside of the mobile space anyways - buyer's remorse on me for buying a Transformer Prime thinking it could have been a laptop replacement.
So what does a 2560 x 1440 27" touchscreen monitor go for?
My here is one from Acer $969
http://www.frontierpc.com/displays/touchscreen-monitors/lcd-touchscreen-monitor/acer/t/t272hul-touchscreen-lcd-monitor-um.ht2aa.002-1024838240.html
Have you priced a 27in 1440p monitor? The lowest Acer on newegg is $500 (and I wouldn't buy anything below that, junk from korea is not my thing).
A good 17in windows tablet (HP etc) is $900 (750m, i5 top end etc). My dad's nexus 10 was $500. So nearly 3x bigger, not so bad at $1100 even if I wish it was $900. Wait for the shine to wear off and you get it for $900 in summer probably ($700 at xmas probably when T5 takes it's spot and they start dumping this model). Though I would wait for T5 which should be out by then anyway. It doubles as a 27in monitor for windows also. I do think it should be 64GB though for this price, but that's only about $100 off to me which is the premium for devices these days for new stuff. 780TI is about $100 to expensive too, but you pay to be on top, get better games, better drivers etc. Is there another 27in AIO android for less? If no then this is the right price until they stop selling for $1100
Then again nexus 10 hasn't dropped a penny in a year...LOL.
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/models/allinones/ta
Win8, 27in, AIO with Intel i7-3630QM, 8GB+1TB HD...$1700. So $600 more when you replace it with WINTEL + HD+8GB (about a $100 here total? so mostly Wintel). If you don't need windows, saving $600 isn't that bad. If you think $1100 is expensive you must think this Wintel version is ridiculous right?
ROFL, Android has progressed far beyond Angry Birds now and you can load an older version of flash. Also a quick google shows you how to LIE to websites and look like a desktop (apps will do this for you, for firefox or chrome on mobile). I don't see the "mobile" versions of websites unless I want to on my dad's nexus 10. Google something like "how stop android mobile redirect" or "bypass mobile websites" or "user agent switcher" etc. I figured this out in under an hour with no android experience at all. Boom, problem solved. You know what an agent is, but not how to switch it? Spoken like a person who doesn't research
I wrote this below for someone ages ago (below list, like 8 months ago or so). I could add many more to the list now that are better as unreal 3 is getting used more now. This is just the beginning. I guess you don't look at googleplay much
As I noted before, they already have a WINTEL version and it's $1700. Go buy one of those
If the links don't work just search the game name on googleplay.
Demon Score (square enix)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.demonsgp&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zcXVhcmVfZW5peC5kZW1vbnNncCJd
Wild Blood
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftWBHM&feature=related_apps
Note the unreal engine 3 is just kicking off on mobile, a lot more in the pipe. Also Real Boxing and Hawken (hawken is coming, NV showed it running on T4 already).
Bloodsword (very nice!)
http://www.tegrazone.com/games/bloodsword
ChoplifterHD fron inexile (more than 10mins of fun...LOL)
http://www.tegrazone.com/games/choplifter
TaintedKeep (for those adventure rpg types)
http://www.tegrazone.com/games/taintedkeep
Riptide GP2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vectorunit.red&referrer=utm_source=nvidia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=TegraZone
Gun Bros 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.gunbros2
Modern Combat 1-4:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftM4HM&feature=more_from_developer
Make sure you up the video to 1080p... It rocks. This is PRE-T4. These are made for current crap T3 etc...OLD, some even T2 games below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftM3HM&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdE0zSE0iXQ..
Eternity Warriors 2 (1-5mil installs in the last 30 days...wow):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.ewarriors2&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdsdS5ld2FycmlvcnMyIl0.
WOW, no, there will be no good games on tablets/phones etc.
Iron Man 3 (impressive to say the least)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftIMHM&feature=related_apps
Frontline Commando
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.flcn_new&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdsdS5mbGNuX25ldyJd
Nova 3 (nova 1 & 2 aren't bad either)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftN3HM&feature=more_from_developer
Dark Knight Rises:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftKRHM&feature=more_from_developer
Gangstar Rio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftG4HM&feature=related_apps
Shadowgun (still think tablets are crap?)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madfingergames.shadowgun_thd&feature=related_apps
Bard's Tale (hey, isn't this a CONSOLE game...LOL)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inxile.BardTale&feature=related_apps
ArmA2: Firing Range (not impressive, but this was 2011...LOL)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bistudio.a2fr&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmJpc3R1ZGlvLmEyZnIiXQ..
Again for Tegra2...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slitherine.gbm&feature=also_installed#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwiY29tLnNsaXRoZXJpbmUuZ2JtIl0.
Renaissance Blood
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bridea.NC.THD.RenaissanceBlood&feature=related_apps
Zombie Driver THD (just updated Aug1 specifically for shield)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.exor.ZombieDriver&feature=also_installed#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwiY29tLmV4b3IuWm9tYmllRHJpdmVyIl0.
Chaos Rings 1 & 2:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings2gp&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLnNxdWFyZV9lbml4LmNoYW9zcmluZ3MyZ3AiXQ..
Please realize it's in english when you buy it...LOL
Blazing Souls Accelate:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperdevbox.blazingsouls&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmh5cGVyZGV2Ym94LmJsYXppbmdzb3VscyJd
Final Fantasy 3 in 3d (2006 game but on current handhelds)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNxdWFyZV9lbml4LmFuZHJvaWRfZ29vZ2xlcGxheS5GRklJSV9HUCJd
Amazing Spiderman:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftAMHM&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdEFNSE0iXQ..
Need for Speed Most Wanted:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.games.nfs13_row&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmVhLmdhbWVzLm5mczEzX3JvdyJd
Asphalt 7
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA7HM&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdEE3SE0iXQ..
COD Black Ops Zombie game...Who knew?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atv.blackops&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmF0di5ibGFja29wcyJd
$650 Acer 27in touch with lower 1080p res. So looking further into this $1100 isn't sounding so bad no matter how I look at it.
Then again, it should be lower considering newegg has the Wintel model I mentioned which seems to be $400 off at $1300. I'm guessing newegg will sell this for under $1000 and that Wintel model has a 32GB SSD in it too (on top of the 1TB)....Hmmm...But only 1080p, so not the same model as I quoted before I guess. I'd probably just buy a $1000 laptop with 750m and a monitor instead but that's just me and how I use my devices. I will be interested in the next rev or Denver version which already seems Q4 or Q1 2015. If I'm going to spend a grand, it will be for far more power.
Nexus wasn't bad at $500 for my dad, but for me to spend double I want the things I hate about his nexus fixed. It had far too low gpu for 1600p (Nothing on the market has the guts for this in games yet in mobile), I want 4GB+ mem, 64GB storage (or more I hope 128GB coming next xmas for high-end), etc etc. I want the device that will grow with a few more revs of android as it becomes far more useful than now, at least at $1000. At $500 I can replace every 2yrs without crying (maybe yearly and toss the old to kids, other family etc), but at $1000+ I probably want it to last 3-4yrs. I also want a more functional OS first. Android treats me like Win8, where I feel like they think I'm retarded and they need to hide everything from me or I'll break it. Quit making me dig for things that should be front and center (at least after I check a box or something saying I'm not retarded...LOL). People need to realize, for some pricing is NOT an issue at all and thank god for them or we would never get great tech for the masses for ages.