Well, here they are: Windows 8 Tablets

[NutsNGum]

That Iconia looks very, very nice.

 

[BigHonkingDeal]

I owned a Compaq TC 1000 in 2000 or whenever they came out..... And I have doubts

I think the key thing Microsoft will be focusing on here is bridging the gap between desktop and tablet...something the iPad really doesn't quite do without the added connections most of us need at "work."

 

[doug in albq]

it is fat.

 

[noteple]

First blush, looks a lot better than the previous competition.

The docks at least give you some choices. Practical or useful? Only time and the market can tell.

Looking forward to trying one out up close.

 

[SeniorGato1]

There's a strong appeal in having a full blown OS on a tablet.

Imagine if you can have the ability to combine an iPad to an Apple keyboard dock and emulate a macbook air's OS.

That's what Windows 8 apparently provides. Can't wait for release!

 

[interinfo]

Looks nice, 8 hours battery. The only way I would ditch my ipad though is if it was the FULL windows 8 OS, that's what I'm waiting for but I don't think they will be able to make the full win8 with good battery life ever.

That's my concern too....is it even technically possible ?

 

[Macman45]

That Iconia looks very, very nice.

They are well built, with nice screens. My next door neighbour has an iconia and there is only one thing wrong with it...The software. The lag is appalling, and spoils what would otherwise be a perfectly useable device. When he upgraded from Honeycomb..x (I can't remember the version number) to Ice Cream Sandwich, it trashed his tablet. He returned it and was told " Yes most of the early ones do that" and was given a replacement which updated fine.
It's sturdy, not cheap plastic, and if Android Devs ever get together as one solid group instead of individuals then not just the Acer but other tablets would be rivals to Apples iPad. I'm not tempted to jump, and it's not product loyalty, in this case it's software and software alone. Apps that ran on Honeycomb no longer run on ICS etc.

Will the Android software developers get together and realise what they could do? What do you think?

 

[JMG]

How much? Compared to a Macbook Air?