The Acer Iconia Tab A500 will go up for pre-order on April 14th, and should began shipping April 24th here in the USA. The Iconia Tab will be available exclusively at Best Buy. The WiFi-only 10″ Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) will sell for $449. Besy Buy will also have other accessories available such as a bluetooth keyboard, dock/charge station, protective case, and additional power adapters.

The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is similarly spec’d to the Motorola XOOM. It has a 10.1″ 1280×800 resolution display. Runs a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor with 1GB of RAM. The device has 16GB of storage (XOOM has 32GB), and a microSD card slot. There also are mini-USB, full-size USB, and HDMI ports. The now standard front and rear facing cameras are also present. All this for $150 less then the Motorola XOOM.

 

Posted by Chris Garcia via NetbookNews