Acer Iconia Tab A500 now shipping in the U.S.

Add another tablet to the list of available Android 3.0 devices as the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is now ready for consumer hands in the U.S.

The 10.1-inch Iconia A500 tablet features a 1GHz Tegra 2 APU, 1280x800 resolution screen, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 16GB SSD, 8-hour battery life, HDMI, micro USB, microSD slot, and front and rear cameras. While Acer is well known for its budget-lined netbooks, the Iconia A500 appears to be delivering specs and features not normally found for a sub $500 tablet.

A 4G variant of the Iconia Tab A500 will also see a release in the U.S. later this year for the AT&T network. An exact launch date is still unknown, but should be available sometime this summer. In Europe, the tablet will be renamed to the Liberty Tab for Packard Bell.

We reported about a month ago on the availability and pre-order status of the Iconia A500. The previously announced price fortunately remains unchanged, as $450 for the tablet is lower than expected, especially given the impressive specs. The tablet can be purchased here on Amazon.

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