CarryPad: While Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 10” tablet has already been made available and been reviewed, its smaller sibling, the 7” Iconia Tab A100 (WiFi-only) and A101 (3G equipped) is now up for pre-order from Amazon UK. The site also lists both version of the device launching on the 14th of May, just 10 days away.
Thanks to Apple, most tablet makers have decided on 10-inches being the optimum size for a tablet. That's fine for a lot of people, but there's clearly room for a smaller and more portable tablet.
Just as Samsung is hedging its bets with 7.7, 8.9 and 10.1-inch models, Acer has decided to release a smaller version of its 10-inch A500 tablet. It still has the same 1GHz dual-core processor, but there are some compromises to be aware of.