Acer Announces the First Chrome OS Tablet

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AndroidAuthority is reporting that Acer is launching the first tablet running Chrome OS. Dubbed the Chromebook Tab 10, it is sporting an OP1 chipset with a Rockchip hexa-core SoC, a 9.7" 2048x1536 resolution IPS display, 2 MP front and 5 MP rear cameras, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a 34Wh battery, and a built in stylus. The Chromebook Tab 10 will go on sale in May for the price of $329.

I get that this is aimed at students, but from what I've seen of Chrome OS, I have my doubts on how popular this will be. Especially at $329.

Similarly, the Chromebook Tab 10 is meant for the education market and will sell for $329 when it goes on sale in May. Along with Google Enterprise License support for IT management, the tablet will support Expeditions AR. This allows students to use AR to map their classroom and place 3D objects for closer study.
 
For students... I still say if either the XBox or the PS4 came with a full featured browser, support for a keyboard, mouse, printer and thumb drives, and a simple office package, you'd be miles ahead selling it to students. You could probably even get parents to buy it.
 
For students... I still say if either the XBox or the PS4 came with a full featured browser, support for a keyboard, mouse, printer and thumb drives, and a simple office package, you'd be miles ahead selling it to students. You could probably even get parents to buy it.

Microsoft could make it happen in an instant, but they don't want to abandon their surface line up, even though that's probably the one thing out of everything they should that they had abandoned.
 
I prefer books and teaching only the course to limit attention where it's needed.

For kids, are you teaching a class or teaching a class and how to use a program and a device, but the device has changed and our material is out of date and I'm not tech savvy and I'm one of the useless teachers who doesn't care so I don't understand technology or what you need to begin with blah blah.

Please for the love of anything you care about, if you want to teach kids a subject, just focus on that subject and stop making things more complicated than necessary.
 
A ChromeOS tablet for students doesn't make much sense. My nephews use Google apps for school, but they access them via desktop or laptop, and a keyboard is virtually required. A Chromebook, on the other hand, would be handy for this purpose...and it costs a lot less.

That said, if ChromeOS is ever seamlessly compatible with Android apps, a $329 ChromeOS tablet wouldn't be a bad deal.

On the third hand, what about Fuchsia OS?

I think I'll just cautiously back away and continue using Android. ;)
 
For students... I still say if either the XBox or the PS4 came with a full featured browser, support for a keyboard, mouse, printer and thumb drives, and a simple office package, you'd be miles ahead selling it to students. You could probably even get parents to buy it.
Why? Because it would end up costing more than a cheap notebook and be less convenient to boot?
 
There's not mention of it, but this could compete with the Surface in education if there's an accessory keyboard dock / case / cover for a reasonable price.
 
Why is it that we can get 2048x1536 in a $329 tablet, but have to pay nearly $1,000 + to get a 1080p screen in a standard laptop?
 
Microsoft could make it happen in an instant, but they don't want to abandon their surface line up, even though that's probably the one thing out of everything they should that they had abandoned.

Not really sure how something like a non-mobile console competes with one of the most mobile PC form factors. I think that adding creative abilities to the Xbox isn't a bad idea but it that would make it a non-mobile desktop PC.

The most interesting aspect of this device is the Wacom EMR pen, like that used in the Galaxy Note. Digital pens are all the rage now with these kinds of devices. They can be extremely useful in the education market and this a very competitive price for a device with this caliber of pen.
 
A ChromeOS tablet for students doesn't make much sense. My nephews use Google apps for school, but they access them via desktop or laptop, and a keyboard is virtually required. A Chromebook, on the other hand, would be handy for this purpose...and it costs a lot less.

That said, if ChromeOS is ever seamlessly compatible with Android apps, a $329 ChromeOS tablet wouldn't be a bad deal.

On the third hand, what about Fuchsia OS?

I think I'll just cautiously back away and continue using Android. ;)
Chrome OS is already compatible with the Android market place and can be loaded through the Enterprise backend and apps can be mass deployed.
 
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