Acer and Android Asus rely on to survive in the era "Post-PC" - The Free Android

true leader of a company whose name I can not remember coined the term “Post-PC”, referring to the time when users stop buying personal computers to focus on tablets and smartphones. It’s been a few years since these controversial statements, and the truth is that the current data seem to support them. For example, Asus has just announced that it has sold three million tablets in the first quarter , an amount that helps to swallow the bitter pill of poor sales of computers with Windows 8 preinstalled.

For Acer, history repeats itself. A particular model, the Iconia B1 , has sold a million and a half units, so it is logical that have announced an upgrade. This improvement will consist of 1 GB of RAM, and a new design , which together with a dual core processor (not specified if the same as the current version), should be a good competition in the market tablets of 150 €. The company hopes that this update will report another million and a half of sales through year-end. As we see, not lack optimism.

A step up is the more Iconia A1 , a eight-inch tablet with IPS display with a resolution of 1024 x 768, although it may seem little, is offset by the processor 1.2 Ghz quad core Mediatek . There will be two versions, one of 8 GB and 16 GB, and yes, before anyone says it, the design is very similar to an iPad. The price would remain at $ 169 (which we bet will be € 169) for the 8GB version and $ 199 for 16 GB.

The last member of the Trinity with which Acer aims to clean up their coffers is the Iconia A3 , one 10-inch tablet will be officially announced this summer , but we know that the price should not be very high, placing it in good stead over its competitors.

do not know if we’re in that vaunted was “Post-PC”, but what is certain is that traditional computer manufacturers are moving sidewalk at top speed. Windows 8 is not giving the expected results , and Windows RT is being abandoned to their fate by most manufacturers. What I am sure of is that this opens the door for Android to reach even more people.