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MetaMs · 07-15-2011, 10:46 AM

I've had my Acer Iconia A500 for two months now. I love it. There was a minor glitch with the update from 3.0 to 3.1, but all was resolved with a call to Acer support. The A500 has a micro SD card, full USB port, mini USB, and hdmi output. I have tried all of them except the mini USB and all work perfectly.

I read on the Kindle app (had a Kindle which I sold when I got the A500), and also on the app supplied by Acer, Lumiread. Lumi is pretty darn good. I can even specify Dropbox as one of my library folders so my epub books are available on any device and adding a new one is as easy as dropping it into my Dropbox folder. I have OCR scanned several of my old books, so this feature is very handy.

I do just about everything on my tablet that I did on my netbook. Can't think of anything missing. I've recently installed the Swype keyboard and that makes this tablet ROCK.

Can't think of anything else...but just ask if you have a question.

07-15-2011, 10:46 AM	#14
MetaMs Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cocoa, FL Device: Kindle	I've had my Acer Iconia A500 for two months now. I love it. There was a minor glitch with the update from 3.0 to 3.1, but all was resolved with a call to Acer support. The A500 has a micro SD card, full USB port, mini USB, and hdmi output. I have tried all of them except the mini USB and all work perfectly. I read on the Kindle app (had a Kindle which I sold when I got the A500), and also on the app supplied by Acer, Lumiread. Lumi is pretty darn good. I can even specify Dropbox as one of my library folders so my epub books are available on any device and adding a new one is as easy as dropping it into my Dropbox folder. I have OCR scanned several of my old books, so this feature is very handy. I do just about everything on my tablet that I did on my netbook. Can't think of anything missing. I've recently installed the Swype keyboard and that makes this tablet ROCK. Can't think of anything else...but just ask if you have a question.