Acer wants to ship 5-7 million tablets this year

Posted on Sunday, March 27 2011 @ 1:20 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Acer chairman JT Wang aims to ship 5 to 7 million tablets this year, and grab 10 percent of the global tablet market.

Telecom service provider AT&T has announced that it will carry Acer's Iconia Tab A501 4G tablet PC. Acer expects tablet PC shipments in 2011 to reach 5-7 million units, and aims to grab a 10% share of the global market, according to company chairman JT Wang.

The Iconia Tab A501 supports a 10.1-inch panel, Android 3.0 and Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor. The device is scheduled to hit the market in the second quarter.

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