Update: Acer is about to announce an all-in-one priced around $400 that runs Android.
The Acer DA220HQL AIO will be priced just above $400 at most resellers. Note: That's an Android -- not a Windows 8 -- screen.
(Credit: Acer)
Update: This article was originally posted on May 30 at 1:31 PM PDT.
Less Windows, more Android. Acer is about to give us a taste of this trend, as Android PCs begin to creep onto the market.
The Acer DA220HQL comes with a 21.5-inch multi-touch display 1,920x1,080 display, Android 4.0, and a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core ARM Coretex-A9 processor.
(Note: resellers are incorrectly listing it with an Intel "Haswell" 4430 processor. See correction below).
It also includes 1GB of memory, 8GB internal storage, front-facing camera, built-in speakers, Wi-Fi, Micro-HDMI, Micro USB 2.0, and wireless keyboard and mouse.
Acer confirmed the AIO with CNET on Thursday.
Acer's new AIO system will go for less than $400 at some resellers, though most listings put it about $425. Some are higher than $425.
And that's the appeal of Android. Systems sans Windows 8 can be priced lower and require less hardware.
Updated on May 31 at 1:35 p.m. PDT: corrects processor. Though the system as listed on reseller sites was confirmed with Acer on Thursday, those specs are incorrect. Resellers are incorrectly showing the AIO with an Intel 4430 processor. It is a Texas Instruments 4430 ARM chip.
