Sometimes tipsters are as much use as the next guy when looking to the future, making wild claims backed up with nothing but generic market awareness, in this case being that Acer, Asus and Dell are struggling to get a foothold in the tablet market. One thing that sets this tip apart though is that it is from Acer’s, Asus’s and Dell’s component suppliers.

Essentially, this tip comes from the usually reliable Digitimes, who have received information from said brands component suppliers stating that their orders for tablet parts in 2012 have been slashed. In the report, we get told what we already know; with Apple’s iPad dominating the premium market, and Amazon’s low-priced Kindle, competing with them with similarly spec’d devices isn’t entirely viable given the strong brand awareness of both companies. Makes sense, doesn’t it?.

Hit up the source to be taken to Digitimes.

Source: Digitimes

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Getting down to the business side of things, your processor options are Core i3 2310M, Core i5 2520M and Core i7 2620M . Graphics are provided by Intel HD Graphics 3000. The system has two slots for RAM DIMMs supporting up to 8GB of 1333Mhz DDR3. As far as internal storage solutions go you can choose between 250 and 320GB HDD or 128 and 256GB SSD. Connectivity options include 802.11 B/G/N WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet and optional Gobi 3000 Mini Card featuring HSPA-EVDO with A-GPS so you always remain connected. I/O options include 3 USB 2.0 ports, combo mic in, line out port, IEEE 1394, SDHC card reader, VGA and HDMI out ports. An HD webcam comes standard.  The icing on the cake here is the dual-Digitizer display, allowing for up to 4 finger multi-touch and active pen input. Also included is a Multi-touch Touchpad and optional backlit keyboard as well as fingerprint reader. Windows 7 Home Premium is running the show here, although you can pick Unprofessional or Ultimate (32 and 64 Bit for whichever version you pick). Pricing starts at $1789 and only gets higher. Start saving folks.

Via Engadget, Dell

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This isn’t exactly main stream news however given that Dell is one of the many high profile companies we regularly keep a tap on, we would have expected to know about Dell opening up its very own group buying service called Swarm in the UK earlier than today. Anyway, yesterday Dell sold off 50 of its Streak tablets at an amazing price of £199 each, creating an amazing 47% off the RRP. This deal lasted just a mere 11 hours and 31 minutes (see the deal here), as hundreds of people tweeted about the deal creating a frenzy of would be buyers flocking to Dell Swarm.

The Dell Swarm live page features a count down to the next massive saving deal, leaving us dazzled to have a guess at exactly what the next product will be.

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We have all heard of it, we have all pretty much seen it and everybody has mixed views and opinions on it. Reviewers show mixed praise, bloggers show mixed posts. But just what are you to do if you are in the market for a tablet, but want one which will multi task? The iPad is the first tablet to be shown the major spotlight, and with the official UK release date now revealed, you may be tempted to splash out for Apple’s latest offering.

But you do not have to snap up the iPad just because this is the first tablet to offer what you might want. Here is a round up of the best iPad alternatives on / soon to be on offer;

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MSI Tegra Tablet – $499 (more for higher specs)

Computer and portable electronics maker MSI will launch its tablet PC in the second half of 2010 with an NVIDIA Tegra chip, the tablet was originally shown off at CES using the dual-core Tegra 250 chip and featured a 10-inch color touchscreen, but it wasn’t given a hard release window at the time. MSI will launch different versions of the tablet as well, some with bigger hard drives and added ROM.

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HP Slate PC – $499 (£320)

The HP Slate will run Windows 7, and apparently be as portable as a mobile phone. Multi tasking galore, this tablet which is to be on sale later this year and will be under $500 and as such should be able to compete directly with Apple in terms of price range. The only question is – do you want simplicity and apps, or a powerful and highly functional UI?

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Lenovo IdeaPad U1 hybrid – $999 (£610)

The Lenavo Ideapad U1 Hybrid is, and will be throughout 2010, one of the products I would love to own. Unfamiliar? Well heres the good bit; The 11.6-inch Ideapad U1 hybrid features a detachable, tablet-style screen. When the screen is locked in to the chassis it’s a Windows 7 Home Premium laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. When it’s pulled from its shell it becomes a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered, multi-touch slate with 16GB storage, running Lenovo’s Skylight Linux system.

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T-Mobile Vega – $TBC (£TBC)

Aimed at people who have a T-mobile phone contract, or internet connection, The Android-based Vega uses the Tegra 250 chipset that we now know as the NVIDIA Tegra 2, and T-Mobile are targeting the slate specifically at the ‘Mum’ segment who, they hope, will readily adopt it as the linchpin of their family lives. An Android powered tablet? Definetely worth a look. It could mainly be used as a home hub media center, controlling various PC extensions and connections.

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Google Tablet – $TBC (£TBC)

Granted, it is early days yet – and granted, nobody knows exactly how it will look yet – and granted, it will bear the Google logo, seen as some as geeky. But come on, with the Nexus One being an awesome phone, you’d only expect the GTablet to be awesome too. Although no release date has been confirmed yet, expect it mid-end 2010. I will keep you updated, as this should be a major competitor to the iPad.

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