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The Acer Iconia A1-830 looks surprisingly dapper (pictures)

Cheap tablets usually cheap out on design aesthetics as well. Not so with Acer's new 8-inch Android tablet.

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Slight bezel

LAS VEGAS -- The 830's most striking quality is its ultrathin bezels. Sure, a 1,024x768 resolution on a 7.9-inch screen doesn't make for the sharpest images in the world, but at least the actual tablet looks pretty stylish.
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Smooth

The smooth metal-like back of the Acer A1-830.
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Camera in the rear

A closer look at the tablet's back camera, volume rocker, and power button.
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Grills

Dual speaker grills indicate that the 830's sound capability will at least be decent.
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Charge

The headphone jack and next to it, the Micro-USB port for charging. Also, here's a good look at just how thin the tablet is.
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Expansion

The MicroSD storage expansion slot extends the somewhat piddly 16GB of storage by up to an additional 32GB.

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