Acer Iconia Tab A500 now on sale, $450 for aluminum-clad WiFi-only model

Yearning for some diversity in your hunt for a Honeycomb tablet? Acers new Iconia Tab A500 doesnt really stray from the Tegra 2 norm when it comes to internal specs, but it does have that brushed aluminum back, a full-sized USB 2.0 port, and a sane $450 price point going for it.

Youll get 16GB of storage and 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity for your money, though ASUS similarly outfitted Eee Pad Transformer should also be prominent on your radar as itll ask for an even humbler $399 when it makes its slightly delayed US launch tomorrow.

Lets hope the arrival of these Taiwanese cousins nudges other Android tablets makers into engaging in a bit of price competition,