Acer's got low-priced 8- and 10-inch tablets in the works

Acer has two new low-cost tablets on the way, according to a Tuesday report from the China Times.

According to the Chinese site, Acer's president in Greater China, Linxian Lang, revealed plans to release 8- and 10-inch tablets at "aggressive" price points.

Acer's new budget tablets will follow in the footsteps of the Iconia B1, a 7-incher that reportedly goes for around $100 (UK£63, AU$95), though it's not available in the U.S.

The new devices will reportedly feature quad-core MediaTek processors that will provide a speed boost over the Iconia B1's dual-core MedaTek.

U.S. release

TechRadar reached out to a representative of Acer to determine the legitimacy of Tuesday's report, but we've yet to hear back.

It's also unclear whether the tablets that Lang hinted at will ever make their way to the U.S.; despite rumors that the Iconia B1 would be released in Europe, Engadget reported on Tuesday that it's "been ruled out" for a U.S. release.

TechRadar is hoping to get confirmation on that point from Acer today as well.

Year of the budget tablets

Going by a Google Translate transcript of the original China Times article, we're reading that Acer's new budget 8- and 10-inch tablets will "revive the tablet momentum" of the company.

Lang expects Acer's overall tablet shipments to increase in 2013, in part, it seems, due to the new low-price tablets that will be introduced.

Acer probably won't be the only company releasing budget tablets in 2013, though; a cheaper Nexus 7 has been rumored for some time, and more are sure to follow in Google's and Acer's footsteps.

Especially if Acer's new budget tablets are as successful as they seem to think they'll be.

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