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It’s no Honeycomb powerhouse, but ViewSonic has introduced the ViewBook 730, a 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet that will sell for $250. At that price, the 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 slate is sure to sell a few units when it hits shelves later this month. The LED backlit touchscreen display runs at a resolution of 800×480, and other specs include 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD, USB and HDMI connectivity, and Bluetooth 2.1 support.
ViewSonic is aiming to hit a sweet spot that combines a well-polished Android experience with plenty of multimedia support at a cost that won’t break the bank. We get the sinking suspicion this one might become a favorite of hackers and modders based on the price alone.
[via CNET]
Put Honeycomb on the damn tablet ViewSonic and you will hundreds of thousands.
vs. NookColor….
non-proprietary OS requiring no hacking (or however you want to describe that) = win
1ghz vs 800mhz = win
800×480 vs 1024×600 = WTF?!? why, why, WHY?!?!?!?!?
very torn on this…
Higher res like @c036c5cbf0da211e1d61c7b72ce16b0b:disqus said and $199.99 come Christmas… hot cakes. Every kid would be getting one.
Edit: Screw the res. $199.99 and it’s hot cakes.
If that’s the front-facing camera on top, then screw resolution, i’m buying one for my wife. Will stick to my NC myself ;)
Bluetooth, a camera, and HDMI output might make this better than the nook color. Processor isn’t a factor since my nook is overclocked to 1.2 ghz. I’m running an awesome Froyo ROM and can’t wait for an Ice Cream Sandwich ROM to come out.
I will buy one just to tinker with. :)
Anyone figure on whether a jailbroken one would be able to run Honeycomb?
800×480 = FAIL. I also have a bad feeling the Amazon tablets will follow Samsung’s lead and have locked bootloaders.I’m in the market for a cheap tablet and might end up with a Nook Color if these tablets take too long getting to market.
This will definitely compete with the nook color but will it win is the question. A few extras (front cam, hdmi port) vs. better screen. If this was out before I got my NC then I would have a hard time choosing……I would probably chose the one that the better development support (better/more ROMs, root difficulty)
Hey I shot you guys a link today, the Viewsonic 10.1 gTab for $269.00!!
http://www.woot.com/sale/viewsonic-gtablet-10-1-multi-touch-tablet-4?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily-20110606-1&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email
I’m all too happy w/ my rooted Nook Color. I was seriously looking at a Samsung Galaxy, but the $350.00 price gave me second thoughts, then I found the Nook. This Viewsonic looks good and had I found it first before the Nook I would have bought it. But with the difference of only a camera, which I have one on my desktop and one on my netbook and I never use any of them, it really isn’t a selling point for me.
Well, the Viewbook does have a better processor, and there is no hacking required to get full android. The nook color does have a better screen though, which is really making me think. It sounds like you’re happy though.
Where in the world is a nice 7″ – 800×480 – 800mhz – 2.2 (or better) – tablet for $99? Anyone? Anyone?
Oh snap! There’s one on ebay right now…
http://cgi.ebay.com/M009-Google-2-2-Android-7-Tablet-PC-Computer-Netbook-/270761810654?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3f0aa95ade
You can have a French article talking about ViewSonic
ViewBook 730
Enjoy it :)
You can find all the news about ViewSonic ViewBook 730 with a French version :)
Source: http://www.zoomobile.fr/