cheap Viewsonic gTablet

[William Park]

Even Creative has one, called Creative ZiiO:
<http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_375&item_id=037493>
<http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_375&item_id=036177>
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William




----- Original Message ----
> From: D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> To: Toronto Linux Users Group <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
> Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 12:08:46 PM
> Subject: [TLUG]: cheap Viewsonic gTablet
> 
> Woot today (for the second time) sold out their gTablets at US$285. 
> <http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4418501>
> 
> So  TigerDirect.ca's offer of a gTablet for C$299.97 looks pretty good.  
> But they might only sell it "mail order" and might charge too much for 
> shipping (I don't know).
><http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=7212231&sku=V18-0020&cm_sp=Right%20Nav-_-DOD-_-V18-0020>
>>
> 
> The  gTablet's hardware looks very good.  Everyone whines about the 
> firmware and recommend that you replace it.  I have no experience with  it 
> 
> (I have an iPad so I can wait patiently for something better.   The fact 
> that Google is not releasing the source for Android 3.0 for a while  and is 
> constraining licensed distributors concerns me.)
> 
> Things I've  noted:
> 
> - capacitive touch screen (like iPad and Nook Color).   Everyone says that 
>   this is important.  I know that my iPad  responds to touch much more
>   fluidly than my Nokia N800 or my Nuvi GPS  unit.  Downside: stylus isn't 
>   useful; interface must account for  reduced precision (or is it accuracy?  
>   I don't know).
> 
> - I  like the iPad's resolution (1024x768) better than the gTablet's 
>    1024x600.  I like the iPad's aspect ratio better too.
> 
> - I like 10.1"  tablets.  7" ones are more portable.  For me, 10" is a win 
>    only if you get more pixels.
> 
> - specs: <http://www.viewsonic.com/products/gtablet.htm>
> 
> - more connections  than an iPad1 (camera, USB slave and host, MicroSD, 
>   HDMI? (may  require a dock).
> 
> - better CPU than my iPad (same as iPad2)
> 
> -  refurb iPad 1's were sold by the Apple store for not too much more than 
>   this.  A better deal, but not for Linux reasons.  I haven't  seen stock 
>   for some time.
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