[olug] Viewsonic Gtablet

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

I've got an Archos 101 and I really like it.  Granted their are flaws*, that
are to be expected.  It running froyo and market needed to be side installed
to get the the normal gApps.  It has a 1 Ghz processor and 1024x600 makes
for a nice experience even if froyo isn't officially tablet ready.

http://www.archos.com/products/ta/archos_101it/index.html?country=us&lang=en

I've had mine going on two weeks and they were hard to get a hold off at
first.  Mine came w/ eclair and I upgraded to froyo.

Any how, if you are looking at tables, want one right now and don't want an
ipad -- you will want to take a look.

Best,

Jeff

* flash 10.1 is there but not reliable, no phone so apps designed to require
phone capabilities won't work.  However it can recognize wifi spots and if
you have a mifi it will use the gps from that to handle latitude and nav.

The boards say that Archos does a good job of updating firmware so I won't
be surprised if I'm running gingerbread on it long before my phone updates.
 For honeycomb, will see -- I'm not sure what the hw requirements are going
to be.



On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Brady Cox <brady.cox at gmail.com> wrote:

> A guy at work got one.  Until he flashed it with another version of
> Android, it was pretty much useless.  The crappy bloatware they added
> to Android literally would make the unit unusable within 5 minutes.
>
> I couldn't stand the screen, the viewing angle is about 1 degree and
> it made my head hurt after about 5 seconds.
>
> I can't imagine why Viewsonic would want to put their name on
> something that has such a horrible screen.  While I know that this is
> just a rebranded Chinese model, most of the world does not.
>
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:31 PM,  <webtrekker at cox.net> wrote:
> > You can  add me to that list as well... will be interesting to see where
> these end up.
> >
> > Patrick
> > ---- Jason N <dashrender at cox.net> wrote:
> >> When I say compete with the IPAD, I mean in basic advertising.. (maybe I
> should have said.. they have so far chosen to not really compete).
> >>
> >> $369?  that's a bubble for me.. I'd jump all over one at $250... either
> way, if you get a price I'd be interested in hearing it.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> ---- Jason N <dashrender at cox.net> wrote:
> >> Why are they returning them? because of the cost?  and that they can't
> compete with the IPAD?  I might be interested depending on the cost.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---- jay swackhamer <reboottheuser at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Are there any on the list contemplating a purchase of a Viewsonic
> Gtablet?
> >>
> >> Staples/Sears are returning their inventory, so I've made inquires
> trying to
> >> find out what is going to be done with those tablets.
> >>
> >> I imagine that I will have to purchase them in quantity, but won't know
> >> until I get a response from someone with authority.
> >>
> >> I have flashed a co-workers Gtablet with the Vegan beta 3 rom, and it's
> a
> >> very responsive/usable tablet afterwards.
> >>
> >> Great hardware/bad software implementation.
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