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ViewSonic ViewPad 7 review — the perfect compromise on price & performance?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 2011

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“Pros: The aesthetic is excellent, Android 2.2 is left
untouched and battery life is also very good Cons: There’s no Flash
support and the upgrade route to Android 3 is barred by its
single-core CPU

“There are immediate parallels to be drawn between the ViewPad 7
and the iPhone 4. It boasts the same black gloss finish, the same
silver faux-metal banding around the belly and very similar tightly
curved edges. For our money it’s actually one of the better-looking
tablets on the market at the moment, not to mention one of the more
affordable.

“Considering the price, the build quality is bordering on
fantastic too. It doesn’t look as expensive as an iPad or Samsung
Galaxy Tab and on very close inspection it is built from slightly
inferior materials”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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