Viewsonic Viewpad 10pro (Dual Windows and Android OS tablet) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2011-08-15, 03:14 PM

ViewSonic said today that its new Windows and Android tablet is now on-sale in North America in limited quantities and should be widely available later this month.

The ViewPad 10pro is billed as dual OS system but it really is a Windows OS device which can run Android 2.3 as a virtual machine on top of the Windows 7 Operating system.

Powered by a 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor Z670, the new tablet features a 10.1" screen 1024x600 capacitive multi-touch panel, 2GB of memory, 16 or 32GB SSD, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3 megapixel built-in front camera, microSD slot and an HDMI out port.

Available in two configurations:

Windows 7 Professional with a 32GB Solid state hard drive - $700
Windows 7 Home Premium with a 16GB SSD hard drive - $600.

Both versions come with the Android 2.3 app.

Francois Caron · 2011-08-15, 08:31 PM

Still way too expensive. You're essentially buying a netbook computer with a touchscreen and without a keyboard. The tablet manufacturers really need to bring down the prices well below the price point of the iPad or there's simply no point in putting any of these products on the market.

2011-08-15, 03:14 PM	#1
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	Viewsonic Viewpad 10pro (Dual Windows and Android OS tablet) ViewSonic said today that its new Windows and Android tablet is now on-sale in North America in limited quantities and should be widely available later this month. The ViewPad 10pro is billed as dual OS system but it really is a Windows OS device which can run Android 2.3 as a virtual machine on top of the Windows 7 Operating system. Powered by a 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor Z670, the new tablet features a 10.1" screen 1024x600 capacitive multi-touch panel, 2GB of memory, 16 or 32GB SSD, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3 megapixel built-in front camera, microSD slot and an HDMI out port. Available in two configurations: Windows 7 Professional with a 32GB Solid state hard drive - $700 Windows 7 Home Premium with a 16GB SSD hard drive - $600. Both versions come with the Android 2.3 app. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

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2011-08-15, 08:31 PM	#2
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,371	Still way too expensive. You're essentially buying a netbook computer with a touchscreen and without a keyboard. The tablet manufacturers really need to bring down the prices well below the price point of the iPad or there's simply no point in putting any of these products on the market.