Thread: Viewsonic Gtablet selling for $259 on Amazon
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Old 07-22-2011, 06:15 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by FatDog View Post
I just got this from a friend who bought several, roots them, installs Gingerbread and VeganTab.

People seem to be amazed at the full-sized USB port. I can use a USB flash drive or plug in the dongle for a wireless keyboard and mouse.

It does not have a front-facing camera but has a screen-facing one for video-chat.

I installed the Kindle app and it took a bit of fiddling to get it to sync with my purchased books. But the interface is in color and shows thumbnails of book titles. I think I see nearly twice as much text as the kindle.

The Kindle app does not support "pinch" but the menu lets you choose different font sizes and 3 foreground/background options (black background w/white text, white background with black text, sepa background).

Surfing the web works but it helps if you go to "m.yourfavoritesite" to get the Mobile version of a website.

Interesting - Mobile Reads does not appear to have a Mobile version of it's website - kind of a strange omission.

I have not installed Alkedo (the popular e-reader app) yet. I have a back-log of Kindle books to get through.

If you are thinking about getting into tablets - the $260 investment is not bad. Expect the price to drop and go on clearance as a Quad-Core version of the Viewsonic is said to be in the works.

BIG HINT FOR SELECTING A TABLET:

Look for all the hardware features. Some tabs have HDMI, some have full-sized USB, some have 2 cameras, some have headphone jacks or just bluetooth. Some support microSD cards, some do not.
Thank you for that! I'm always lusting for a new tablet.
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