Four Reasons No One Should Buy the ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Tablet

The ViewSonic ViewPad is the latest in a long line of "me-too" mobile tablet devices that have been plaguing the market and although the ViewSonic ViewPad boasts both Android and Windows support, its bad feature strongly outweigh the good.

No Physical Controls

At first sight, the ViewSonic ViewPad might seem like an ideal tablet to choose from, but if you've ever had the displeasure of using this tablet, one of the first things that'll drive you mad is the fact that it has no physical controls. Everything from volume control, locking screen rotation, selecting music playback options, adjusting the screen brightness and everything in between is done via the ViewSonic ViewPad's touchscreen '" which can lead to lots of headaches along the way.

Lacking Android Market Support

One of the biggest selling points of the ViewSonic ViewPad is that it's able to run both Windows and Android 2.2 operating systems, but running Android 2.2 on this tablet is a complete waste of time. The ViewSonic ViewPad doesn't support enough memory to fully take advantage of Android 2.2 and to make matters worse, it lacks true Android Market support '" which will lead to a less than desirable experience for Android fans.

Lack of Memory

The ViewSonic ViewPad comes bundled with 16GB of internal SSD storage and while that might sound like a great deal '" it's not. Most of the internal memory of the ViewSonic ViewPad is allocated to the dual operating systems and software installed on the tablet and after hogging all of the internal memory, the ViewSonic ViewPad only leaves around 3GBs of free storage space on average. If you're planning on storing lots of files, apps, games and other data on this tablet, I strongly advise buying a microSD card as soon as you purchase this tablet.

There are Better Alternatives

With all of the horrible features associated with the ViewSonic ViewPad, you'd think that there would be some sort of silver lining, but there isn't. The ViewSonic ViewPad price isn't as aggressive at all and goes head on with the 16GB iPad 2 for a whopping $599. At $599 there's really no incentive to purchase the ViewSonic ViewPad tablet instead of opting for the iPad 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab, HP Playbook, Toshiba Thrive, or any of its competitors for that matter.