64GB ViewSonic 10.1" ViewPad 10pi Wi-Fi-enabled Windows 7 Pro Tablet $292, or Windows 7 Ready Tablet (no Win 7 Installed) $149.50

Quote from muntu : I am glad they did. It will be back though, they realize that all the check4change refreshes are imposing on their servers.

Word. I have three tabs running c4c on their site just for ME. I'm sure there are hundreds hitting it.

Quote from gaijin4life : Word. I have three tabs running c4c on their site just for ME. I'm sure there are hundreds hitting it.

I hope they are all Viewsonics...haha

Wow, I can't believe I read this whole thread.

I really, really wanted this tablet. The trolls around here keep asking why people are buying this, but for me, the answer is simple: I need x86. I'm a programmer, and as far as I'm concerned, ARM tablets are pretty much just smartphone internals in a tablet casing. They're great for playing games, checking your email, and video chatting with friends, but If I am going to buy a computer, I want it to run programs, not apps. This tablet, while far from perfect, provides the basic hardware foundation from which to do that.

Plus, I run Linux. I have been wanting an x86 tablet for a long time now so that I can put Slackware on it, and I missed the main rush on this deal by a couple of days. If I had known about it, I would have bought four of these things for all of my Linux friends.

But I missed it, so today I spent all day waiting for it to come back in stock. And I finally got one. I'm so excited! I wish I could have gotten more before the page got deleted, but hey, I'm not complaining.

Man, I hope it ships!

any1 got 1 up for sale? pm me, thanks

Sorry if this question has already been asked, but where are you guys getting windows 7 from?

Quote from tatiana30241 : Wow, I can't believe I read this whole thread. I really, really wanted this tablet. The trolls around here keep asking why people are buying this, but for me, the answer is simple: I need x86. I'm a programmer, and as far as I'm concerned, ARM tablets are pretty much just smartphone internals in a tablet casing. They're great for playing games, checking your email, and video chatting with friends, but If I am going to buy a computer, I want it to run programs, not apps. This tablet, while far from perfect, provides the basic hardware foundation from which to do that. Plus, I run Linux. I have been wanting an x86 tablet for a long time now so that I can put Slackware on it, and I missed the main rush on this deal by a couple of days. If I had known about it, I would have bought four of these things for all of my Linux friends. But I missed it, so today I spent all day waiting for it to come back in stock. And I finally got one. I'm so excited! I wish I could have gotten more before the page got deleted, but hey, I'm not complaining. Man, I hope it ships!

Hopefully you'll be able to get Slackware to install on it. So far I am 0 for 3 on Linux distros (though all Ubuntu based). Most recognized the wireless, but none were stable. 12.10 saw 2 wireless network cards and kept disconnecting and reconnecting. 12.04 saw one card, but it was very unstable. Mythbuntu wasn't any better, so it wasn't just related to Unity.

I did run Android ICS from the x86 project on it and nothing works right, but it booted nicely and is really smooth until you try to do something, like connect to a wireless network or play a game.

I finally found a kindred spirit in this forum I bought this tablet specifically for the exact same reasons that you mentioned - can't wait to load Eclipse!

Mine just shipped this afternoon (Bought it on 02/05). As soon as I get my hands on it (next week at the earliest), I'll be installing Linux on it. I'll be sure to post about my experiences here. Or, if you get yours first, I hope you do the same

Quote from tatiana30241 : Wow, I can't believe I read this whole thread. I really, really wanted this tablet. The trolls around here keep asking why people are buying this, but for me, the answer is simple: I need x86. I'm a programmer, and as far as I'm concerned, ARM tablets are pretty much just smartphone internals in a tablet casing. They're great for playing games, checking your email, and video chatting with friends, but If I am going to buy a computer, I want it to run programs, not apps. This tablet, while far from perfect, provides the basic hardware foundation from which to do that. Plus, I run Linux. I have been wanting an x86 tablet for a long time now so that I can put Slackware on it, and I missed the main rush on this deal by a couple of days. If I had known about it, I would have bought four of these things for all of my Linux friends. But I missed it, so today I spent all day waiting for it to come back in stock. And I finally got one. I'm so excited! I wish I could have gotten more before the page got deleted, but hey, I'm not complaining. Man, I hope it ships!

Here is the issue. I'm running windows 8 and so far so good.

One question.........

The on screen keyboard is way toooooo small! I have a feeling it has to do with the gma600 driver. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.

Quote from shah_vm : how can i make touch keyboard bigger? currently it is very tiny.

Have you been able to figure this out? I am having the same problem.

Quote from mainer : Have you been able to figure this out? I am having the same problem.

nope so far no information.

dunno win8 - in win7, u can drag its corner

Quote from mainer : Here is the issue. I'm running windows 8 and so far so good. One question......... The on screen keyboard is way toooooo small! I have a feeling it has to do with the gma600 driver. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.

it was a clear day yesterday, went outside to check GPS, still no signal from GPS - that's disappointing...

Quote from AGA7d : it was a clear day yesterday, went outside to check GPS, still no signal from GPS - that's disappointing...

Mine is a champ, seems to lock in a few minutes from cold start indoors! The only issue I am a having is that finicky finicky bt/wifi combo. I can't seem to concurrently listen to music over bluetooth and browse the netz. This is under windows 7. Does anybody else have a similar problem? Other than that, this is going to serve as an E-Notebook and I am thoroughly pleased with it.

Installed Win7 last night and everything was good, except wifi connection is unstable. I used al the drivers from orginal CD with the tablet. Anyone got the same situation? Sorry for asking this if I missed any discussion on the same issue.