A California company called Cherrypal announced the availability of a new 7-inch Android tablet, while at the same time underscoring why Apple's going to have a tough time dominating the scene with its iPad well into the future. How so? Cherrypad's tablet costs $188, less than half the price of Apple's magical slate.
The two aren't really in the same category, of course, and Cherrypal acknowledges as much.
"The CherryPad America doesn't compete against the Apple iPad. The CherryPad addresses the sub-iPad market," said Cherrypal CTO Max Seybold.
With all due respect to Seybold, consumers will be the judge of whether or not the CherryPad, and other similar devices, compete against Apple's larger slate. With a 7-inch resistive touchscreen, 800MHz ARM11 processor, 256MB of DDR2 memory, and just 2GB of NAND flash memory, the CherryPad isn't a high-end device, but is it enough to sway users looking for a general purpose tablet? At less than 200 bones, there's a good chance it will find a few buyers.
For the sake of completeness, other specs include a microSD card slot, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone, USB 2.0 (via external adapter), and optional external 3G modem.
Incidentally, we'll be receiving one of these in the Lab for a full-on review, so stay tuned.
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Ashton2091
October 08, 2010 at 12:39pm
LOL!!! 800Ghz you say? thats actually not bad for $200. lol, i know it's a typo...but its a dam funny one
ryantmer
October 08, 2010 at 11:09am
Resistive can be easier to use with gloves, and cost is also a factor in this case.
ZayLay
October 08, 2010 at 8:46am
Bought one just now, i'd been holding out for a 720p android 2.2 tablet, but this was too good a deal to pass up. Under $200, and it's upgradeable to 2.2 soon. I couldn't resist, and figure when a nice 720p version comes out for under $300, my parents might get this one for christmas... slighty used ;)
joeb690
October 15, 2010 at 9:11pm
Zaylay I was just wondering if it was not too much trouble could you do a little review when you receive you Cherrypal as I am also very interested in buying one.
TIA
spentnickles
October 08, 2010 at 7:24am
Come on MaxPC - FRY THE SPAM!!
I'm tired of reading about clothes for sale on a "Maximum PC website"...minimum BS (get rid of the BS spam please!). I love your site and your articles and have been following you for years but this spam has got to go!
rich5665
October 08, 2010 at 5:25am
Ok. What OS is it running? I also have to wonder when we'll start seeing more of the sub par tablets that are hitting the China markets right now making their way into the US.
aviaggio
October 08, 2010 at 5:51am
Android. But seriously, resistive touchscreen? Why are companies still using these in their tablets?
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