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While it runs Android 2.2, the ViewPad 7 Lenovo thinkpad r61 battery only has four home screens, a minor quibble. Still, we like the 3D scrolling when viewing the list of installed apps, and it's a simple matter to place a shortcut or widget on the screen.

With the exception of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, VGP-BPS9A/B most Andoid tablets we've tested have been marred by poor design, a lack Lenovo thinkpad t400 battery of apps, lackluster performance, or all of the above. The Viewsonic ViewPad 7 ($459 starting in mid-December) is a cut above those Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad T410 Battery also-rans. This device not only looks attractive, it has full access to the Android Market, lasts more than 7 hours on a Lenovo thinkpad t500 battery charge, and can even be used to make calls--when you plug in a SIM card. However, compared to Samsung's slate, you'll have to make some sacrifices. Is the ViewPad 7 worth it or should you just spring for the Tab Lenovo thinkpad t61 VGP-BPS9/B battery or iPad?

Editor's note: We've updated this review as of November 23, to reflect further 3G testing Lenovo VGP-BPS9 thinkpad t60 battery and additional information Viewsonic made available about video chat capabilities and Swype.

Editor's Note:Portions of this review were taken from our other Galaxy compaq presario cq61 battery Tab reviews.

Design
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Still, we accidentally hit the wrong key at times, particularly in acer notebook akku portrait mode. We appreciated that @ and .com keys showed up when we typed in an e-mail address field, and that the .com button was present when typing URLs in the dell browser. A welcome optional predictive text feature suggests apple notebook akku words as you type.

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Keyboards
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