CHERRYPAL CHERRYPAD ANDROID TABLET NOW SHIPPING

CherryPal CherryPad, the 7 inch Android tablet that the company introduced a few weeks ago, has reportedly started shipping. It has a relatively slow processor and limited capabilities, but at $188, it is reasonably priced. The folks at Laptop Magazine got to spend some time with the tablet and has posted a short-article about the experience of using the tablet.

Long story short, the tablet has reasonably attractive looks. It is thin and light and has a resistive touchscreen display that works reasonably well although it lacks multitouch support. The CherryPad runs Android 2.1. At the moment it has access to the Android Market and that is kind of surprising because according to Google's terms and conditions,devices that do not have phone capabilities can't access the Android Market.

The tablet does feel a bit sluggish at times and that is nothing surprising. As for availability, well, CherryPal says that shipments began on October 15th and all domestic orders in the US would ship within 24 hours. Some customers who placed orders with the company have, however, complained that their tablets haven't been delivered yet. So it makes sense to wait until a few more users report that they have received their tablets. After all, CherryPal has been accused of running a scam in the past too.