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RedFox WizPad Windows 7 Tablet out in stores

Abe Olandres October 26, 2010 · 2 min read

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RedFox Technologies announced over the week-end the availability of its long-overdue tablet PC — the RedFox WizPad. First mentioned back in July, the WizPad is a 10-inch tablet running an Intel Atom CPU and Windows 7.

We got to check out one at an SM Appliance Store yesterday to see it first-hand and to get the suggested retail price.

RedFox WizPad
10″ capacitive display screen @ 1024×600 pixels
Intel Atom N455 1.6GHz
Intel GMA 3150
1GB DDR3 RAM
16GB SSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
2 USB 2.0 ports
SD card slot

There’s a G-sensor that allows you to flip the screen 360-degrees and auto-orients the display accordingly, much like the iPad.

Though there is an open slot for a 3G SIM card, it does not have a modem installed. The sales rep says, it’s optional and can be upgraded at point of sale. Claimed battery life is around 6 hours.

RedFox also promises larger capacity models like a 32GB SSD storage and 2GB DDR3 RAM in future releases. RedFox mentioned before that this is gonna be a multi-OS tablet which is technically true considering it’s got the guts of your typical netbook. You can probably easily install Meego or Ubuntu in here via the USB port (or maybe even Android).

This particular model comes pre-installed with Windows 7 and has a hefty price tag of Php31,999.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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123 Comments

Bata · 15 years ago

hahaha, parang nakakaloko yang price ng redfox wizpad, pagkaka-alam ko mas mura yan kesa dito sa may amin na galing ng china at ibinibenta nya ang tablet nya na may Win7 na tablet @25k, eto ang specs nya mga bros kung okey ba ito?: Atom N450 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM, 500GB SATA, 3G enabled, WiFi, HDMI, 3-USB, SD-card reader slot, 10.2″ touch screen, 1.3M camera, built-in mic and speaker, external audio headphone, ano pa ba yun… at 90-240V adaptor, kung interesado kayo tawagan nyo ito 2911604 at hanapin nyo c jhun, pagkaka-alam ko ay nasa kanya pa ang unit at balak nga niyang ibenta ito, thanks guys, balitaan nyo nalang ako -Bata

WTF · 15 years ago

mganda ang redfox maatibay..yung wizpad nila maganda ang features kesa kay ipad..si ipad ba my usb slot?..saka limited lang ung maaiinstall n mga application kumpara sa wizpad pwede mo na install lahat ng gusto mo basta supported ng windows..mas gusto ko parin ung wizpad..

Aaron Chan · 15 years ago

China pricing for the thing says 439$ that’s alreeady through an online retailer with free shipping. H0w much can this be bought in china kaya?

bigguyinqc · 16 years ago

Expensive. In dollars @ 43 per dollar this device cost 744 US dollars!!!!!

If this were Microsoft, HP, Dell, Fujitsu, Sony Vaio, maybe the price is justifiable. But Red Fox?

Highway robbery.

Dumb toy like the ipad. Only rich mindless zombies would buy such devices while sitting in Starbucks.

geogetski · 16 years ago

imo average price of atom based n450 netbooks now cost around 13k to 17k

– keyboard
+ touchscreen

doesn’t justify the 32k price xD

better save your money on a different model :)

rj230006 · 16 years ago

Hi Yuga,

Can you suggest which stores can I buy this slate?

Benchmark · 16 years ago

Perhaps the mall’s mark up is really high. Maybe it really cost around 23K if not in a mall. Baka mura yan sa Gilmore (kung availbale na).

Manny · 16 years ago

announcement just got out, asus will be releasing 7, 9, 10, 12 inch tablets. This is going to be fun and exciting, especially that asus was a game changer when they released the netbook.

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

@Yuga – I guess there’s not many choices as to getting a tablet that runs Windows OS. A Php29k Windows tablet with a netbook’s specs is still highly priced for me… Will have to wait till next year. Maybe prices will start to go down by that time…

Rodney Garcia · 16 years ago

This is very disappointing. The price is as similar to an iPad. I was hoping it would be cheaper at around Php20,000. I was wrong. Man. It was truly heartbreaking especially that an iPed costs only Php4,000.

This is an epic fail in the part of Redfox. How in the world can they compete with the iPad if they have the same pricing? If I’m shelling out P31k, I’m going for the iPad.

I just hope that they reconsider the pricing because it is not competitive with the iPad. Or better yet, buy a netbook. You’ll get better specs for less the price.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 16 years ago

@Pusang Kulog – the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t touchscreen tablet netbook sells for about 29k. Same specs as this one.

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

@phonesnatcher and igoydude – You guys are exactly right… So why does a tablet like the WizPad be priced like a full blown PC when its specs are way below in comparison to that of a full blown PC?

Wendal · 16 years ago

Should be 15k. Repeatedly released overpriced tablets and netbooks have skewed our thinking regarding prices.

igoydude · 16 years ago

yea, why would people compare a tablet to a full blown pc, portability and size will always be a factor that limits the processing power of such gadgets, unless it’s priced sky high that only the filthy rich can afford, imho.

phonesnatcher · 16 years ago

people expect a tablet that runs like a super personal computer and operates like smartphone. plus a video call and txting functions. whatever a tablet appears the people will then criticize it simply because its lack of something.

Cyberius · 16 years ago

ftw! yes! ang mahal! are you challenging the ipad market Redfox?

agrimensor · 16 years ago

@lawrence

You’ve been called a dumb ass because you called everybody else a no brainer.Dont play innocent brader.

Negrita · 16 years ago

it just a tablet dudes, -whatever the blah blah blah configuration they might have, ok! (same purpose, same – finger touching device… you cannot compare this to blah blah blah and so on…

take this:

-Finally, someone with the brains to realize that this device is not a direct competitor of the Superion nor Archos (android). –

-Android or iOS or Win 7 pa ang OS tablet pa rin ito. this device is still a direct competition to the tablet market. dumb ass

-if thatâ€™s the case, why not just buy a desktop PC or a a laptop thatâ€™s gaming capable? For the same price, you could get an MSI EX460 laptop with a 512 Mb ATI Radeon Mobility 4330 graphics chipset.

-Haha but in the end really I donâ€™t support all those segmentation, itâ€™s just these companies trying to get you to buy all these stuff because you â€˜needâ€™ them for a â€˜certainâ€™ type of activity. Just give me one device with everything on it and my world becomes simpler.

how would you define tablet? for me its just a machine!:D

given:
Touch Sensitive Tablet = Machine

[an idiot definition] A machine is anything that reduces human effort; anything that simplifies work, or saves time, is a machine

[boring geek definition] machines are any combination of bodies so connected that thier relative motions are constraint. And by which means force and motion maybe transmitted and modified as the screw in its nut or a lever range turnabout a fulcrum or a pulley by its pivot etc. esp a construction more or less complex consisting of a combination of moving parts or simple mechanical elements as wheels, levers, cams etc”

jan · 16 years ago

hindi importante kung saan gawa ang importante kapwa mo ang naki2nabang sa pera mo hindi sa ibang lahi

mr.bogus · 16 years ago

archos 9 pa rin…

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

@manibela – A netbook with the RedFox WizPad’s specs would cost around 15k to 18k. The only difference would be the SSD storage and the touch screen feature. So tell me, is the 13k difference between the two justifiable considering that both will probably render the same scope of productivity for their users.

I even doubt it if Windows 7 will perform good in this tablet. A Windows XP Tablet Edition would have been a better choice…

To those who say that they’ll be able to play Diablo 2 and other old games in this unit, may I remind you that a tablet pc is for an all day mobile use. Playing games that will suck up the battery life of a tablet pc defeats its primary purpose. Or are you planning to use this thing only in your room with the the power outlet nearby? If that’s the case, why not just buy a desktop PC or a a laptop that’s gaming capable? For the same price, you could get an MSI EX460 laptop with a 512 Mb ATI Radeon Mobility 4330 graphics chipset.

So I say again, for its specs and its productivity capabilities, the RedFox WizTab is still badly price…

lawrence · 16 years ago

@manibela,

I absolutely agree with you. And often too, I post my opinion around here. I just don’t get it why @Jay called you a dumb ass. I think it was totally uncalled for.

manibela · 16 years ago

Well that’s just me making an opinion, and this is me making an opinion again.

I just think that just like many believe that the netbook is not a direct competition to a laptop, and the dumb mobile phone is not a direct competition to the smart mobile phone, the Tablet has it’s own segmentation (however immature it is). There are tablets that will be more configurable than the others (as Yuga pointed out, this has the guts of a netbook, in the body of a tablet). If the other tablets in the market are as configurable as this one, then they become direct competitions.

If you include a bluetooth keyboard with this, does it finally compete in the netbook segment? And as I said, does it really become a ‘direct’ competition to an archos 101 just because it can sport an android OS? Sometimes it’s not even hardware…

If you include a keyboard with the ipad… well you get the point…

Haha but in the end really I don’t support all those segmentation, it’s just these companies trying to get you to buy all these stuff because you ‘need’ them for a ‘certain’ type of activity. Just give me one device with everything on it and my world becomes simpler.

Just my two Filipino cents…

Jazon · 16 years ago

Looks good but… Windows 7? No wonder the price is bloated.

lawrence · 16 years ago

another would be the Archos 9
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/personal-computing/archos-9-review/

lawrence · 16 years ago

One direct competitor would be the HP Slate 500
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/personal-computing/hp-slate-500-is-official-priced-at-799/

although, it’s not available yet.

Jay · 16 years ago

@manibela

and what device would you rather place your comparison of the RedFox Wizpad? Lenovo S10-3 T? That is a netbook and this is positioned in the market as a Tablet device. Android or iOS or Win 7 pa ang OS tablet pa rin ito. this device is still a direct competition to the tablet market. dumb ass

lawrence · 16 years ago

@manibela,

After reading through all the coments, I appreciate reading yours. Finally, someone with the brains to realize that this device is not a direct competitor of the Superion nor Archos (android). Moreso, you have mentioned that unlike the other two tablets, that the Wizpad has a full-pledged OS (Windows 7) which could run apps and games we have been accustomed to.

I just wish people read, do research and make intelligent remarks around here. tsk…

manibela · 16 years ago

I wouldn’t compare this to an archos or a superion (or even maybe an ipad). If it has a configuration with android, then that’s a direct competition (but even then I don’t know if the atom processor trumps the others.) I don’t know if you can install a full featured OS in the superion or archos. With this one, you can probably install an early 2000 PC game like diablo 2 maybe, comparing it to my EEE pc.

If it’s a Windows 7 in at least the basic flavor then the pricing is quite justifiable. A regular 10″ netbook with windows 7 starter could easily go for 24k and it’d be ok.

Negrita · 16 years ago

D.O.A

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

Bad pricing considering that this tablet is from a Philippine company…

Jay · 16 years ago

ito ang DOA talaga, sa price palang sablay na either Cherry Mobile’s Superion (or any other tablets under 20K) or an iPad (and Galaxy Tab).

and your friends will say..
“wow ano yan?.. RedFox?”… epic fail.

Rico · 16 years ago

Can the graphics card run AERO? Based on the picture, it is now currently running AERO. You should have tried enabling DWM to determine if it can run AERO.

roy · 16 years ago

@yuga,

which flavor of windows 7 is on it?

Bernx · 16 years ago

Expensive!

Nonoy · 16 years ago

P31k? Should be under 20k..

Bob Reyes · 16 years ago

If RedFox will bring the price down to PHP20,000 I’ll bite it.

Ed · 16 years ago

it runs on win7 ppl for goodness sake.

@yuga
meron ba tong dedicated ctrl+alt+del button?

Manny · 16 years ago

dangerously high-priced, with already a lot of significantly better priced/spec competitors in the market.

wreek888 · 16 years ago

I would get the ipad if that is the price. I still would reconsider if the price is 20K.

IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

Essentially a netbook sans keyboard and crappy hdd ? The price is quite excessive though.

Would be better if they just allocated an internal compartment where you can plug a USB drive or two loaded with an OS reducing the cost.

Also IIRC Windows 7 requires around 15gb of disk space which is extremely constricting with that 16gb SSD. Would be better with a customized GNU/Linux OS installed to save space (requires around 3.5gb~6gb for decent operation leaving the rest for /home)

The lack of modem is another deal breaker.

blunano · 16 years ago

i still prefer iPad.

Agrimensor · 16 years ago

Marketing Strategy at its best. Goodluck Red Fux!

DCRJ · 16 years ago

I could get an iPad with that same price, iPad is the innovation while Red Fox tablet is the emulation. Red Fox tablet would be worthy if they slash its price, if not then the iPad is always the better choic. simple arithmetic

geri · 16 years ago

too expensive!

world · 16 years ago

@jums:
f@<k you, too!

world · 16 years ago

f@<k you, too!

jums · 16 years ago

archos pa rin ako! ftw!

loadex · 16 years ago

31K for this?… good luck redfox! I know there is still craze for iPad like gadgets, but it will come to a point just like mobile phones na touch screen are just normal and pricing are affordable.

winner · 16 years ago

“Though there is an open slot for a 3G SIM card, it does not have a modem installed. The sales rep says, itâ€™s optional and can be upgraded at point of sale.”

This means SM appliance store can install the modem? so this would be an additional cost probably 2-3k more? how is the claimed battery life?

another DOA tablet?