One would need a solid reason to wander off and forsake the Honeycomb tablets for a slate that has its own operating system, that is regarded as novelty. The guys at Fusion Garage thought that they have something that meets these demands and suggests Grid10 as an upgrade. The 1GHz dual-core Tegra processor is hardly impressive, while the 512 RAM leaves a lot to be desired, since most 10-inch tablets have more than that. It’s not just the numbers that are disappointing, but the actual performance is mediocre and this is one of the less responsive tablets.
As far as operating systems go, GridOS is not a disaster and has some funky features, but the user needs time to get adjusted to it and master all these functions. On the visual side, it is unique and will appeal to those who are not impressed with the Android, but still want to enjoy the applications running on this operating system. Even the gestures are different, and you should arm yourself with patience if you want to extract the most from GridOS, although the tablet gives you very few incentives.
The display has terrible viewing angles, at least for a modern tablet and the fact that it’s a giant leap forward from Fusion Garage’s former tablet is just a pale consolation. If you are the only one using it and can sit patiently in one position while you watch the video, the contrast will not be too affected, and the 1366 x 768 resolution will be satisfying. Don’t expect Grid10 to last an entire day, a half, or even a quarter because if you use it intensely, it’s unlikely to extract more than five hours.
The bottom line is that Grid10 might be innovative, but most of the changes are not for the better and compared with similar tablets, it gives us no reason to choose it over the competition.
