Viewonic have announced that their new tablet, the ViewPad 7, will be available as part of a ‘try for free’ deal.

Customers will still need to hand over the money up front, but ViewSsonic have pledged to refund the cost in full if returned for any reason within 30 days.

The company have even promised to foot the bill for return postage, an approach presumably designed to entice potential consumers who have been put off by the device’s Google Android 2.2 operating system.

Viewsonic’s will hope that their tactics succeed in increasing consumer confidence in the tablet by making the transition towards a tablet device as undaunting as possible.

“There are many people that have heard about the new tablet trend but for various reasons have not yet dived in,” said James Coulston, Viewsonic’s European marketing manager. “We want people to have a good first tablet experience, risk free.”

Viewsonic will be demonstrating the 7-inch tablet at the Gadget Show held in Birmingham next month, which gives any consumers still wavering after the 30-day trial offer further chance to take a look at the item.

The ViewPad 7 will boast a capacitive touchscreen, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, 512MB of RAM and 512MB of onboard storage. The device also supports up to 32GB of storage via microSD cards.

The device weighs 375g and is 11.5mm thick, so slightly smaller and lighter than the original iPad. It will also feature front and rear facing cameras.

The ViewPad 7 retails at £300.

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