Archos Gen9 Cheap Tablet

For more than 10 years already, Archos has been building portable media players. In recent years, they have been building low cost Android tablet options. According to some news, the company will soon be venturing to new Android tablet options. First, there is the Archos 9. It will utilize the ARM Cortex A9 Chips. By [...]

Atom Z515-equipped Archos 9 Tablet now available

Archos has made the slightly more powerful version of its 9-inch tablet now official. It is good to see that price is something that has not undergone any change and is still available at $549. Here is a rundown of its specifications:

• 8.9-inch display, 1024×600 resolution
• 60GB hard disk (1.8-inch)
• 1GB RAM
• 1.2GHz Atom Z515 processor
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.3MP webcam

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The Atom Z515 supports hyper threading and for those who don’t know, the Atom Z510 processor which used to power this tablet did not support it. That said, the performance is lusterless as upgrade to Atom Z515 is no way making this tablet a usable machine. Call us parasitic troglodytes, but even the old Atom N270 can outperform Atom Z515

Second look at the updated Archos 9 Tablet

Folks at Archos sent Cnet an updated version of the Archos 9 Internet tablet that is powered by the Intel Atom Z510 processor instead of Garfunkel Intel Atom Z510 processor. Although the speed difference between the Z515 and Z510 is minor, the results were not as the former supports hyper threading. Unfortunately, this new feature was not enough to let Cnet give it a thumbs-up since it is still far more sluggish than the zippy iPad where scrolling is faster and finger gestures work like a dream.

Archos 9 Drivers

Looking for the Archos 9 drivers? Well, we  have done the home work for you.

Graphics Driver from intel

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Archos 9 Internet Tablet dissected

Archos 9 is not a cheap device by any means. At most of the places, it costs around 500 Euros. Some lucky guys over imp3 got hold of one and have dissected it for all of us so that we can get a clear view of what is there inside it.

Correction (thanks Marien): It is dismantling done by FCC

Despite delays in its shipment, looks like Archos has managed to ship to few people across the globe.

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Archos 9 Internet Tablet and Linux – hit and miss story

Archos 9 Internet Tablet is a great device for surfing. Many people opted for it as they were tired of waiting for the Apple’s tablet. But, there is some uber geeks who love to put on Linux on every kind of computer they own. lintweaker, proud owner of Archos 9 installed Fedora 11 Linux on it and he was able to get everything working right out-of-the-box except for the fact that he was not able to get the touch screen to work. Also, the resolution got stucked at 1024×600.

Commentary: It is not surprising to see touchscreen not being supported as the Linux distributions are not much famous for supporting touch screen devices.

Archos 9 officially launched – enticing tablet running Atom processor

Archos, a popular manufacture which recently unveiled Archos 5 Internet MID has rolled out another exciting products which has been in the new from past couple of months: the Archos 9.

So what is something that makes this slate tablet different from rest of the Archos offerings: this baby runs Windows 7! It is powered by very power frugal (and sometimes slow), Atom Z515 running at clock speed of 1.2GHz.

Here is a quick glance at its specs:

• 8.9-inch display
• 1024×600 resolution
• 1GB RAM
• 60GB HDD (120GB coming)
• BT 2.1
• USB 2.0
• 1.3 MP camera
• Built in micrphone and earphone jack
• Weight: 800gm

To keep the price of the Archos 9 low, Archos settled with the Windows 7 Starter edition. Price of $499 sounds fine until and unless you want a hardware keyboard. However, it will hit the shelves on the release date of Windows 7, which is October 22.

The only thing not to like about this tablet is its lack of 3G module and SD card.

Archos 9 comes with a very responsive RESISTIVE screen!

Archos 9 is a great tablet, which comes with an 9-inch screen and weighs mere 630gm. It comes with Intel Atom Z515 processor that runs at 1.2GHz, 80GB HDD and has built-in Bluetooth. It will cost £450 for an 80GB model and £500 for a 160GB.

Cnet was able to get hold of this upcoming Archos 9 which will make its debut at the end of this year. Folks at Archos have done a great job in making the screen of this tablet extremely sensitive even though it is a resistive screen.

Capacitive screen is the same screen that is being used in the iPhone and Google Android phones. It is very sensitive to use, but it is not usable with nails or if you are wearing gloves. On the other hand, resistive screen, although require more pressure to select objects on the screen, can be used with nails and even with gloves on.

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