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

How To – Replace HDD with SSD in Archos 9

One of the main reasons why people find the Archos 9 slow as a tortoise is chiefly due to its slow HDD. So, swapping the HDD with a fast SSD should definitely make the unit faster. Folks at archoslounge have posted pictures on how to remove the HDD from the unit and replace it by a SSD and the results are satisfying.

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Archos 9 Tablet: Delayed yet again

Archos 9′s pre-orders have been delayed and will now hit the shelves in 2010. Many of its potential buyers are going to be disappointed as it won’t be available during the Christmas season.

Archos have acted to confirm that Archos 9 Tablet that was originally set to hit the retail stores on the Oct 22 is being postponed due to the fact that Intel will launching their new processor early next year.

If Archos 9 does gets available to the public before that, Archos will be forced to lower its prices as new netbooks and tablets will be available with the Pineview processors.

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 tablet PC hands-on video

This Archos has a big 9-inch display and a touch screen display. This is first tablet by Archos that runs Windows OS (Windows 7 Starter to be specific). It has no multi-touch and is bulky at 1.2 pounds. It can either be used with stylus or your fingers. It has Intel Atom Z515 processor, 1GB RAM and 60GB HDD. The Archos 9 comes with a removable 4-cell battery which should give you up to 3 hours of runtime.

At $500, we think it is aptly priced as:

• there are not many similar devices around
• Archos is a good brand
• it runs Windows 7 (although we expected something better than the Starter edition)

Here is the hands on video:

Hands-On With Archos 9 Tablet PC from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

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.

Click on read more to see some pictures of Archos 9 Tablet