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

Z550 Atom processor reaches 2.0GHz

Information about two Z-series Atom processors was leaked today. One is 1.2GHz processor (Z515), which is extremely power-frugal and consumes just 1.4W when running at full power and as-little-as 0.65W when scaled back to 800MHz clock speed. However, with all these fancy low number, you will have to bear with slower 400MHz system bus and a 100MHz slower graphics core.

The second Atom is the first one to achive 2GHz clock speed (Z550). Interestingly, it still consumes 2.4W of power which is same as consumed by the 1.86GHz version.

The Z515 will be targeted at the low-powered MIDs and low-cost netbooks. Onviously, the Z550 will be targeted towards hi-end netbooks.