Archos announces Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet Update: hands-on pics
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jun 11th 2009 12:45PM
posted Jun 11th 2009 12:45PM
Update: Sounds like a 1.2GHz processor -- not exactly a rocket, but probably adequate for a stripped-down Windows 7 build. We're also hearing September / October availability, in line with Windows 7, and a €450 ($633) pricetag.
Update 2: So much for our hopes -- the event is now over and no Android announcements were made. Charbax from techvideoblog (who is at the event) says we'll see more info on September 15.
Update 3: As you'd expect, ArchosLounge is on the scene and they've nabbed some hands-on pics. Check a couple after the break -- we think it looks sort of gigantic, but maybe that's what the world's been waiting for.
[Via UMPC Portal]
of course since i just bought my archos 7 not too long ago for 600 after shipping and junk and now its only 399. they better announce updates to the current line of archos' because theyre doing horrible with thier support, i bought the dvr station and the server has been down ever since i recieved it, i have not been able to use it at all to record television, i emailed they and they said sorry were working on it. i also emailed them about the random lockups and reboots everytime i use the device and they told me to update the firmware which i had allready done and then they ignored me even when i emailed again.
Nice. I thought people were saying that tablets can't possibly succeed, but Archos is giving it a shot. Better that than the usual netbook form factor. I'd rather have this than a Kindle. Not because the Kindle is bad. I just want that color screen.
Ugh, iphonerulez.
I saw your name and immediately expected to find some slobbering, slack-jawed, idiotic post relating somehow to whatever product you typically whore on about.
Yet, I found nothing. Now I'm sort of angry that I didn't get to be angry at you.
This is all so confusing...
Nope. Not going to happen. At this point, support is pretty much at an end for all previous units.
I'm gonna have to go with sissyphuk, I thought it was an opportunity to downvote some one when I'd seen some one with the name "iPhoneRuleZ" in a thread about Archos, instead as sissyphuk put it, I couldn't find any reason or excuse to do so. For this I might have to be massively disappointed in you. For you are not a true iPhone fan. For if I were you, I'd put the Archos tablet down and attack it on how Windows 7 sucks compared to the newer version of Snow Leopard, and how the iPhone 3Gs would pwn this lame tablet and how it would cure cancer !
But as sissyphuk had said, I can't do so, cause you're not wrong and when some one is not a troll, I cannot unleash my wrath upon him and I can't keep downvoting them from 5 different browsers & 5 profiles until their post is sent back to oblivion. So, my presence here is unnecessary and its all you're fault "iPhoneRuleZ".. ALL FUCKIN' YOURS !!
Maybe you guys should stop looking for a fight and stay on topic?
How dare he greatly favor a phone over another! *sarcasm*
Where did you find one for only 399, everywhere i look its always 549.
Note to Asus: Take the T91 and stick it.
I dunno... the t91 has a keyboard and gps....
Hope this comes with some WLAN capabilities and at least wifi
I'd buy it for $100.
Be nice to know screen size
Considering the Archos 7 was a 7" screen, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the Archos 9 has a 9" screen.
Read the article guys.
How do you go out on a limb? I thought it was limbS, or are you handicapped, in which case i'd be sorry for you and donate some money to the Hyundai engineers to copy Honda's prosthetic limbs.
you go out on the limb or a branch, hence the percariousness involved.
also that thing looks like a mini surf board its so big.
I'm hoping you meant resolution, which is it supposedly 1024 x 600. Decent actually, but I'd have to see it in person. Seems like a fun photo-editing/sketching tool.
oh snap! archos vs viliv fight!
...scratch that! Its too big (that's what she said), and not powerful enough (..oh no, she didn't!)
I have a feeling that you've juggled those around to make it somewhat favoring to you. And your name implies that you might not get anymore !
Ameen to that brother!
This is something I might consider instead of a netbook.
Even with the super slow Z515 processor?
U ready to drop $800 for this ..exactly thought so.
I might consider you instead of this !
Well that's surprising. Wasn't everyone expecting an Android model from them?
I like my Archos 7, and this one looks cool, but no physical keyboard is a deal breaker for me. I don't need Windows 7 on a portable device unless I'm going to use office or something like that. Their onscreen keyboard is nice but there is no way I could type with that for long periods of time.
Bluetooth keyboard/mouse
I too bought the DVR station... sucks.
I love my Archos and don't regret buying it, but yeah, I get random reboots as well. When the unit works though it's great!
That was supposed to be a response to Chris
I like the fact that Windows 7 can run on a netbook. That still impresses me.
^ now THAT is a fail
Holy crap. It was not a fail! The message box said Reply to Richard when I typed it and I even got an email saying that had responded to myself.
What. The. Fuck.
This comment system sucks.
You took to long to reply, so the comment system got angry.
Will -1 , Comment System +1
These specs sound better (from the link):
"Windows 7 with the Intel Atom Z515 (800/1200Mz CPU), 16mm thick. 800gm, BT2.1, 802.11b/g, webcam, 120GB. Diversity (dual) tuner."
Properly executed, this could be a very compelling device. I doubt anything Archos will get major traction in the US, but I'm sort of expecting the rumored Apple tablet will be something along these lines.
This would be a fantastic controller for a home automation system, too, while still retaining the ability to be a functioning computer around the house for minor tasks.
Windows 7 as an OS will maybe brought some stability (LoOoL)...
Anyway it original, innovative and kinda nice !
tablet/PC 1,2GHz and 120GB in a 800gr/16mm thick box !
I still cant decide if i want a tablet or not. I would be nice to have around for my bathroom browsing needs.
Your... bathroom... browsing needs?
I won't ask.
Still expecting an Android announcement? Lol.
Looks like Mobile World Congress 2009 all over again. Interesting that whenever Android is due to make some kind of big splash, Microsoft is there to crash the party.
They just posted ads for 2 full time jobs with android porting, here in France... so there's time before any Android announcement
Right, right.
Just make sure not to hold your breath while you wait.
That's what I'm talking about! That's sweet!
I can see why you're hated...
In for one!
I would never buy anything from Archos, after I brought that crappy Archos 5 and the way they sell you every driver you need one at a time. Belive me the first ones they do sell will have nothing but beta software on it and support yeah right dream about it. They have a nack for making pretty boxes but what is inside sucks.
Remember, though: Windows 7 is really good on a tablet and works surprisingly well on slow equipment as long as you put enough RAM in it.
I keep looking at the picture and thinking it would be one awesome control panel for a home automation system.
I want something like Asus t91 or this Archos but with Tegra, Multitouch and Linux. I rly don't want to pay for pre-installed os. Another question why Atom, why GMA? I want ARM and Tegra.
it would've been nice if they had included a built-in laser projected keyboards... I wonder why the companies haven't done that yet..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58053375@N00/sets/72157619602342260/
sweet thanks!
I wonder how soon before Dell or HP offers something similar? Is this holiday shopping season going to be the year of the tablet?
multitouch?
If(multitouch)
want();
doesnt it look a bit like the Smartq7 except better and not made by some unknown china brand?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/smart-q7-reviewed-deemed-fairly-useful-for-fairly-basic-tasks/
Anyone that buys ANYTHING from this lemon of a company, gets what they deserve. The first group of people that buy this, will be suckered into being their BETA testers and will have to deal with glitch after glitch and crash after crash. Once they get it SOMEWHAT stable, but still relatively quirky, Charbax will try to convince everyone it is running on all cylinders. Those who then purchase it, will find out 4 days later that the next line of crap is being shoved out the door, making your purchase behind the times already. Those who buy the next generation of crap they shovel, will just help begin the cycle all over. Will this company go out of business already?
yeah charbax for the live feed. it seems every video on tech i watch now is from charbax. good work man!
This looks much like my old UMPC,
Samsung Q1
Damn it. It is not a real tablet pc but a netbook with a touch screen.
BIG difference. :-/
@hated, teh iPhoneZ iz nawt ay Tabelet. It ez ay phawn, aynd itz nawt tawt gaud two !
where is my Android tablet?! I'm pissed. I was looking forward to Android on a device that size.
"yep, Archos has brought back the UMPC" is a derogatory preempting code for when Engadgets Apple of their eye launches the MOST REVOLUTIONARY TABLET ever, then Engadget will claim that Apple is "first"...
after all, Apple will not launch just another UMPC which is a tablet computer with a touchscreen and thousands of programs already written and available for download - oh no, Apple will launch a revolutionary computer device with a revolutionary touchscreen and revolutionaly apps! Get it?
Agreed.
Same goes with the first gen iPods, and the "revolutionnary" iPod nano..lolz
The best of all being the shuffle which is,to me, like buying a trunck of giant baobab to put in up your arse.
Seriously the shuffle is a mp3 from the 90's and they made it hype.
Amazing.
*waiting for the comments from engadget on the 9inch tablet from Apple that is comming*
throw in a 3G sim slot and this would be an amazing on the go machine...great for flights, long bus rides, car trips. it's not like you'd be doing very serious stuff in those situations, just some light browsing, rss checking, email, youtube, maybe a movie. This could have great games with an accelerometer too. this is exactly that the apple tablet should have been. I say should have been because they should have released it last year. except osx won't run on a tablet like win7 will and the iPhone OS isn't powerful enough for a tablet IMHO. so that's where Win7 really finds its niche if it runs as smoothly as it promises on such hardware. definitely going to look in to getting one of these when they drop. as long as it has a decent battery life (8 hours min) and allows for easily swappable batteries (with cheap replacement ones)
Ewww, resistive touchscreen. Also. I don't think this will replace the 7 or the 5 as they are two defferent things. Check their site. They compare it with their laptop line not their PMP line.
Well, Charbax is putting a spin on this one, but here's his real opinion directly from the horse's mouth...
Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:14 pm Post
Yeah and in 6 months you'll have some touch-screen WiFi HSDPA Archos for 99$ at WalMart with unlimited music and films subscription plan, Archos will also be even more compact.
So basically UMPC will always trail far behind, and well, if you want to believe having Windows XP on a half kilo "portable" device is any good, then suit yourself.
I've tried many UMPCs and I think they all suck, might as well buy laptops especially a 100$ Linux laptop if you want a "portable" productivity machine.
Archos is doing mainly entertainment, and is doing it better than anyone else. Whining about Archos doing too much innovation too fast and releasing new products every 6-9 months isn't going to matter. As well as Archos isn't mainly selling to the same little group of customers who already bought previous generations, 99% of Archos customers are people who never bought a PMP before.
And again:
Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:35 pm Post
The only reason UMPCs are on the market is because Intel and Microsoft want to keep dominating the computer market and they get scared when they see cheap and portable computers being introduced by companies 1000 times smaller than they are.
And again:
Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:06 pm Post
I just wish ******* and ******* to have a lot of fun with their Microsoft Windows and Intel products. Aren't they like the best software company and the best processor company in the world anyways. No need to even compete with them and no need to suggest that they might be building their empire on unfair competition that keeps prices and margins high and other monopolistic tactics. Anyways our society is really free so new ideas and different ways of doing things can emerge.
And finally people, even though some of them like wasting money on useless gadgets like the iPhone and UMPCs, will in the end chose the better technology. Cause technology works like the theory of Darwin. Dinosaurs might be ruling the world right now, but sooner or later, I say it's gonna be soner like during the next couple of years, Intelligence will emerge as the winner.
Last edited by Charbax on Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thanks for digging up my old gems. About 6 months later, Archos released the 99 dollar Archos 5G on HSDPA in French Walmart type of stores.
And yes, this is the year ARM and Android kills Intel and Microsoft. But the fact that Android and ARM will be the obvious winner, does not prevent Archos from using those as long as they can make some extra cash on selling those as long as their is still demand (for a fwe more months) while Android and ARM is still warming up and getting ready for the mass market revolution of all kinds of consumer electronics devices.
Charbax... You make 5,000,000 wild claims and when once every 6 years one of them SOMEWHAT comes to pass, you start acting like you are Nostradomous. I hate the term fanboy, but if this term ever applied to someone, it is you. You like to through technical specs out here and there, to make it sound like you know what you are talking about, but in the end you base EVERYTHING you say on what the name of the company is. Anything Archos is great. Anything Apple or Microsoft is crap. I can tell you this -- I have owned many products from all three -- and Apple and Microsoft BOTH run circles around this lemon of a company called Archos.
Right you are. This is the same clown that had the nerve to announce to his little circle of fanboys that he predicted every major tech step over the last ten years. What he didn't say is that his batting average was about .001. His boorish attitude toward his beloved Archos is childish. If his blowhard forum would admit to some problems perhaps Archos would take note and fix them. Instead he insists that the problem is the consumer is an idiot and Archos=Apollo10. Oy!
Right you are. This is the same clown that had the nerve to announce
to his little circle of fanboys that he predicted every major tech
step over the last ten years. What he didn't say is that his batting
average was about .001. His boorish attitude toward his beloved
Archos is childish. If his blowhard forum would admit to some
problems perhaps Archos would take note and fix them. Instead he
insists that the problem is the consumer is an idiot and
Archos=Apollo10. Oh my!
I don't really mind getting one.
sorry just testing something...
What kind of inputs/outputs will this have? If some guy at archoslounge got to play with the machine why is there no information about this? USB? SD Card? Firewire? Come on! Details!