Archos 7 Home Tablet (and PMPs) hands-on

Why hello there, Archos. My, what nice Android you have there. Tucked away in a little booth at CeBIT, the PMP maker was showcasing its latest 7-inch Home Tablet. Unfortunately, it was pretty barebones as far as content goes, but the vanilla Android 1.6 was running smooth, and if company precedence indicates anything, the video playback is still fairly solid. The selling point here, really, is a decent screen and that $200 or so price tag. No dice on espying Archos 8, though; we've passed by the company's booth twice now, and both times it had yet to be sent to the show floor. Instead, on hand were the A14VG and AV15VS, but there isn't a lot to say about music players with the same feature set you'd find in PMPs sold at grocery stores -- there's definitely a market, but it's targeted at your wallet more than your desire for cutting edge goods. Video of Archos 7 after the break.

Archos 7 Home Tablet hands-on

Archos Vision A15vs and A14vg hands-on

[DaHarder Posted Mar 3rd 2010 3:47PM]

@Luke

Actually, you might want to take a look at the Lenovo S10-3T multi-touch/convertible netbook.

I bought one last month (Atom N450/2gb RAM/(upgraded) 128 SSD/10.1 inch capacitive Touch Screen) and it's exceptionally nice running Windows 7 Home Premium while consistently delivering between 6.5 and 10 hours of battery autonomy (even under heavy use).

[Snowdog Posted Mar 3rd 2010 7:36PM]

So the same a the A5 but bigger. Same specs, same resolution.

I would rather have the A5, since it will give you the same everything and fit in a pocket.

[DaHarder Posted Mar 3rd 2010 8:20PM]

@Snowdog

A major difference (at least at this point) is that the Archos 7 Home is considerably less expensive (though lower in capacity) than the Archos 5 IT.

We'll see how Archos sorts this whole thing out soon enough...

[chellum12 Posted Mar 3rd 2010 9:19PM]

i rather get this than the dell mini 5, hopefully skin will be more customizable by the time it releases and the touchscreen is fixed, looks buggy

[PolloLoco Posted Mar 3rd 2010 9:48PM]

Daharder, I think you're making a bad assumption in assuming that this will perform the same as the Archos 5 Android which you have. This has a weaker processor than the Archos 5 android series, and the device was more than likely rebranded from a Chinese product line like Ramos. So by comparison, the Archos 7 will be slower overall - and the marketplace hack you reference will probably not work at launch if ever due to the processor differences.

[genomecop Posted Mar 4th 2010 5:49AM]

@DaHarder Im holding out for the ADAM.

[Luke Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:00AM]

@genomecop

Same here. I want the Adam so bad, but I'm thinking the safer bet is a kickass netbook from the leading company in the form factor, rather than a first gen tablet from a startup company. Price will make my decision for me.

[DaHarder Posted Mar 4th 2010 12:43PM]

@genomecop

trust Me... There's is an Adam/Slate in my future as well!

[xaueious Posted Apr 22nd 2010 5:25AM]

So many possible uses for this. I want one in my living room. Instant on weather, news, email, calendar, music streaming - it's a dream device