I used the Gen8 101 for over a year and needed a smaller sized tablet that I could use on sardine-packed subway trips.

I totally wanted to get the smaller 1.5GHz Gen 9 device, but Archos didn't have it ready back in December when I was making my purchase.

So I have the Toshiba Thrive 7 instead ...

Mythos has raised the question that's been on my mind: Which differentiators are important to my next tablet price: CPU, screen, size, weight, RAM, ruggedness, Android version, price?

For the longest time my Archos tablet was relatively so low it completely overrode all of the other considerations ...

A feature of the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS is the ability to permanently dissable any app, including pre-installed bloatware. So, even if today you can't do what you want, you will be able to in the future.

Thanks for the Ethernet over USB photos. Very interesting !

Our house has had issues where one device can't remain connected, but others do. We've found trying a different channel can help. Also, I believe at one point there had been a Gen8 firmware issue regarding higher number wifi channels that were fixed in a firmware patch (I coudl be confusing his with ...

Motorola XOOM Family Edition set for Oct 16 debut at Best Buy at $379
...ÔÇÿMotorola XOOM Family Edition.ÔÇÖ Well, we have got the launch dates here now, October 16th with Best Buy as the exclusive retail partner. As for price, the XOOM in its Family Edition avatar has been priced a convenient ...

After months of testing Honeycomb tablets with similar specs, we didn't begin our review of the Archos 80 G9 expecting to be blown away. And yet, by the end of our testing period, we had grown rather attached to the thing.

Sweet! Can't wait for 1.5Ghz models to be released.

ViewSonic ViewPad 10e: Brilliant screen on a budget
The ViewSonic ViewPad 10e is the latest Android tablet to be revealed by the Taiwanese company. The 10e joins the existing and recently spotted ViewPad 7e at the affordable end of the company's tablet line-up....

...Affordable tablets have to ...

Thanks. I needed a good reason to keep waiting for the 1.5Ghz models to come out. That's exactly the spec comparison outcome I wanted to see.

$369 is the price in the US for the Classic 101


That respectfully is "high" for an 8gb, 512mb ram tablet in the US. Especially compared to the already selling A500 and Thrive that have similar connectivity, 8gb more flash, 512mb more ram and can be purchased for close, or less than $369. Archos ...

Archos had a great opportunity in North America last year at this time, but could not get much supply. Archos needs to get supply out in large volume by early November, or will lose out again. No point in saying "Archos had a record year last year", since due to their small global share, they have ...

Several Archos 80 G9 users have posted comments here http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=57161. My takeaway from these users is this device qualifies as a "buy", so I'm chomping at the bit for the 1.5Ghz models.

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I've not really seen any of the owners of the tablet here being too upset by the amount of RAM, so who knows maybe 512MB isn't all that bad for HC... I'm anyhow trying to convince myself to wait for the OMAP4460 version, just to be safe, and to see what else will pop up. :-k

Yeah. That's ...

Your findings on G9 speed agrees with others, like ArcTablet
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/archos-ta ... -g9-1-ghz/

What surprises me is the Iconia leaving the other devices in the dust. I didn't think it had that reputation.

Staples, Office Depot, and Best Buy in the USA have dropped the price on the 16 GB WIFI only model of the playbook to $299 and you also get a free $100 giftcard.

http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slat ... it-enough/

I appreciate the idea that an Amazon Tablet will help to energize the market the same way the iPad did.

In that same vein I'm wondering about the other ways an Amazon tablet could affect the perceptions of the Archos tablets:
For Amazon to reach the desired price point, I think the Kindle Tablet ...

From the other side of the pond:

Compilation of tests / felt shelves Gen9
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.archoslounge.net/forum/showthread.php%3Ft%3D21566&usg=ALkJrhjmNipOJCsFvRApCjnVNV52CDZQ6g ...

Amazon looks set to reveal Kindle tablet on Sept 28

Various tech blogs have received invites from Amazon for a special press conference scheduled on September 28. Our natural instincts tell us Amazon's Kindle tablet will be officially unveiled to the public at that event. Barnes & Noble's Nook ...

Amazon and Nook 7 inch tablets to ship in October
Amazons goal is to sell 4 million of its upcoming 7 inch Android tablet due out in the next month....

Amazon is planning on offering its tablet for $250.00, which is the same price as the Barnes and Noble Nook Color. Digitimes is pointing out ...

well I am done.. this is the first post i've made, but I have been keeping up with the Gen. 9 tablets for a few months now, watching all the questions everyone has had and the way archos has danced around them.. I have my hopes up that Archos would have fixed their problems they had with the gen8 ...