[SWLUG] Archos 101, 16GB .. opinions?

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Thanks to you Matthew and Justin for your input. Looks like we'll be 
going ahead and getting one.

I was drooling over the Transformer but I can't stretch that far 
unfortunately.

Also, if you're interested the next gen Archos 101 "9G" (IIRC) is out in 
September and the specs look great, it has Android 3 (Honeycomb) and 
increased storage; they've improved video playback options and all round 
it looks a bit slicker. This is probably why the current version is on 
offer. I've seen suggestions that this new Archos will be very 
competitively priced too, but it's a wait-and-see on that.

I always want the next new thing ...

Cheers,

pbhj

On 02/08/11 08:42, Matthew Moore wrote:
>>> I take it you don't have one or know of another similarly priced&
>>> specced tablet?
> Ok, here's the quick overview from the PC Pro article:
>
> Best Value - Samsung Galaxy Tab (Droid 2.2 and has the Market)
>
> I've actually used a Galaxy Tab and it's ok to be honest.  As with all
> tablets, it's not great for doing any typing on, however for browsing the
> web (checking the weather is what I've mainly used it for), watching videos
> etc it's ok.  Annoyingly doesn't have a normal USB port, but does have a
> MicroSD slot.  The Advent Vega is cheap but apparently has a crap screen.
> Most of the other cheap tablets get pretty poor reviews.
>
> If you can stretch to £400 the Asus Eee Pad Transformer looks good.  This
> was the reghardware review I was thinking of:
>
> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/01/review_tablet_android_archos_101/
>
> To be honest after looking at the spec of the archos, it looks pretty
> good.  I'm tempted I have to say.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matt
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