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Archos Android Tablet Offerings Taking Pre-orders Shipping In November

Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Jaimie in Tablets

The Archos tablet offerings that were detailed last month and shown off at IFA 2010 are now showing up on B&H Photo on pre-order. Archos unveiled multiple touchscreen devices but the only two that can really be considered a tablet is the 7-inch Archos 70 and the 10.1-inch Archos 101.

The Archos 70 which features a 7-inch (800 x 480) touch screen display comes with Android 2.2 OS installed. The tablet also offers a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 3D Graphics Accelerator, Front VGA Camera, USB port, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HDMI port, and  Home Streaming with UPnP and Samba to name the main things.

The differences in the models offered by B&H is in the built-in storage. One model that features 8GB Built-In Flash Memory is priced at $274.99. The other model comes with a 250GB hard drive costs $343.00. Each of these will ship in October.

The Archos 101 is the biggest of the touchscreen devices launched by Archos. It features a 10.1″ (1024 x 600) touch screen display, 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 3D Graphics Accelerator, Front VGA Camera MicroSD card slot, USB port, HDMI port, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, the ability to connect a keyboard and mouse and Home Streaming with UPnP and Samba.

The differences in the two models available is with the built-in storage. One model comes with 8GB built-in and goes for $299.99 and the other model comes with 16GB of built-in storage for $349.99. Both ship with Android 2.2 OS when they start to ship in October. [B&H]

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