Comments on: Archos Phone Tablet incoming!

By: James Holland

James Holland — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:17:20 +0000

No news on an exact date yet… stay tuned though, as soon as we know so will you!

By: Afrochap

Afrochap — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:14:57 +0000

Any info, on release date yet? I wanted to get the Archos IT (Android), but with this news, I might hold on to my money. If its gonna be on several carriers, there should be good subsidies, which mean it should be cheaper, but you’ll get locked in probably a 24 month contract.

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:55:52 +0000

I wasn’t aware of Archos’ Xbox-level failure rate. But this should follow the trend of the Archo 5 Tablet to SSD for storage, meaning mechanical faults won’t be a risk.

By: James Holland

James Holland — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:25:48 +0000

Ted, I’m tempted to agree with you: Traditionally, I’ve found Archos’ software to be a bit glitchy, not very user friendly and awkward to use. However, I’ve always been impressed by the codec support and flexibility (if you’re willing to do a bit of fiddling). I think the move to Android will be a good thing: It’ll mean Archos can add on top of it, and draw a line under some of their old usability issues. We’ll let you know how we get on as soon as review units of the Phone Tablet are available!

By: Ted Wilson

Ted Wilson — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:10:13 +0000

I sure hope that phone works better than their media players. I’ve owned 5 different models and all have had software gliches, failed hard drives and batteries that fail within months and I rarely used any of them more than 3 hours a week. Love the designs and their great when they work, but so hard to get repaired and such an investment for something that simply doesn’t work for a long period of time.

By: André

André — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:02:06 +0000

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