Archos 70 – 8 GB ($242), 250 GB ($289)

archos 70

 Here's the Archos 70 – 8 GB ($242), 250 GB ($289) . Archos is well known for its multimedia tablets (and short naming schemes), and the Archos 70 is an very good example of that. Even if specs are top notch the focus is clear on multimedia capabilities (see the HDMI out port, OpenGL ES 2.0 support, a fast 1GHz CPU and support for numerous multimedia formats). There are two versions of the Archos 70, one with an SSD drive (8 GB) and one with a hard drive (250 GB).

The OS of choice is Android 2.2 but for now there are no news about Google Android Marketplace support, which is a serious drawback that must be fixed by Archos. Of course this doesn’t mean Archos offers a plain vanilla OS, as the Archos 70 comes with a few installed apps like Aldiko, Ebuddy, Wikipedia, Avecomics, HubKap, Deezer, Mewbox, Raging Thunderlite (a 3D car demo game), WordNewspaper, Touiteur, Fring.

        * ARM Cortex A8 at 1 GHz with DSP
        * Graphic accelerator: 3D OpenGL ES 2.0
        * 7” TFT LCD Capacitive Touch Screen, WVGA 800 x 480 pixels
        * WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
        * USB 2.0 host, microphone, accelerometer, front facing VGA camera, microSDHC port, HDMI output
        * ARCHOS 70 internet tablet Flash series: 201 x 114 x 10 mm – 300 grams / (7.91 x 4.49 x 0.43 – 11 oz)
        * ARCHOS 70 internet tablet Hard Drive series: 201 x 114 x 14 mm – 400 grams / (7.91 x 4.49 x 0.55 inch – 14 oz)