Archos 70 released – $350 for a real Android monster
Jonne Eilimö | December 30, 2010 00:12 UTC | 0 comments | sourceArchos today announced their newest Android tablet, called Archos 70. The Archos 70 comes with an impressive 7-inch TFT screen at a resolution of 800×480. An ARM Cortex A8 running at 1GHz makes sure this doesn’t give you a hard time with lagging issues. A massive 250-gigabyte hard drive can also be found inside this thing! Here are the final specs for the Archos 70 tablet.
- Android 2.2
- 250-gigabyte hard drive, 8GB flash ROM + microSD card slot
- Processor: ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 GHz
- Capacitive 7-inch TFT LCD display at 800×480
- 3D OpenGL ES 2.0
- Wifi (802.11 b/g/n)
- HDMI-out
- Dimensions: 7.91×4.49×0.55 inches
- G-sensor
- Weight: 14 ounces
- 720p video playback
- Battery: Video playback 7 hrs, Web browsing 10 hrs and Music for 36 hrs
And what is maybe the coolest thing is the ability to dual-boot into Windows, Linux or MeeGo! To get your hands on a device like this you’d need to save up only $350, which is nothing compared to the extra high price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Archos will demo this device at CES which starts next week in Las Vegas.
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