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| Brand | Archos |
| Item Weight | 467 g |
| Product Dimensions | 26.8 x 25 x 5.4 cm |
| Item model number | 501840 |
| Color | Black |
| Screen Size | 8 inches |
| Processor Brand | Texas Instruments |
| Processor Type | None |
| Processor Speed | 1 GHz |
| RAM Size | 512 MB |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive Size | 8 GB |
| Graphics Card Description | none |
| Wireless Type | 802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n |
| Operating System | Android 3.2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 36 hours |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 300 grams |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B005DRAOG0 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 28,480 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 998 g |
| Date First Available | 12 Aug 2011 |
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Gen 9 - 8" tablet with 8GB memory
Product Description
With its 8inch 4:3 ratio screen the ARCHOS 80 G9 tablet
is perfectly designed to read e-magazines, e-books or to browse the web
up to 50%* faster than standard Nvidia Tegra 2 tablets thanks to its
powerful OMAP4 dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor. Because you shouldn't
be forced to choose between a 3G and a Wi-Fi tablet at purchase, ARCHOS
developed the ARCHOS G9 3G stick; a patented solution letting you add a
3G stick to your ARCHOS G9 tablet whenever you feel like.
Certified by Google, ARCHOS G9 tablets include access to
Android Market, the official Android applications store and to Google's
suite of mobile applications including Google Talk video chat, Youtube,
Google Maps with Street View and Navigation? (beta) and Google Calendar.
ARCHOS have partnered with Texas Instruments to leverage
the performance range offered by the family of OMAP4 smart multi-core
processors. This G9 tablet features a 1GHz processor, So, by combing the
power of the OMAP4 dual-core A9 processor with AndroidTM 3.2
Honeycomb, multitasking has never been smoother. Switching between
your open apps at the flick of a finger, with dozens of open web pages
or flash videos, your ARCHOS G9 tablet has the power under the hood to
handle it all with ease.
ARCHOS developed multimedia applications with greater
format support and improved interface, with the best multimedia
experience, ARCHOS G9 tablets are able to decode 1080p H.264 High
Profile videos whilst current standard tablets are not even able to play
720p H.264 High Profile smoothly.
ARCHOS multimedia apps give you the option to browse you
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Bill Hoy
Style Name:8 inch, 1.0Ghz, 8GB Flash Memory|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fantastic piece of kit but remember, this is not an iPad. It does exactly what it says it does and fast enough to really enjoy using it. Internet access is fast and page flipping really good. Applications are as good, and plenty of freebies available from games to serious apps. Create your own apps by using "Apps Inventor" available separately. The case is OK given the price and this is a gift or personal pressie to seriously consider. FAB
59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
By D. G. Thomas
Style Name:8 inch, 1.0Ghz, 8GB Flash Memory
I have an iPad, an Asus Transformer, a Hannspad, an Advent Vega, a 7inch witstech and a archos.
I have to say that by far the Archos is the best value for money
The iPad may be slicker, but mainly that is due to the software
The transformer more polished
but the Archos is still better value
There is a slight rippling on the screen, when you push hard from behind, although I have heard that this has been fixed.
I have ordered but not yet tried the 3G integral stick, which is genius!
I love that you can charge it via USB
It also has a great screen and good battery life, not as much as the 10 inchers, but close enough, a good 7 hours.
my only gripe to not give it 5 stars is that one of the few areas where it is let down is the lack of encryption - it is an omission from the standard honeycomb....possibly as the unit does get a little hot with continuos use, not too hot to handle, but you notice. I guess that the lack of a decent heat sink, might cause it issues with the hour that it takes to encrypt a tablet....
I now also (because of work) have an Ainol novo 7 elf - they are now the best value tablet on the web, but I have not got a 3g dongle to work yet....
I have to say that by far the Archos is the best value for money
The iPad may be slicker, but mainly that is due to the software
The transformer more polished
but the Archos is still better value
There is a slight rippling on the screen, when you push hard from behind, although I have heard that this has been fixed.
I have ordered but not yet tried the 3G integral stick, which is genius!
I love that you can charge it via USB
It also has a great screen and good battery life, not as much as the 10 inchers, but close enough, a good 7 hours.
my only gripe to not give it 5 stars is that one of the few areas where it is let down is the lack of encryption - it is an omission from the standard honeycomb....possibly as the unit does get a little hot with continuos use, not too hot to handle, but you notice. I guess that the lack of a decent heat sink, might cause it issues with the hour that it takes to encrypt a tablet....
I now also (because of work) have an Ainol novo 7 elf - they are now the best value tablet on the web, but I have not got a 3g dongle to work yet....
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By MaurizioB
Style Name:10.1 inch, 1.0 Ghz, 8GB Flash Memory
I purchased this item about 4 weeks ago, and from an hardware point of view it is rather good.
Display is nice and bright, really good battery life and doesn't feel too plasticky.
I use it for browsing, watching movies, reading books and video calling abroad.
Skype works OK, but Google talk video calls have in my opinion the best quality on this device.
8 gig internal memory is adequate for my purposeand it can be extended using the mini SD card on the side, but it really sticks out too much and it can be easily knocked out by mistake...I would reccomend using it only then needed and then remove it and keep in a safe place!
I also purchased a little cable adaptor from the micro USB to female USB and it is something I would really reccomend, so far I connected sucesssfully USB memory sticks, keyboards and mice with no problems.
I had a few quirks so far, derived by software glitches....
As soon as I bought it I could hear but not see any flash streaming video, I emailed technical support at archeos and desire an email saying we will reply in 2 business days, I still have heard nothing in a month.
Maybe by chance but since then a new firmware update fixed that.
Shortly after that there has been a new version .78 I believe that introduced a nasty bug: when screen goes in stand by it can't be resumed.. only way is just to reset the tablet!
I re-initialized the tablet twice to ensure that was not caused by some rogue app, but the issue is still there so far...
I sent another email to customer support and to be honest I'm not holding my breath..I looked into calling them but interesting enough they only have a 25 pence per minute number..... Read more ›
Display is nice and bright, really good battery life and doesn't feel too plasticky.
I use it for browsing, watching movies, reading books and video calling abroad.
Skype works OK, but Google talk video calls have in my opinion the best quality on this device.
8 gig internal memory is adequate for my purposeand it can be extended using the mini SD card on the side, but it really sticks out too much and it can be easily knocked out by mistake...I would reccomend using it only then needed and then remove it and keep in a safe place!
I also purchased a little cable adaptor from the micro USB to female USB and it is something I would really reccomend, so far I connected sucesssfully USB memory sticks, keyboards and mice with no problems.
I had a few quirks so far, derived by software glitches....
As soon as I bought it I could hear but not see any flash streaming video, I emailed technical support at archeos and desire an email saying we will reply in 2 business days, I still have heard nothing in a month.
Maybe by chance but since then a new firmware update fixed that.
Shortly after that there has been a new version .78 I believe that introduced a nasty bug: when screen goes in stand by it can't be resumed.. only way is just to reset the tablet!
I re-initialized the tablet twice to ensure that was not caused by some rogue app, but the issue is still there so far...
I sent another email to customer support and to be honest I'm not holding my breath..I looked into calling them but interesting enough they only have a 25 pence per minute number..... Read more ›
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Vaskez
Style Name:8 inch, 1.2Ghz, 16GB Flash Memory
Been using this for just over a week now, and here is a summary of the pros and cons based on my experience:
Pro:
- Display is excellent quality IMO
- Display viewing angle is also great, you can view at pretty extreme angles - great for showing stuff to other people
- The processor seems to be up to the task - there's no noticable slow-down during general browsing, loading files etc. everything works pretty fluidly
- It's great to have a full-sized USB port: a little tip for those struggling to get their external hard drives and USB sticks working: plug the stick/drive in BEFORE enabling the 3G stick port (i.e. the full-sized USB port). Then enable the port in the settings menu and the drive should be detected. If it is not, just disable and re-enable the port in the settings menu until the device is discovered. I got my USB stick and Seagate ext. HDD working like this
- Yes, it is made of a lot of plastic, but despite what some reviews say I still think it feels pretty good in the hand
- Video format support is great - I've tried DIVX, MPEG and Flash videos and it's played them all straight out of the box (I did do a painless upgrade to the latest firmware, but not sure if this is required or not). I even tried a Quicktime .MOV file which it played, although without sound (though this came from my camera, whose format not many apps can play flawlessly, outside the specialised quicktime player
- The kick-stand works pretty well
- Everything else works pretty much as required/expected (WIFI, GPS, music etc.)
Neutral:
- Over the past week, I've only had 2 freeze-ups (and have been using it at least an hour a day), which just required a reboot, nothing major IMO.... Read more ›
Pro:
- Display is excellent quality IMO
- Display viewing angle is also great, you can view at pretty extreme angles - great for showing stuff to other people
- The processor seems to be up to the task - there's no noticable slow-down during general browsing, loading files etc. everything works pretty fluidly
- It's great to have a full-sized USB port: a little tip for those struggling to get their external hard drives and USB sticks working: plug the stick/drive in BEFORE enabling the 3G stick port (i.e. the full-sized USB port). Then enable the port in the settings menu and the drive should be detected. If it is not, just disable and re-enable the port in the settings menu until the device is discovered. I got my USB stick and Seagate ext. HDD working like this
- Yes, it is made of a lot of plastic, but despite what some reviews say I still think it feels pretty good in the hand
- Video format support is great - I've tried DIVX, MPEG and Flash videos and it's played them all straight out of the box (I did do a painless upgrade to the latest firmware, but not sure if this is required or not). I even tried a Quicktime .MOV file which it played, although without sound (though this came from my camera, whose format not many apps can play flawlessly, outside the specialised quicktime player
- The kick-stand works pretty well
- Everything else works pretty much as required/expected (WIFI, GPS, music etc.)
Neutral:
- Over the past week, I've only had 2 freeze-ups (and have been using it at least an hour a day), which just required a reboot, nothing major IMO.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Trouble
Nothing positiv about it got it and it was slow and laggy, then after 6 months it completly broke. Dont buy a tablet buy a small pc laptop instead its a smarter investment.
Published 3 days ago by Fredrik Sjöberg
4.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding value for money but?
Excellent tablet that does everything you would want for this price range (£90 at the moment which you cannot fault). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Daryn Reynolds
2.0 out of 5 stars
Works great but came with bad screen
The Tablet of Archos is really good, works very well but came with a risk on the screen so I returned to Amazon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nuno Rodrigues
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best, good for the money spent
Considering the fact that this tablet cost me only 109 gbp I am quite happy with my purchase. The tablet is quite smooth in most cases but freezes occasionally or becomes... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Evo 3d user
5.0 out of 5 stars
Archos 80 Generation 9
I have used Archos tablets in their Arnova brand for a year, the Arnova 8 G2 which I got from HMV and have found the Archos 80 Generation 9 is a vast improvement and was a bargain... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. J. Jennings
5.0 out of 5 stars
my new toy
Really pleased, still getting used to it but I like I it, so handy and amazed what it does well worth the money
Published 2 months ago by susan jagger
5.0 out of 5 stars
A 16GB Android Tablet that can be expanded to 176GB with its 2 USB...
I bought this Android tablet because I was looking for a tablet that had GPS built-in, USB Host Function to attach a flash drive, minimum Ice Cream Sandwich and same dimensions of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Godfrey Oswald
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value
Good value product - fast internet connection - hours of fun - why would anyone pay twice if not three times the price for a similar product.
Published 3 months ago by MRS ANGELA L WALKER
5.0 out of 5 stars
super fast
i was really impressed by the speed of this especially when gaming, there was no hesitation and acuracy was good
Published 3 months ago by Angela Fenton
4.0 out of 5 stars
good piece of kit
got the turbo version for my boy which he loved but cracked the screen after only a week, a lesson to be learned that i should have bought a cover too. Read more
Published 4 months ago by james mclean
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