[Update] 7-inch Archos Tablet Headed To Stores In June For $199, Pre-order Now At Amazon
Androinica is reporting that Archos is set to ship the 7-inch version of their Home Tablet next month. Retailing for $199.99, the tablet will come with a modified version of Android 1.6, a 600mhz processor, 4GB of internal storage, WiFi and USB for connectivity, and would be able to playback 7 hours of video and 44 hours of music (in tune with what we learned from the FCC approval a few weeks back, besides the $20 difference in price).
The Archos 5 debuted to some less-than-favorable reviews, so we expect Archos to make a solid attempt at fixing up those issues in this 2-inch upgrade. We still can’t pinpoint why the lack of Android 2.1 is an issue, but there haven’t been many details regarding the tablet’s development. Additionally, the Android Market may be partially inaccessible due to the fact that it isn’t a Google-certified device, but if the Archos 5 is anything to go by, then this shouldn’t be much of a problem.
What say you? Are you ready to give Archos another chance next month?
[Update]: Amazon now has the Archos 7 for pre-order.