Best Tablet in the World: Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9, my first hands-on

I got lucky enough to be able to play around with the new Archos G9 tablets for a few minutes, they are awesome. Here are some of the features that I think makes this probably one of the best tablets in the world when it comes out in September:
- 50% faster than iPad2/Xoom/Transformer/Tab101/etc
- Optional unlocked $49 3G Dongle slides in the back
- Built-in kick-stand
- HDMI-out (1080p All Codecs High Profile High Bitrates) with most powerful Video/Audio/Photo apps on any device with automatic meta-data and Upnp/Samba streaming support
- 2x USB Host (one is dedicated for 3G Dongle)
- Honeycomb 3.2 with official Google Marketplace pre-installed
- Most importantly, starts at $279 for 8", $349 for 10.1", there will be all kinds of options though, 16GB Flash or 250GB hard drive (the 250GB version is likely around $100 more than the 16GB flash version, to be confirmed)

This is my first video showing how those tablets are. Look forward to many more videos that I will post about the Archos G9 if I can get some review samples at one point in the next few weeks until and after they are released in September worldwide.

I would have liked to see them do 5" and 7" G9 tablets as well to be more pocketable (pants 5" or jacket 7" pockets), but for now, Archos has nothing to announce regarding more sizes for the G9 series, it's open to speculation, my speculation is that it may be the reason for them to have to wait for Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich to come and support more screen sizes officially and also it may be a question of production capacity and limiting the amount of skews they release.

The OMAP4460 that comes in the Archos G9 series is quite amazing. It can do 1080p at 60 frames per second, for sure all codecs high profile high bitrates at 30 frames per second. It's got an awesome overclocked Imagination SGX-540 for advanced 3D graphics making HDMI out 3D games smooth and totally making this a potential up to N64/PS/DC emulator console replacement on your HDTV. You can easily do 720p video conferencing, even 1080p video conferencing can be supported if a 1080p USB Webcam can be made to work on this Android.

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• Archos 101 G9
• Archos 80 G9
• Archos G9
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• google marketplace
• omap4440
• omap4460
• dual-core

[Kern1996]

@Charbax Are you an Archos employee or are you the worlds only Archos fanboy?

[Charbax]

@Kern1996 All true geeks and all people who understand technology are fans of Archos, that is the pure fact. Only trolls and people who don't understand technology do not appreciate the value for $.

[DJCh3NzO]

iPad Is The Best U Know... It Is Much Faster Than That Tablets

[Charbax]

@DJCh3NzO No it's not. The Archos 101 G9 Turbo 1.5Ghz for $279 (last week at woot) is 44% cheaper and 50% faster than the iPad2.

[francoispinky]

I have the mid 7127 and to me its better that archos tablets

[Charbax]

@francoispinky Are you comparing a $240 OMAP4 ARM Cortex-A9 8" Archos G9 with a $200 7" Telechips ARM Cortex-A8 and saying yours is better value for money? really? The Telechips tablets can be sold below $150 by now. And for that level of performance, the Arnova 7 G2 does better value for money.

[Charbax]

@dhansel001 There is no way Apple will ever do a good product with good value, your rumors are completely untrue.

[AppleSoda60]

@DJCh3NzO ipads are tablets. They are just an original type. Last week I got the Archos tablet I really liked it but it broke itself. And three days ago I got the PlayBook. I think it's a good one to. Almost as good as the ipad. I like it the most in my opinion. And true tablets are not as original.

[123jallabarsj]

I just order the 1,5Ghz 250GB verson for just £200:) its the tablet thats give you most for the money!

[Toddjumper]

Great tablet for its price range, but not the best ever made. The Transformer Prime is definitely better.

[MrSteJDM]

So happy with my one. I was looking around for awhile for an android tablet. This is the best bang for your buck right now. 80g9 8 GB :)

[DerSchachspieler]

@malsuk It is better than the iPad and as you may now Archos were one of the companys that "invented" the modern tablet. Apple copied Archos.

[Lufty25]

Ill stick with my asus transformer prime quad core processor and a sexy keyboard just saying

[darris321]

So... why doesn't archos make a $400 tablet that is just hugely better ? lol

[DJCh3NzO]

@Charbax Oh Cool Bro.. Maybe You're Right :D

[malsuk]

you know it still aint an iPAD....

[FGSDFanimator]

I'm watchin this video with archos 80 g9 and completely agree with him.

[Albanian28]

@dhansel001 Apple isnt putting USB port lol, if they do put 250 they will ask like 200 $ more

[Thecow12345678910]

my archos says cant conect to camera

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[djm63401]

@Charbax dude they will make a quad core and it will be out soon but who will be able to buy one

[djm63401]

@djm63401 apple is comming out with quad core to compete with tegra 3 processoot Texas instruments who makes this processor is working on quadcore to

[djm63401]

@dhansel001  apple wont have there new tablet out till september of 2012

[cmw358]

how did you get movies on it??

[ibbyahmad]

best tablet.lol