In a few hours, I’ll be down in the studio playing around with the Archos 9 that is on it’s way from the DHL depot. I won’t be too interactive as I want to record an unboxing video
Update: Live session finished.
Live Review Session available here.
…and some testing in preparation for the real live session with JKK (one of our Friday night, bring-your-own-bottle sessions) on Friday evening starting at 2130 CET. (Check your time here)
Live sessions take place in the LIVE page which is always available (and open for chat via IRC)
In the live session we’ll be talking about the Archos 9, the Archos 5, the Motorola Droid/Milestone and the Eking S515 (also known as the Psixpda)
We look forward to seeing you.
Thanks for Mobilx.eu for sending the Archos 9 over for testing.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am
New article: Live Today, Live Tomorrow with the Archos 9. http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 17th, 2009 at 11:16 am
RT @umpcportal: New article: Live Today, Live Tomorrow with the Archos 9. http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Live Today, Live Tomorrow with the Archos 9. http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Somehow i´m already turned off by this device. 609 € for a 1,1 Ghz slate is a hefty price. But of course i will tune in to the live session
December 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
RT @umpcportal: New article: Live Today, Live Tomorrow with the Archos 9. http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 17th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
If 609€ is too much for you: Check out Amazon.de
499€
December 17th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Or play.com 399£
December 17th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
As a T91MT user…these specs make me really concerned. 1.3ghz is already getting borderline too slow to handle W7. It’s a beautiful looking piece of kit, but I wish it was more inline with the Archos 5 with android. I wonder if they plan to release a 7″ version with the ARM processor?
December 17th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
It’s a nice device but underpowered. When Win7 does an update/download in the background the CPU goes to 100% and the device comes unusable for 5-10 minutes depending on the amount/size of the updates. Same goes for the virus scanner. Some more RAM and a dual core cpu would be a nice update.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
For some bizarre reason I had it in my head that this thing was going to run android. Seems way more useful as a windows 7 platform. Of course I’d have to get a normal version of 7 installed on it. Starter is ew.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:14 am
I wonder if you can hack XP on this thing. I like the design and agree with Steve, this could be great for viewing pictures for photographers. Battery life a hardware issue concern me.
December 18th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Don't forget the live session tonight. Archos 9. Archos 5. Milestone. EkingS515 and of course, some beer! http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
RT @umpcportal: Don't forget the live session tonight. Archos 9. Archos 5. Milestone. EkingS515 and some beer! http://bit.ly/5auv1R
December 18th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
It looks (unexpectedly) very nice. Strong competition for the Viliv X70. Optical mouse pushes this to the top of the list.
I am concerned about battery life; that battery looks tiny.
You have all seen the mod that someone did on a Dell mini 9 netbook to turn it into a tablet? I wish Dell make something like that. It seems that it would be cheaper then the netbook. They could easily push it out the door for $300, and completely change the world as far as tablets are concerned. Of course, shaving that extra 0.5″ of the thickness is what probably adds the big $$$ to the price.
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-mini-9-hardware-upgrades/13639-dell-mini-9-tablet-project-complete-lots-pics.html
December 18th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
RTDon't forget the live session tonight. Archos 9. Archos 5. Milestone. EkingS515 and some beer! http://bit.ly/5auv1R
April 15th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
battery is exchangable