The modestly priced Archos 7 Home Tablet [product page] is now available for pre-order from Amazon for $199. It is the 8GB version, but there will purportedly be a 2GB version as well. Archos has stated that the tablet will ship by end of April.
The Archos 7 Home Tablet (let’s call it the Archos 7 HT) is a WiFi only device (no cellular data) as you’ll recall, so the “Home inch designation is rather fitting. Archos says that you’ll be able to play video on the Archos 7 HT for up to 7 hours on the 800×480 display. Audio playback is good for 44 hours, according to Archos. If you are looking to grab yourself a capable digital companion without dropping a huge chunk of change, the Archos 7 HT may be just the right value at $199. Have a look below at a nice hands on of the device from jkkmobile:
[Engadget] via [Pocketables]
Have been struggling with the “What Tablet to buy” decision for the last several days (and the better part of the year). Placed my pre-order on this unit today. At the risk of making a bad choice, this one will not hurt the pocket too much if I have to take a swing at a decent computing companion after trying it out. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Best of luck, let us know how you like it!