Archos 9 - Intel Atom

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

4
Bad:

11

Pros:

Sleek, solid design.
Good graphics quality.
Runs Windows 7.

Cons:

Sluggish performance.
Touch screen requires firm press.

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Last revision on August 27, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Sleek, solid design
Good graphics quality
Runs Windows 7
Roomy 60GB hard drive
USB port and webcam
Built-in kickstand
Decent speakers
Very portable (1.8 pounds)
Eyecatching
Runs just about any Windows app
Plenty of storage space
Thin design, lots of storage space
Native DiVX/XViD support

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sluggish performance
Touch screen requires firm press
Frustrating typing experience
Short battery life
Runs hot
No touch-friendly software
Needs more RAM
Performance is dismal
Just 3 hours battery life even with WiFi turned off
Terribly slow CPU
No way to easily rotate orientation
Slow hard drive
Bad choice of operating system and version

Expert reviews and ratings

Tablet PCs have become one of the hot gadgets to have over the past year or so and the Archos 9 PC Tablet hopes to tap into that expanding market by offering a relatively solid tablet. The 8.9-inch tablet is powered by the Microsoft Windows 7...

By TechReviewSource on June 14, 2010

Archos is best known for its range of personal media players, although it recently entered the computing market with the Archos 10 netbook. The Archos 9 touchscreen tablet is its latest venture, but sadly proves frustrating to use. At first glance the...

By TechRadar on April 15, 2010

This slow and touch-unfriendly tablet doesn’t hold a candle to the...

By LaptopMag on March 12, 2010

The iPad is not yet out, but the aspiring iPad killers are lurking everywhere.One of the first out of the gate is the Archos 9 PC Tablet. Archos has long ruled the portable media-player space, and in recent years it has tiptoed into the mini-tablet...

By Wired on March 11, 2010

Video Review: Who wants an iPad when you can take your Windows 7 on the go with the Archos 9 tablet? Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn take a look at this small tablet netbook that measures only 0.68" thin with a 9" touch screen, and 1 gig of RAM for...

By G4tv.com on March 04, 2010

The Archos 9 PC Tablet looks the part of a full-OS iPad competitor, but hardware frustrations make it a tough sell....

By CNET Asia on February 23, 2010

Regardless of role the Archos 9 could do with a much longer battery life. If the company improved the specification or dropped the price, then the 9 would make more sense. As it is, we suspect that anyone with four hundred odd quid burning a hole in...

By RegHardware on February 15, 2010

The Archos 9 PC Tablet certainly looks the part of an iPad competitor, but its hardware limitations make it a tough sell...

By CNET UK on February 12, 2010

This professionally designed product could well be at home as an HP or Dell device, rather than hailing from a small French PDA outfit. Encased in a robust oblong housing is an 8.9-inch resistive touchscreen, with a resolution of 1024x600. This...

By The Inquirer on February 11, 2010

We are seeing a renewed interest in tablet PCs recently, what with Apple's rumored tablet device and Windows 7 offering lots of touch functionality. In the case of the Archos 9 PCtablet, the device had the right concept in mind for ultimate mobility...

By HardwareZone.com on January 23, 2010

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