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Archos 7 Home Tablet

Based on 15 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

13

Pros

Android in a tablet form factor.
Slim and attractive.
Nice price.
Video is passable.
Extremely affordable.
Sharp and bright screen.
WiFi equipped.
Keeps kids quiet.
Android-based OS provides means scores of free apps.
Built-in kickstand.
User-adjustable EQ.
Large screen.
Good audio quality.
Preloaded with several multimedia codecs.

Cons

Slow.
Runs ancient Android 1.5, no Android Market.
Missing standard Google apps.
Touchscreen is tough to operate.
No hardware features (like an accelerometer).
Wretched typing experience on oldschool resistive touchscreen.
On-screen typing is difficult.
Music and video players could be improved.
Runs hot.
No Flash support.
Lacks Google Maps.

By RegHardware on August 16, 2010

The Archos 7 Home Tablet has to be taken on its own merits with both price and target audience in mind. For £130 you get a decent little connected device that will let you access the web, send e-mails, read ebooks and chat over IM, albeit without...

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By MobileTechReview on August 05, 2010

We'd love to adore the Archos 7 Home Tablet, we really would. A 7" Android tablet for $199? Wow. But so many concessions were made to achieve that low price, that we have a hard time recommending it unless you're on an extremely limited budget...

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By T3 Magazine on July 29, 2010

Great for movies, but the screen and apps detract from its tablet...

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By 5FWD on June 25, 2010

There's no denying that the Archos 7 packs in a good list of features for the price, but the restrictions of its aging OS and the slow screen are a definite annoyance.Archos 7 home tablet is tagged with Archos, tablet PC and tablet. Select a tag...

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By PCWorld on June 24, 2010

The Archos 7 performs a set of core tasks reasonably well and comes at very reasonable price of $199. On the other hand, the touchscreen is hard to operate, and you can’t buy new apps at the Android Market....

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By Wired on June 14, 2010

Following the rather disastrous reception of its Windows-based Archos 9 PC Tablet, the company is back at the tablet game again with a wholly different approach: A cheap, Android-based tablet with a 7-inch screen.Stripped to its absolute basics, this...

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By Pocket-lint on June 10, 2010

So you have to see the Archos 7 Home Tablet for what it is. Given the right source, it is a capable video player and the freedom to expand the memory via microSDHC is welcomed as this makes it really easy to add content. The browser is good enough to...

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By PC Mag on June 09, 2010

At $200, much can be forgiven of the Archos 7 Home Tablet, since it offers such a large touch screen, HD video, Web access, free apps, and a lot more. But make no mistake, with an unpolished interface and a less-than-responsive touch screen, there's...

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By LaptopMag on June 08, 2010

This 7-inch Android slate is less than half the price of the iPad but doesn’t do half as...

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By ElectricPig.co.uk on June 07, 2010

Great for just dumping media on, but a little more TLC would have made it much more usable around the...

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