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Archos 101 Tablet

Posted by Jesse Friedman | Posted in Technology | Posted on October 27, 2010


Update to the Archos 101 Release Date as of December 6th, 2010

You can’t find the Archos 101 on Amazon by doing a simple search but with a little sniffing I was able to find them both. Click Here for the Archos 101 8GB and here for the Archos 101 16GB. Both are on Amazon.com and have the ability to sign up for an alert when it goes on sale.

Both of the tablets are supposed to go on sale December 17th, 2010 this is from predictions I’ve read online and comments to this post.

Archos vs Apple

I’m going to preface this with, I WANT THIS!

I wanted an iPad since the day I read a rumor article on mashable about it. However like most Apple products I have owned or researched I feel like I am often deceived by the glitz and glamour.

The only product I’ve bought from Apple that I still own and am happy with is my Apple Video iPod 80 gb from about 5 years ago.

I got rid of my iPhone and went with the HTC Incredible and never looked back.

I also turned in my company iMac for a Dell Studio XPS and couldn’t be happier.

Everyone I know is buying iPads and are head over heals for them. I was defenitly on track to buy myself an iPad but after I bought the first iPhone just weeks before the 3G version came out I wanted to wait for version 2.

In my wait I’ve discovered the Archos 101 Tablet and several other Android OS tablets. It immediately dawned on me, WHY AM I GETTING AN iPAD AT ALL?

I’m a programmer and front end developer. I design websites but focus more on UX and less on Design Asethics. Apple products just scream aesthteics and tend to forget functionality. Which is why I am so happy with my Incredible over the iPhone. By no means would the Incredible win in a beauty contest over the iPhone but as far as capabilities and functionality it wins hands down.

Archos 101 Tablet

Android 101 TabletThe Archos 101 Tablet with Kickstand Archos Tablet is thinner and lighter than the iPad, has a kick stand built in and best of all has ports. You can connect usb devices directly to it, including keyboards. You can output directly to a tv with a mini hd. There is also a built in web camera. Not to mention an Android OS which means running multiple apps simultaniously and flash in the browser. The only downer is that the entire 100,000+ Android App Market isn’t available. Instead there is a 5,000 Archos Android Market.

Archos 101 Tablet Release Date

Almost every article I have read says that the Archos 101 and 70 Tablet will be released and available for purchase in mid October. Well it’s Oct 27th, 2010 so I think we’ve missed that date. However in doing some research I took a look at some of the companies ready to sell the Archos tablet and one of my favorite stores B&H Photo and Video has it available in December. I would imagine we can meet in the middle and expect it sometime in November, probably right before Thanksgiving.


  • Bgr1967

    Can anyone tell me if I will be able to "sync" my iPhone with the ARCHOS 101? i am all but sold on the A101, and really regardless if I can sync the iPhone or not I am going to order my Archos this Friday.

  • Iowamoon

    Looks like I bought the iPad to soon. Oh well I can always gift it to one of the kids and get this for myself!

  • Nyreps

    i got the last 2 from B&H lol i need 1 more ......

  • Johnnabarrett69

    Archos 101 is now available at Tiger Direct! Both the 8 and 16. Ordered it this afternoon and it has already shipped out. They have more. Probably not for long though. I heard they were getting 450 +/- in today.

  • Kevinf418

    I don't know folks, I just spoke to the people at B&H today and I was told the expect it within the next 120 days! Yikes! So don't hold too fast to the December 17th date it's already December 15th and no real news yet.

  • Micoolpowell

    The release date is December 17, 2010. YAY !!!!!!!

  • Where did you find that date?

  • ra

    I'm right with you. Can't wait to get my hands on one. From reading archosfans.com it seems that they are available in some stores (Saturn) in Gernany.

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