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Old 11-04-2009, 06:00 PM
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Default The Wait for the Archos 9 Continues

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/0...e-order-at-550/

"Although previously targeted for launch on October 22nd with a price tag of $500, it looks like Archos’ 9-inch tablet is just now available for pre-order on the company’s web site and priced at $550."

Archos is accepting orders for their take on an Internet/Web Tablet called the Archos 9 but word about customers actually receiving units has been elusive.  Tablets are shaping up to be the next hot hardware if you believe what the media is saying with the CrunchPad and the rumoured Apple Tablet.  Tablets have been around for quite some time, but they've never been really successful or targeted towards consumers.  With that in mind, I think that the first generation is bound to need some polish and it will take the second generation for consumer tablets to really shine.

 
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Old 11-04-2009, 07:32 PM
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That $500 price range is what these tablets should have been priced at when they first made an appearance as UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC's) about 4 years ago. THis is more than half the price of the Samsung Q's and Tablet Kiosks that were released then.

I think at this price range, even with some polishing needed, they have a better chance to succeed than they did just a few years ago.

I know I'm considering one.
 
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Old 11-05-2009, 03:54 AM
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The Crunchpad is looking to get added to the vaporware HOF

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