Archos 70 Internet Tablet

usability, price, performance, portability, battery

87% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Inexpensive Android 2.2 tablet ; Very responsive ; Plays Flash/Netflix though you may need to kill some background processes/free some ram to optimize performance ; Excellent e-reader--Aldiko app has hundreds of free classics and Gutenberg...

Only Bluetooth GPS--not all Bluetooth GPS devices are compatible ; Small ram (256mb) but you can work with it and be smart using App Killer or Advanced Task Killer (free on Market) ; No Market pre-installed but an easy-fix by downloading the apk file ;...

Affordable and functional. It does everything that I ask it to do - including entertaining a 2 year old while he watches movies of himself ; The battery life is good as long as you do not leave the screen on indefinably. I will get ~ 8 hours out of...

No optimized flash. (You can install Flash 10.3 from market place) ; No native Google Marketplace (it can be installed via APK and works fine) ; No GPS ; 256 RAM is a little limited ; Runs Froyo - not expected to go to Gingerbread or Honeycomb

Screen is clear and responsive. Perfect size to carry around with me. Connects with my wireless router without any issues. If you download the arctools from Archos you can access the android market. I haven't had any software issues. It recently had a...

Can't install all android apps due to proprietary trademarks. Can't charge through microusb, but you can get a USB charger cheap on line

250G storage ; bluetooth (keyboard also) ; e-book ; e-comic ; music and audiobooks ; Google Services compatible ; easy to root (android market) ; battery life is good (depending on how hard it is used) ; Fast charging (2ah charger) ; Live Wallpaper...

avoid firmware updates unless absolutely necessary. Firmware removed compatibility with over half my movie collection ; Not many accessories available that are Archos specific ; Battery is not replaceable ; cannot charge through USB ; camera is low...

Cool little device! upgraded right after unpacking and works pretty good. Simple to handle, light to hold, and very thin. the screen is perfect for viewing videos and the kick stand has it's purpose. capacitive screen works great and can be too...

appslib, not all video codecs work on this thing,just the ones listed, gotta buy plugins from archos, or simply get a videoplayer app. sd card does not read when you pull it out and put it back in while the unit is still on, but i can live with it....

Love the fact it's a light unit and the upnp support and it's codec playback is nuts, battery life is great and I love the fact you can do a reboot like a PC unlike many android devices and the kick stand is a plus

No real support for the market place from Google which is sad but none the less fixable with a apk download, sometimes the unit can lag and the screen isn't as sharp as it could be some apps and background seem washed out but the again a lot of apps...

Thin ; Light ; Reasonably agile

Screen is a magnet for finger marks ; 256MB RAM a limiting factor for upgrades ; Flash not released by Archos after months of promises

No data plan needed just connect through your wireless networks. Andriod OS is upgradable upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2. I like mine so much I bought a second one for my 21 yr old daughter

Tablet comes with AppLib for browsing/downloading apps. Its a weak and pathedic attempt with 10,000 Apps. However, you can download ArcTools (free App) and install google marketplace with 160,000 apps

Size, concept, decent screen, 250gb drive

Battery life is dismal. Battery dies in less than 3 days with no use. Archos site claims up to 10 hours of web browsing. I was barely able to get 2 hours ; Bluetooth and/or USB tethering does NOT work on "most phones" as claimed by Archos. Phone...