Archos 9 PC Tablet

408 reviews

Nov, 2024

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usability (9)
connectivity (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 408 reviews of Archos 9 PC Tablet. The average rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the touch screen and portability. The reliability and durability are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the connectivity and usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Archos 9 PC Tablet is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Archos 9 PC Tablet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 57 user reviews of Archos 9 PC Tablet from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the apps and reliability are overall positive. The design and touch screen are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the storage and connectivity, and views are divided on the price.

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42% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Archos 9 PC Tablet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 140 user reviews of Archos 9 PC Tablet from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

62% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Tech Staff (techradar.com)

Archos 9 review

The media player specialist turns its hand to tablet computing

Nice look ; Solid build

Reflective screen ; Awful usability ; Limited connectivity

The poor experience this tablet PC offers means we cannot recommend it if you are looking for a tablet PC

Apr, 2010

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Expert review by : Sean Johnson (laptops.co.uk)

Archos 9 PC Tablet Review

You'd be forgiven for asking whether or not the Archos 9 PC tablet is a viable iPad competitor. In truth, it's not, but we had to include it as it is a genuine tablet alternative - and cheap.

Thin, portable design, solid build quality

The CPU is painfully slow which is made worse by there being no way to easily rotate the screen orientation. The touch screen controls can be frustrating

The Archos 9 PC Tablet does look like it could very well be an iPad competitor but it is rather limited in terms of hardware and its user interface is frustrating to use.

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by : Geoff Rabans (reviewexplorer.com)

Archos 9 Tablet PC Review

French company Archos have been making some interesting devices for some time now, with entertainment very much at the forefront of their ideas.

A promising start on opening the box was let down by some pretty frustrating performance issues. The Archos 9 is a beautiful-looking device and feels great too, but there’s just not enough capability running through it to justify it as a rival to any...

Apr, 2010

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Expert review by : Alun Taylor (reghardware.co.uk)

Archos 9

Rather than appearing as the best combination of tablet PC and PMP, this device fulfils neither role satisfactorily, despite the welcome ability to handle 1080p video.

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...

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Rob Kerr (theinquirer.net)

Archos 9 PCtablet

A flawed touchscreen Windows 7 tablet

Touchscreen tablet, native DiVX/XViD support

Slow hard drive, slow processor, bad choice of operating system and version

has been dropped into the netbooks category by Archos with the blurb on the retail box insisting it is "the future of netbooks". In the strictest sense it isn't a netbook as it doesn't have a physical keyboard. Where it's best placed is as an extension...

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : PC Magazine (pcmag.com)

Archos 9 PCtablet

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Aug, 2010

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Expert review by : Christopher Null (wired.com)

Review: Archos 9 PC Tablet

One of the first shots in the tablet war has been fired by Archos. Too bad it missed. Hard.

Very portable (1.8 pounds). Eye-catching. Sturdy. Runs just about any Windows app

Downright awful touchscreen. Needs more RAM; performance is dismal. Just 3 hours battery life even with Wi-Fi turned off

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com.au)

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Archos 9 PC Tablet

Thin design; solid construction; plenty of storage space.

Terribly slow CPU; no way to easily rotate orientation; frustrating touch controls.

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

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Luigi Lugmayr (i4u.com)

Archos 9 Atom 1.1GHz 8.9" LED Internet Media Tablet for $410 + free shipping

mwave.com offers the 1.76-lb. Archos 9 Intel Atom 1.2GHz 8.9" Internet Media Tablet, model no. 501353, for $409.99 with free shipping. That's $75 under our mention from a week ago and the lowest total price we could find by $12. This media tablet...

Aug, 2010

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Archos 9 PC Tablet – Great looks but extremely sluggish

Archos is famous in the market for its PMPs and the manufacturer is trying to replicate this success in other fields too. The Archos 9 PC Tablet is a handheld computing device which has a nine inch screen and comes with Windows 7 OS. This device is...

Archos 9 PC Tablet looks really good for a tablet computer but the novelty will wear off soon. The device is extremely slow even for basic tasks. We think Archos needs to think a bit before they call such devices a Netbook replacement.

Feb, 2010

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