Angling for a brand new Android 3.1 tablet, are ya? If that’s the case, Archos has a brand new pair emerging from Paris today, the 80 G9 and 101 G9. Predictably, the most important differentiator between the 2 is the screen size, with the previous offering an 8-inch panel with a 1024 x 768 screen resolution and the latter stepping as much as a ten.1-incher (1280 x 800). Either one of ‘em are proudly using Seagate’s 7mm Momentus Thin so as to scale to 250GB, but for sure, only time will tell how an influence-hungry HDD will do in tablet form factor.
Under the hood, you could find a dual-core OMAP 4 processor (1.5GHz ARM Cortex A9), support for Flash, access to the Android Market and an entire-size USB port — one that’s good for accepting the outfit’s new G9 3G WWAN stick ($49). You’ll also get an HDMI output, support for 1080p playback and a pay-as-you-go option with the aforesaid 3G dongle. The duo is scheduled to head on sale on the end of September (you realize, only a month or two before Ice Cream Sandwich makes Honeycomb seem like old hat), with the 80 G9 going for $279 and the 101 G9 for $349. Don’t ever say Archos’ accountants didn’t look out for you .
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