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![]() Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 12-August 03 From: Leeds, UK Member No.: 346 ![]() |
![]() I recently bought one from there and they still have them on offer. The current price is just under £200. I should have posted earlier, hope this is of some use to somebody. ![]() |
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 409 Joined: 7-November 03 Member No.: 811 ![]() |
BTW, any comments to Archos embedded devices' performance and reliability.
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Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 2-February 04 From: UK Member No.: 1,563 ![]() |
QUOTE(freizugheit @ May 18 2007, 12:59 AM) Hi, When I looked at the Archos some time ago, it looked perfect for my needs - playing multimedia files, surfing the web, driving USB devices etc. However, I found that it was slower than the 5500 that I already owned, and there are problems with way Archos have implemented Linux on it - some settings do not persist across reboots. Also, there are problems with e.g. supporting new codecs due to the sound driver and a collection of other issues that made me decide to get a dedicated multimedia player instead (the vivitar version of this). It's the usual case of the software not being implemented well. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings! |
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 12-August 03 From: Leeds, UK Member No.: 346 ![]() |
QUOTE(arniel @ May 18 2007, 08:48 AM) QUOTE(freizugheit @ May 18 2007, 12:59 AM) Hi, When I looked at the Archos some time ago, it looked perfect for my needs - playing multimedia files, surfing the web, driving USB devices etc. However, I found that it was slower than the 5500 that I already owned, and there are problems with way Archos have implemented Linux on it - some settings do not persist across reboots. Also, there are problems with e.g. supporting new codecs due to the sound driver and a collection of other issues that made me decide to get a dedicated multimedia player instead (the vivitar version of this). It's the usual case of the software not being implemented well. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings! ![]() ![]() No it isn't as fast as the Zs but a 30GB hard drive, built in wifi, usb host and the ability to record and play video out of the box is quite impressive. The lack of a 'backup' battery is a slight pain, if you hard reset you have to set the time again! ![]() The biggest lack to me is the absence of a physical keyboard. But I think of this machine as more of a music player and pda than as a palm top computer. It also has its uses as a portable hard drive for the Zs which have usb host. What a shame ARCHOS didn't follow the same route for the AV700. Carry a cheap usb keyboard and the umpc would have a cheap open competitor. ![]() |
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Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 8-April 04 Member No.: 2,743 ![]() |
just ordered one for US$199 at bhphotovideo.com :-)
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