Archos 5 Internet Tablet

To many, it’s still unclear how the internet tablet fits in the scheme of things but I think it will be going in the same direction as the popular iPod Touch. The Archos 5 Internet Tablet should fit the bill.


archos 5

The Archos 5 Internet Tablet has some pretty nice specs:

4.8” TFT LCD @ 800×480 pixel resolution
8 – 32 GB Flash Memory + microSD card expansion
160 – 500GB HDD option
720p HD movie playback
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
FM receiver
FM transmitter

Of course, there’s a built-in web browser for internet surfing, an email client, IM and DailyMotion.

Supported video formats include MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WMV and M-JPEG. Photo viewer support JPEG, GIF, BMP and PNG while audio formats include MP3, AAC, WMA, AAC, Flac and Ogg Vorbis. There are optional snap-on devices for audio/video recording as well as a TV tuner.

The flash model is as thin as 10.4mm while the HDD model is 20mm thick. Music playback time is 22 hours on a single charge and 7 hours to play videos. Retails for around $300 at Amazon.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

9 Responses

  1. Avatar for John Frabotta John Frabotta says:

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  2. Avatar for chez chez says:

    Archos’ distributor in the philippines:

    Intersystem Technologies Inc.
    Tel: 7251145/ 7268467
    Address: Unit 1404 Goldhill Tower Bldg.,#5 Annapolis St. Greenhills, San Juan,Metro, Manila

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  3. Avatar for Carlo Carlo says:

    This is really cool.. does amazon ship items here in Manila?

  4. Avatar for romeo romeo says:

    hi guys!

    pls check archos9 pc tablet and archos13 laptop. that is so cool…

    master gawan mo ng reviews un ha.. ^_^

  5. Avatar for juancd juancd says:

    do you have any idea if there are archos distributors here in the Philippines? I’m planning on buying one of these. hehe

  6. Avatar for CarloBlogg Online 3.0 CarloBlogg Online 3.0 says:

    look at that, it has WIFI and its HD. nice =D $300 is pretty reasonable in my opinion (kinda, hehe) =D

  7. Avatar for Calvin Calvin says:

    DailyMotion? How about YouTube? I guess wala rin syang support for Flash web sites.

  8. Avatar for myke myke says:

    GPS?…. hmmm seems like I’m looking at my new GPS device

  9. Avatar for sani sani says:

    Hope this little guy will be available in our country.

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