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I did some extensive research before finally deciding to buy the Archos 101. Many other units were just too expensive. The 101 was resonably priced and seemed to have the backbone to do what I needed it to do. The latest firmware update is for Android 2.2. Archos doesn't know if Android 3.0 will be available at the time of this review. After receiving the unit, I first noticed how light and thin it was. The interface is pretty user friendly. It does not come with the regular Android Market, but with a little help from your friendly neighborhood hackers, you can install it. Instead, it comes with a program named Google AppsLib. It has many of the regular market apps, but not all. The unit has great battery life. I can leave it on all day and it barely looses any battery unless I am using it non-stop. Some cons: The unit feels cheap. The screen is not as responsive as it could be. The screen resolution is not that great and the camera is very mediocre at best. You trade the reasonable price for a few quality sacrifices with this one, but all together it is a decent unit to mess around with when you don't feel like carrying a laptop or your cell phone screen is just a wee bit too small.Read full review
Good luck finding a tablet in the market that support external usb flash drive, micro sd card, micro usb ports, flash,nd full, ,720 hdmi video output. I absolutly love it, had it for about a week now, so far no regret, the wifi was easy to set up, but the cellphone tetgering was extremely difficult. Not all phones are supported. It does have it's on andriod market call applib, but i was able to install a crack version of the andriod market, thx to Ginstaller, awsome battery live, 1.3 pixel camera could had been better, but you get what you paid for, defenitly recomend this over the ipad....great buy
For a 10.1" tablet, it's thinner and lighter than a similarly sized IPad. The battery life is about the same and the 1ghz processor does keep up with others in its class. The capacitive touch screen is sensitive, the screen is bright (warning: does NOT have a WIDE viewing angle), and the speakers are really good for something this size. It has not only a full-sized usb jack for standard accessories, but has a mini USB jack, as well (well, it MIGHT be a micro USB but I don't have it in front of me at the moment). I have about 20 apps loaded on it at the moment including Go Launcher and their version of a virtual keyboard, both must-haves. It is not supposed to be compatable with Android Market, but getting into the Archos marketplace allowed me to get the Android Market, as well. This particular tablet is an Archos Gen-8 device and it makes it a little harder to get anything Android version over 2.2, but from what I've read, Archos may be porting a version of 2.3 to this tablet. And I have seen a beta version of 4.0 that runs, also. All I really want to do is to be able to run Netflix and Skype. It does both of those beautifully, as is. Even YouTube videos present no problems. All in all, if you can get it for a good price, go for it. Anything over $175 used or $245 new as the time of this writing may be a bit excessive.Read full review
Overall, I'm very happy with it and would buy it again. But, after having played with it for about a couple weeks, there are some pros and cons I've discovered. Pros: Great resolution, music and video player, great dimensions for internet viewing, and the best compatibility with output devices (usb, tv, storage, headphones, etc.) out there. The home streaming of media through uPnP is great, once you figure out how to set it up. The selection of apps is usually good (more to follow in cons). Cons: The speakers are usually loud enough, but not always and they are unfortunately, not nearly as crisp or rich/full as larger speakers. However, other speakers from other tablets/ipods have the same downside. The worst downside is the limited compatibility with some of Google's apps and many calling apps. The calling apps don't recognize the device as a cell phone, so if they can download, they are a bit buggy. The Google apps are a mystery since it runs Android and Google makes Android. For some reason, Google denies many of its coolest apps for use on this device and the only way to get them is downloading patched together apk's. This makes the experience a bit fragmented and sometimes frustrating. That said, there are going to be unique pros and cons for any tablet out there, so for the price, this is a great tablet and well worth it.Read full review
Overall I really like the product. It has several advantages over both Ipad and samsung Galaxy tab. It has a 2 USB ports (standard and a host USB) which is on neither competitor, a built in HDMI output which is only available on the galaxy with an options media stand not available on Ipad, Micro SD slot for removable storage again Not on Ipad. Screen lacks a little in comparison to the others but is sufficient. Another nice feature is the uPnP protocol, if you have a networked media player or harddrive you can stream movies directly to the archos. And at 300ish it comes in 200 lighter than the competitors
