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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:01:00 +0000

Thanks Chippy I’m defiantly going to go for the Archos 5.
Great Detailed comparison.

Thanks

By: Nevaar

Nevaar — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:59:40 +0000

I have an Archos 5IT (500GB) and yeah, it has it’s quirks. It is, however, a workhorse of an IT-toy, and it backs up my dvd/vhs collection easily via DVR Station.

While it doesn’t ship with the Android Market, adding it is easy – simply install the Market4Archos app.

iP[o|a]d are great for showing what Apple wants you to see, and for doing what Apple wants you to do. my iPod is awesome for doing absolutely nothing productive (i.e. only serves to waste time), but my My Archos WORKS for me. It is a powerful little handheld computer. Yeah, the OS is a little aged at this point, but after a few updates to the firmware it’s all good.

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Wed, 12 May 2010 03:50:38 +0000

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By: Stosh

Stosh — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:57:45 +0000

Chippy,
You have provided a fair comparison, but you certainly gloss over the important fact that the Archos OS is so unstable that it’s barely usable. I had one for 3 months, and though I had high hopes, each firmware update seemed to break as may things as it fixed. The only thing that made it interesting is the hack that allowed you install the Google apps and marketplace – those are technically not even possible on the device.
I agree with many of the negative comments on the iPad. They definitely need to open it up and allow us to update local content without going through iTunes. And I would prefer a bit smaller form factor – but probably 7″, rather than 4-5″. For anyone over 40 the eyestrain associated with the small form factor devices is a killer.
The iPad may have it’s problems, but at least it’s a fully realized product that works flawlessly and dependably. It may not do everything I want, but it absolutely does everything that it’s advertised to do.

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Mon, 10 May 2010 10:03:02 +0000

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By: H.P.

H.P. — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:27:27 +0000

First, bravo to chippy for a professional-quality presentation. Very well done, and with little bias.

One salient point that was missed was the intended audience for each device. Apple’s iProducts always have a very polished user experience, but are encased in a walled-garden. This is suitable for the general population.

For the tech set who prefer choices over a refined experience, an Android device (of which the Archos is one) would win over the Apple device. The 5IT excels as a toy-4-tech. Given Android relative immaturity and fast-moving improvements, rough edges are expected (and tolerated) by its early adopters.

I would recommend the 5IT only for the hardcore geek. Subsequent Android pads later this year will offer better user experience, and a more equitable comparison should be done at that point. I feel this is as important, if not more so, than the difference in form factors.

By: chippy

chippy — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:28:43 +0000

So there is a comparison

Thanks for the info. One question, do you have the Google Marketplace hack on the A5? That is a big memory killer.

By: midtoad

midtoad — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:50:26 +0000

I own an Archos 5 IT, and yesterday I got to spend half an hour with an iPad. There’s NO comparison! The Archos is a poorly executed piece of kit compared to the iPad, and even compared to my Nexus 1 phone.

In particular, the resistive screen of the Archos is unpleasant to use compared to the capacitive screen of the iPad. The memory management on the Archos is poor, and I’ve experienced many times the situation where the home screen freezes, then the GUI reboots. After Installing SysTray Monitor so I could monitor free mem, I could see that the free RAM on the Archos slowly leaks away until it gets close to 15 MB, then crash! I have to continually run TasKiller and kill off processes that relaunch themselves at their own volition.

As for the iPad, everything just works, and works well. Viewing photos & videos, and web browsing, are particularly enjoyable on the iPad. I could even touch-type on the on-screen keyboard, particularly in landscape format (though accuracy was substantially worse than on a physical kbd).

BUT, the iPad makes a poor ebook reader. It’s too heavy to hold as a book. And if you hold it one-handed like a book at, say, a bus station, don’t be surprised if suddenly it disappears into the arms of a fast-moving thief. The Archos is a much better size and weight as an ebook reader, but even then, the battery life is too poor (IMHO). For reading, I much prefer my new Kobo eReader, whose battery will last for weeks of reading (and won’t interrupt my reading with a Facebook notification).

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