is this the best tablet around for the money?

bigblackdog

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/ARCHOS-70-INTERNET-TABLET

I wonder if someone would mind advising ? It will be a present for my daughter , thanks in advance

mardycow

I have owned an Archos for a few years now, It is a great multimedia player i used to take it into work on nights to watch films i had downloaded or music, it is wifi too, screen quality is excellent- mine was 7 inches, It depends what she is going to use it for

PM1

I bought one this week. One of the reviews said that it had a cheap plasticky case, but I think that must have been a poor sample. It is good, and I am enjoying it. I had to search on the Internet for an app that would give me access to the Google Android market, but I found a site with complete instructions so now have access to many more free apps. I think it is excellent. I went for the 7" rather than the 10" because it fits in a pocket. I am still learning about it. Sorry that I cannot give you better guidance to that site - I cleaned out my browser history this morning.

Martin should definitely be flagging it as a 'Good Buy'.

bigblackdog

thanks for your comments , i notice they are selling a tablet with 3g for 50 quid more , at £150.
but not sure thats somethiing neccessarily useful ,

PM1

Careful, they are also selling a device at £79, but that is not a true tablet.

With the 3G connection you would need a contract, and possibly pay for amount of data used. Why not stick to the WiFi only unit?

The software to allow access to the google android apps marketplace is gApps4Archos2.apk. You will need to search for it.

Good luck,

PM