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Originally Posted by ColdSun

I spent a good portion of my day watching the video coverage from Chippy at UMPCPortal and Carrypad on the Archos 9. The device is essentially a netbook without a keyboard. It has a great form factor, except the stand on the back seems like it would break easily. For anyone interested in the device, there is a lot to learn from today's video. Also, this video cast is every Friday for those of you that want to catch the live version. I'm always there and we can chat, so come on by.

Video Demo:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3228367

Video Unboxing:
http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/12/ar...verview-video/

Here are some screenshots:
http://umpcportal.com/gallery/v/arch...chos9carrypad/

I'm still working on the SmartV7 review. It will likely be sometime next week when it goes up.

wow...that was about 1.5 hours of review time... long view..just fyi on those videos... but well worth it if you really were considering the archos 9..

i really had high hopes for the archos 9, but after all the videos and reviews ive seen... man did they cut corners.... the 1.33 atom 510 with cheap chipset, non hyperthreading and such...pretty disappointed...esp coming from a "media" producing company... i would loved for them to have a HIGH END version Archos 9 Premium for example... with no corner cutting
get the top of the line atom, extended battery, 2gb ram, no SSD as that would cost way too much, but maybe add a decent harddrive with shock protection...etc...yeah it would cost a little more, but well worth the upgrades

maybe XP tablet would have been better than windows starter from the videos for the archos 9... esp with that slow processor and low amount of RAM

they didnt show any pdfs or other reader (the kindle reader was the only thing shown i think)... would like to have seen some of that just to see this as a ebook reader...

the lack of sd card slot, the lack of dedicated buttons for changing view mode etc, cheap stand that will def break and or cause damage to the archos 9 from moving etc..., the slowest processor, the lack of RAM,....it looks like im back at the drawing board and crossing a line through my desire to have an archos 9.... looks like the viliv kills it by the looks of it...