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Old 02-20-2010, 02:43 PM   #1
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Archos 5 review
I just posted the first part of a review over on my blog. Here is an excerpt:
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So I got an Archos 5 internet tablet last night, and I'm planning to review it as an ebook reader. I got the basic model, and it has a 4.8" screen, 8GB flash, Wifi, and a microSD card slot. It's easy to hold it in one hand in portrait mode; my thumb is positioned over the volume buttons (which act as page turn buttons).

Using the Archos 5 has refined my opinion of Android, and I'll post that elsewhere.
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Impressions

I'm quite please with the hardware. The button placement is just about perfect for a one handed grip, and swiping the screen with my thumb is easy. But I'm not happy with the amount of trouble I had in trying to read ebooks. Someone somewhere screwed up. I don't know if its the app developers, Archos, or the Android OS itself. I would only get the Archos 5 if you are a masochist or you are content with eReader.
I'm going to bring the Archos 5 with me to both conferences I'm attending in the next few weeks: O'Rielly TOC and Digital Book World.If you're going to be at one of the conferences and want to see it, just let me know.

P.S. If there is some software that you'd like me to try, please ask. I'd love to.
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