Archois 7 8 gig android tablet @woot for 85 shipped

poofyhairguy

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This is a good thing- the first not-painful sub $100 tablet.

As a device its not terrible- it has the same guts as a Droid X except only 256mb RAM. The screen is capacitive, but meh otherwise (800 x 480). It actually compares well to a Nook Color, the Archos has a worse screen and build but has 720p codecs that the Nook doesn't have.

For under $100 its a pretty decent value.

Edit: I finally saw this is the resistive model. Ug. Terrible. I was 100% wrong. Those are ancient. I thought it was this:

http://www.amazon.com/Archos-70-Inte.../dp/B00422SH5C
 
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shortylickens

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Oh wait, that IS the one I got.

DONT DO IT YOU FOOL!

Its not worth 50 bucks, trust me. If it were small it would be a good portable player. But its too big and heavy to be good for anything.
 

Mopetar

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"PRODUCT: 1 Archos 501521 7" 8GB Home Tablet, Android 1.6, Wi-Fi, Micro SDHC Slot"

Android 1.6!?

Anyone know what kind of custom rom support is available for this thing. For $85 I'm half temped even if it's a complete bag of suck.