I have read several reviews on the Archos 5 tablet...it is to compete with the ipod touch. Archos had some quality and control issues yet with it. I should be better than the touch, because the capabilities, but it has alot of issues with how well it is manufactured. I would go to newegg.com and just read the posts and responses by users. I want a linux based tablet and will wait until a builder with a reputation gets behind it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Schewe" <jpschewe at mtu.net> To: "TCLUG Mailing List" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, June 4, 2010 1:36:07 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Archos Internet Tablet Yes, I've seen that review. Wondering if someone actually has one or knows where to find one to play with. Best Buy doesn't seem to have any in stock according to their website. Do you have suggestions for another android device that is similar in size and isn't a phone? On 6/4/10 12:27 PM, Robert wrote: > cnet reviews > Archos 5 Internet tablet with Android (16GB > Best Buy $299.99 > 3 stars > > Product summary > The good: The Archos 5 Internet tablet/portable media player offers a > large, high-resolution touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, music playback, > photos, Flash video and game compatibility, Bluetooth, e-mail, a Web > browser, a built-in speaker, an integrated kickstand, GPS, and support > for a limited selection of Android applications. > > The bad: GPS signal reception is poor enough to make the feature > useless; many popular Android apps are unsupported; Flash video support > is hit or miss; no multitouch support for keyboard or gestures; text > copy and paste is a chore; and the glossy design shows fingerprints. > > The bottom line: The Archos 5 is a great video player, but it > disappoints as a premium Android Internet tablet and GPS unit. > > > > > > On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 11:07 -0500, Jon Schewe wrote: > >> Archos Internet Tablet >> > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe If you see an attachment named signature.asc, this is my digital signature. See http://www.gnupg.org for more information. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list