Whenever I hear of a Tablet PC, I think of a notebook with a keyboard with a touchscreen that flips open backwards to be used like a stand. From what I have been seeing, tablets are going more to the multimedia side, and away from the PC side. Three tablets that caught my attention are the iPad, The Archos 5 and 7, and MSI Android Tablet.
Let me start with the iPad. By looking at it, all it seems to be is a 10″ iPod. Same uncustomizable OS, same look, just bigger, and so is the price. The price range for the WiFi model is $500+ depending on flash drive size, and $800+ for 3G+wifi, and an extra $30 a month for unlimited 3g access, and $15 a month for limited. It is running a 1ghz processor, and the flash sizes are a predictable 16, 32, and 64gb.What I would have liked to see from Apple with the tablet is something similar to the Axitron Modbook.
The second tablet I would like to talk about, even though limited information is available as of now, is the MSI Android Tablet. Aimed to compete against the iPad, it also is 10″ in size and priced at $500. From what I read, it will be released with multiple configuration depending open the users needs.
Lastly, the tablet that has caught my eyes, is the Archos line which are Android and PC based based. The Archos 5 and Archos 7 are both android based, running 600MHz. The Archos 5 is 5″ in size, having the disk drive space ranging from 60GB-250GB, and now on sale for starting price of $299.99. The Archos 7 is what I would consider the big brother. It is 7″ in size, and disk sizes of either 160GB and 320GB. Besides running Android, these two devices have the ability to stream and download standard and HD movies, record TV shows on the device itself with its built-in DVR, or with a couple of wires, from the device to the TV. A price hasn’t been set yet for the Archos 7.
The Archos 9 is more in a comparison to a netbook then a multimedia/internet tablet. It is 9″, running a 1.1GHz processor, a 60GB HDD hard drive, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. It is priced at $549.99.
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