Archos 7 and 8 are tablets for your home use

The market hasn’t even fully established itself yet but MID and tablet maker want to put in a bit of differentiation already. The Archos 7 and Archos 8 are touted as home tablets which are highlighted by the more affordable price tag and lower specs.

Archos 7

• 7″ WVGA touchscreen
• 600MHz ARM9 Rockchip 2808 CPU
• 128MB RAM
• 2GB or 8GB
• Android OS
• 802.11b/g WiFi
• USB port, microSD support, built-in speakers
• 7-hour battery life for video, 44 hours for music
• Weight: 0.35kg

The Archos 7 is similar to the Archos 5 chassis and is only half an inch thick. The 2GB model is US$179 and the 8GB one is US$211.

Archos 8

• 8″ touchscreen
• 600MHz ARM9 Rockchip 2808 CPU
• 128MB RAM
• 4GB flash
• Android OS
• 802.11b/g WiFi
• USB port, microSD support, built-in speakers
• 7-hour battery life for video, 44 hours for music
• Weight: 0.40kg

The Archos 8 has a different design than previous MIDs from the company and carries a digital picture frame chassis. It costs US$179. With these tablets being aimed at home use, it packs in some good media playback and streaming capabilities and a host of other apps for browsing, social networking and more.

I was hoping they had a bit more in the features department to compete with the other upcoming tablets. We’ll know more about that soon when Archos gives us more details.

source UMPC Portal