Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet?

Question

Ok... so I was looking up iTouch on Amazon a couple days back just checking prices, didn't find anything I liked so I left. Amazon recently sent me a email saying to check this out, I usually don't but it said it boasted 250 GB. Im looking at it, and it just seems wonderful, plays all my differnt music files, internet browser, Flash player, 3G, or 3.5G compatable, you can even watch TV, or get differnt apps for it. Only problem I see with it is that its a 5" screen. I mean thats nice, but i don't think it would fit in my pocket. =S

Its even nearly the same price as the 16GB iTouch ($400, Compared to a $450 for the Archos), which wouldn't work, because i have WAY more music then 16 GB and I'll definently have mre in the future

So I guess

my question is, IF you have it... Is it a good buy, good stability, and what not or if you don't what do you think of it? I'll put up some links to reveiws and stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/Archos-250-Internet-Media-Tablet/dp/B001D0E4DA

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/archos-5-5g-and-7-internet-media-tablets-are-here-to-slap-you/

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/19/archos-unveils-three-new-internet-media-tablets/

Thanks

Answer 1

Just a couple of things i thought i'd mention

I dont think that the archos 5 comes out for another week or so, so very few people, if any, will be able to give you an accurate opinion of it. Also, it comes in a 120gb version too, which is only 400$. So if you dont really need 250gb, then you could save 50 bucks. Another thing i noticed that you said was about the 3g connectivity. Only the archos 5g has built in 3g connectivity, and you still need to pay for the 3g service through a wireless service provider(plus the 5g only stores 30gb). The archos 5 and 7 can have 3g too i think, but only if you pay more for and add on. One last thing you might want to know is that if you have purchased your music and/or videos from a major music distributor(ie. itunes music store), you probably have drm protection on all of your music. drm, if you dont know, is when companies put protection on the music making it so the song can only be on a certain number of computers. Unfortunately, it also makes it so not all media players can play it. If your music and videos are drm protected, you will have to pay 30$ for a drm remover. The best one i can find is Daniusoft, which can be bought here--http://www.daniusoft.net/product.html

Overall, i think that this product is great, and i plan to get one asap. The only thing that bothers me is the battery life. It only has 12 hours of audio and 4 of video. Luckily, archos has thought of that and a battery pack is available for 50 bucks. while it doesnt look as cool and sleek, it would be helpful on long trips. And finally, about your concern of its size: while the 4.8in screen is big, its still not dramatically bigger than an ipod touch. here it has them side be side-http://archosfans.com/     scroll almost all the way down.

I would say get the archos 5. whatever you do, dont get an ipod touch. they look great but the storage and features are matched and exceeded by many other companies for cheaper. Good luck.