Legit Reviews

DENVER, CO – September 22nd, 2009
ARCHOS introduced the Archos 9 PCtablet today in San Francisco, CA. The new entertainment tablet features the Intel® Atom™ processor and combines the performance and full Internet of a portable PC with elegant design. The ARCHOS 9 ushers in a whole new era of Netbooks with full internet media capability and additional capabilities including video conferencing.

Ron Ferguson, Senior V.P. and General Manager of ARCHOS North America outlined the market for the new ARCHOS 9. “Working closely with Intel, ARCHOS is able to deliver the PC tablet on the market, an ultra-light and ultra-thin design with the performance and internet compatibility of the Intel Atom processor.. These products will blend the computing horsepower of a laptop with the rich multimedia experiences that ARCHOS has come to be known for.”

The ARCHOS 9 will start shipping on Oct. 22nd 2009 and will retail for $500. Consumers will have a choice between black and white designs and a host of accessories such as a portable keyboard and cases. ARCHOS announced that the ARCHOS 9 will be available through leading PC resellers.

At 0.68”, the ARCHOS 9 is extremely thin and pushes the boundaries of style and function. The PCtablet sports a full touch-sensitive 9” resistive screen and has a virtual keyboard. The innovative optical trackpoint and buttons allows easy navigation on screen, and provides an uncompromised PC experience.

“The Intel® Atom™ processor is driving tremendous product innovation around the world across multiple mobile market segments,” said Gary Willihnganz, Director of Marketing for Intel Corporation’s Ultra Mobility group. “We are delighted to be working with Archos on a range of products based on the Atom processor roadmap – the Archos netbooks that have been shipping, the Archos 9 PCtablet being announced today, and the Moorestown-based handheld that Archos announced earlier this year. These products are excellent proof points of Atom processor’s high performance and software compatibility with the design and entertainment expertise of Archos.”

The ARCHOS 9 PCtablet features the new Intel® Atom™ processor Z515, Microsoft Windows® 7 Operating System and an integrated multimedia platform that uses WiFi 802.11b/g connection and Bluetooth 2.0 for fast computing anywhere, anytime.






About ARCHOS
ARCHOS introduced the hard-drive-based MP3 player with the Jukebox 6000 in 2000, and since that time has revolutionized consumer electronics devices. The company introduced the portable video player in 2003 and was the first to bring TV recording, wireless and touch screens to the portable media player. In 2008, ARCHOS introduced the first Internet Media Tablets, offering consumers uncompromised access to the Internet, movies, photos, video, music and television anytime, anywhere. Now, ARCHOS introduce Internet Tablet, PC Tablets, Netbooks and MP3/MP4 Player.
Established in 1988, ARCHOS has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, and is quoted on Compartment C of Euronext Paris, ISIN Code FR0000182479. More information is available online at http://www.archos.com.