Why should I buy Archos instead of a Netbook (asus eee 1005ha-p) Which one should I choose?
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I think you pretty much answered your own question. The Archos isn't even in the same league as the Eee netbook. Netbook wins.
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I personally bought the eMachines eM250 (the exact equivalent of the Acer Aspire One D250, just rebranded) from Walmart for $228 by seeing it in the computer cage up in Maine. The EXACT same thing except WITH a bigger harddrive (250gig). Personally I love it, and even though the keys are slightly cramped (89%), I didn't want to deal with the Dell touchpad which is a pain in the butt. I'm a computer guy, and I played with it in a Staples to see if I liked it, but no thanks. Also the Acer/eMachines is a breeze to upgrade the RAM. Just remove a screw, pop out the 1 gig, and put in a 2 gig. So if I may, I would suggest stopping by Walmart to see if you can get lucky like me. Has a cool brushed nickel look to it too (but its plastic). I've put it through the ringer, and it is surpisingly pretty powerful! Here is the Amazon link to it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00323G71S/ref=s9_simi_gw_s6_p147_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0TVG5SXWRB9HWKSRM88K&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846
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This device has a dual core CPU; the second version of the device has a quad core.I would suggest going for the Archos Gamepad 2 or Wikipad instead. While the hardwarelooks nice on paper the device overall has pretty lack luster performance when comparedto equivalent tablets on the market.
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Maybe you can check out the spec from this sitehttp://zenbook.asus.com/zenbook/
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Why not consider the People's Champ, the Asus 1000HE?ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 9.5 Hour Battery Life
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The review from Carlos A. Sanchez gets it right. This is an excellent netbook. Uninstall Flash Player 10.0. Install Flash Player 10.1.53.38 RC4. Install Broadcom Crystal HD 3.3.0 drivers from Broadcom.com. The package contains 32- and 64-bit drivers. People doing a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate should upgrade RAM to 2GB PC2-6400. The Seagate HD is good enough. Go for an SSD if you have the money. I am using this mostly for watching Netflix on the patio. Netlix uses Silverlight which is currently at version 4.0.50401.0. If you did not receive the Crystal HD decoder, you know what to do! The review from Carlos A. Sanchez gets it right. This is an excellent netbook. Uninstall Flash Player 10.0. Install Flash Player 10.1.53.38 RC4. Install Broadcom Crystal HD 3.3.0 drivers from Broadcom.com. The package contains 32- and 64-bit drivers. People doing a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate should upgrade RAM to 2GB PC2-6400. The Seagate HD is good enough. Go for an SSD if you have the money. I am using this mostly for watching Netflix on the patio. Netlix uses Silverlight which is currently at version 4.0.50401.0. If you did not receive the Crystal HD decoder, you... » Read More The review from Carlos A. Sanchez gets it right. This is an excellent netbook. Uninstall Flash Player 10.0. Install Flash Player 10.1.53.38 RC4. Install Broadcom Crystal HD 3.3.0 drivers from Broadcom.com. The package contains 32- and 64-bit drivers. People doing a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate should upgrade RAM to 2GB PC2-6400. The Seagate HD is good enough. Go for an SSD if you have the money. I am using this mostly for watching Netflix on the patio. Netlix uses Silverlight which is currently at version 4.0.50401.0. If you did not receive the Crystal HD decoder, you know what to do! « Show Less
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I don't know if the Archos is better than the Coby -- all I know is that it's **** near impossible to find and, if you do find one, you're going to be paying through the nose. (Used models on eBay are going for more than the list price for a new one, and new ones...don't ask!)
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Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to compatibility issues. You want a Windows XP machine running Office 2003 - or something very similar. Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to... » Read More Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to compatibility issues. You want a Windows XP machine running Office 2003 - or something very similar. « Show Less
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I multitask on this machine a lot. It has been responsive with many apps open, nothing too intensive, but many of them. Multitasking while hd videos are playing is no problem either. I wouldn't use it for video editing, encoding, heavy photoshop, 3d modeling, or the like. I think of it as a netbook on steriods, it is small and easy to travel with decent battery life and a much better processor than an atom but it is by no means a competitor for an intel i3-5-7. I have thought about the adding an SSD to this machine, I think it would be a great benefit but i don't think not adding one would be a deal breaker either. ie; onenote loads in about 4 sec, putty 1 sec, editors in about 3 sec. If you add one, be sure to get 7mm drive rather than 9mm. I dont believe the 9mm will fit.
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If I had to do it over again, I would not have purchased my Archos 7 but instead a mini computer. The Archos has to many things it will not do. You cannot download many plugins from websites to be allowed to watch media from these sites like a computer. If you are considering a Archos 7 then I would consider any of the minis on the market.
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PDFs suck on the Archos 5. I looked at the PDF Manual that came preloaded on it and it loads for like 30 seconds just to scroll down a page.
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Everything I read about it on netbooks has been really good. I'm going to do the update sometime this week or this weekend. I'll let you know what I think.
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I have a netbook (not this one in particular) but one with like styled specs...I bought the CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009...that I got from "FeeBAY" for $5.00 including shipping. So far no problems...but I did have to get an external drive so not sure how much of a savings it really was...........since the external drive was $65.00.
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Curious. Why wouldn't you be looking at the ASUS Eee 1000HA? Its battery life is virtually identical to the Samsung and is available on Amazon for $399. ASUS is a very big name in both laptops and netbooks.
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yes but archicad recommends a quad core, we do have them, it does meet the minimum requirements but it may be slow.
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I only use it for email and FB while traveling; no gaming. But I love the netbook so I would base your decision on the size of the Hard Drive and amount of RAM on the offered machine. It has a full sized key board, which is nice.
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I have the Ipod touch and interested in the Archos 7.Unlike the ipod touch -You get almost double screen real estate, -can read email directly-replaceable battery.-More choices of video codecetc.