We first saw the Archos 9 two weeks ago and today we’ve learned that it’s coming to America. With an 8.9-inch touch-screen and a gaggle of other goodies it makes for a perfect Web browsing tablet. No word on price, but the Archos 9 is coming this fall.
DENVER, CO – July 2, 200Your browser may not support display of this image. 9 ARCHOS is leading the innovation charge in the MiniPC market with the introduction of the ARCHOS 9 PCtablet. This new PCtablet combines the performance of a high-end PC with breathtaking design, excellent ergonomics and an astonishing touch interface. It gives PC users an entirely new way to work, stay connected and enjoy the Web and digital media on an ultra-thin and extremely fast full touch-screen tablet.
The ARCHOS 9 PCtablet is the ultra portable PC; extremely thin, just 0.63”, and ultra lightweight, less than 22.29 oz. The ARCHOS 9 pushes the boundaries of style and function.
With a full touch-sensitive 9” screen, users can enjoy a comfortable computing experience. The resistive screen allows emails and documents to be composed easily via a built-in virtual keyboard. The innovative optical trackball and buttons allows easy navigation on screen, and provides an uncompromised PC experience.
The ARCHOS 9 features the new Z515 Intel® processor, Microsoft Windows 7® Operating system and an integrated multimedia platform that uses WiFi 802.11b/g connection and Bluetooth 2.1 for extremely fast computing anywhere, anytime.
Additional software includes Microsoft Office®, Web TV & Radio, video conference, antivirus, parental control, photos and movies edition applications and more.
The ARCHOS 9 PCtablet will be available this fall, 2009.











I wonder how this is going to compare to the CrunchPad? I know the CrunchPad is going to be cheaper but this thing looks really sexy and it runs a full OS instead of just a web browser. I am no fan of Windows so I think I would just replace it with some moblin 2.0 enabled linux distro.
Will the Archos 9 support Linux? Is the keyboard control integrated into Windows software or independent? I don’t mind windows 7 but would want to put Linux on it for speed. One more question, will Linux support touch screen technology? If so, which Linux distributions do?
As for the crunchpad, I like the idea but it’s limited on compatibility.
yea it should because windows hasnt come out with a wondows 7 moble yet so it probably would (as in that i meen windows 7 is a whole operating system not a moble)
Great! I can now use it to browse http://www.hongkongtourmap.com easily on the road.
Welcome to America! Now go home!