French electronics manufacturer, Archos has just announced a cheap tablet, dubbed Android Froyo Archos Arnova. The tablet has a price range of 99 euros to 249 euros.
All available models equipped with the latest OS 2.2 Froyo, but the Android OS will be upgraded to 2.3 (Gingerbread) when updating the hardware came as expected in the month of April. And the choice of screen sizes from 7-10 inches. For screen sizes 10 and 8 inches, Archos equip screen with a resolution of 720p so it is quite comfortable watching HD movies.
The two tablets will be available with 600MHz ARM9 processor and with resistive type touch screen. However, both are expected to be upgraded to a 1GHz chip ARM Cortex-A8 (similar to the iPad current) and capacitive touch screen in the next two to three months, while prices are expected to remain steady.
In addition to 600MHz chip, and the use of a resistive touch screen, another area where Archos has been able to reduce the price is only 4GB of internal storage RAM, although this can be developed through the included microSD card slot. A Wi-Fi 802.11b / g is also supported by these tablets.
You can see video from Archos Arnova 8 and 10 via youtube:
