17 Apr 09 Archos 2 available for Pre-order at Amazon
The Archos 2 doesn’t have much going for it, but for $59.99 for an 8GB player, I can’t complain. Actually, I can and will complain! Archos, I thought you turned a page when you released your line of Internet Media Tablets. Those devices were sexier than all of their blocky predecessors. Instead of designing a flash version of those IMT’s, you go and rebrand some generic DAP instead. At least rebrand something with good specs. There’s plenty of Chinese players that could have been chosen over this. I guess it’s one step forwards, and two steps back.
Specs:
- Capacity: 8GB with microSD expansion
- Display: 1.8″ TFT (128 x 160 resolution)
- Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV
- Video: AVI
- FM tuner and recorder
- Voice recorder
- Battery life: 10 hours for audio, 4 hours for Video
- Colors: Black or White
Sadly, the battery life appears to be 10 hours, rather than the 12 we reported last time. If you’re some raving Archos fanboy (or girl) you can head over to Amazon and pre-order one.
