Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Google Android officially launched

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The Archos 5 Internet Tablet has been promised for ages and now it’s finally here.

Besides running Google’s Android OS, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet’s comes in several flavours with a range of hard drives up to 500GB. It also has GPS, WiFi and access to Archos’s AppsLib app store.

The homescreens on the Archos 5 Internet Tablet are totally customisable and unlike the iPhone, the Archos 5 supports Flash. It’s basic 8GB version will set you back £199 with prices juming up to £379.99 for the top of the line model.

Hop over to the blogs now for our first hands-on with the Archos 5 Internet Tablet and see its current competition in our Portable Video Top 10.

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