Customer Reviews

ARCHOS 10 501257US 10.2-Inch Black Netbook - 6 Cell Battery

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The Archos 10 is a re-branded Hasee netbook computer. It's Archos' first entry into the somewhat new and booming netbook market. The hardware is pretty much what you get in netbooks right now, unless you spend $900 on the Sony P (which is a powerful and sexy device), but who wants to spend $900 on a netbook?

What you get in software is not standard, you get a $50 credit for the Archos Media Club (movies), and while the list of movies is short and some are quite old, there are some decent titles on there, and free is a good thing. You also get IBM Lotus Symphony for office type work. 50 free songs and one free audiobook when you sign up with emusic, and a free anti-virus program that works quite well.

My wife has a HP mini and out of the two the main difference is software on the Archos, and that I paid nearly $100.00 less on Amazon for the Archos.

Here are the pros and cons:

Pros: $50 movie credit, free software, free music deal, nice crisp display. Large Hard Drive, bigger than most netbooks have, this is a great feature since you are most likely going to be using it for movies and music.

Cons: Keyboard is miniaturized, making it difficult to type on. Number keys slightly offset from regular keyboards, so if you're a typer you will hit the wrong number all the time.

Touchpad doesn't have the typical scroll feature found on other netbooks and laptops, you'll have to use the up down arrow keys or tap the up/down arrows at the edge of the screen.

Overall I would recommend this netbook, you're not likely to be doing heavy typing on it anyway, and for the price you will be hard pressed to get this much with another manufacturer.

Arrived as promised, (Amazon is Excellent) had all the parts, some fun entertainment features, nice to have XP again. The built in camera and microphone work quite well and you can hear the speakers. Did have some communication issues between wireless modem and pc. Called Archos support, waiting per recording to an off peek time, on hold 23 minutes then allowed to leave message for a call back which never came. After 4 hours of internet research figured out what "I" was doing wrong...was not an equipment problem. Support tech could have probably identified a fix in a minute or two.

HEY..ARCHOS you build a wonderful tablet and decent enough mini pc, hire a couple of folks to take calls! Cost you a star.

I purchased the Archos 10 from Amazon for $258. At this price I couldn't go wrong. I have had the netbook for about 3 weeks now and couldn't be happier. The battery life is excellent with the 6 cell battery (5-7 hours I estimate). The only complaints I have are common to most netbooks (keyboard size, etc). The LED backlit LCD is one of the best I've seen, the screen even looks good in direct sunlight. I loaded windows 7 RC and it handles it well for web use and video streaming. Overall, I was a little worried when I ordered it that I wouldn't like it, but I have absolutely no regrets (especially for the price).

I wanted to get a netbook for my son who is starting high school next school year because they are light weight (perfect for a backpack full of textbooks)and they can do everything the big 1's can do.I researched netbooks for several months before deciding on the Archos 10 and chose it because it had everything I was looking for and so much more. It was up and running right out of the box, wi-fi works great and it has so many extras that makes my son love it. At first he wasn't happy with my choice of getting a smaller laptop but as soon as he got it he loved it. It's easy to use( web-cam, v-tuner, windows word processing, e-mail you name it) and the battery lasts for at least 5 hours before needing a charge. The keyboard is a bit smaller and he doesn't have small hands but he's getting the hang of it fast. I have been telling everyone what a great computer this is and would recommend it to anyone who needs a lighter laptop that's much easier carry around. It doesn't have a built in cd/dvd reader/ writer but you can easily get one on Amazon or Best Buy for as little as $50, it just plugs into 1 of the 3 usb ports and your set.

I purchased from Tiger Direct the 3 cell version. I can get 2.5 hours out of a charge with moderate use. The screen is fantastic. There is no glare unlike others with the glossy screen. I am satisfied with the performance of the machine - as all other netbooks this one has the same guts, but I think it runs faster just a bit. The included software is slightly bloaty but not too bad. You can't beat it for the price.

Well, I don't know how come this product got so many negative reviews,
I have had this nifty Net book for close to one year now and I can not be happier with my purchase,
I didn't buy this from Amazon but all I have done with it is upgrade the memory to 2 GB and it is just right and everything works fantastic, I even installed some of my old games that would not work with windows 7 and they work AS good as they should.the battery life averages about 5 to 6 hours and I think that is adequate.
I am sorry to hear about the ones that had a bad experience with the net book, I also know a person that bought one of these little net book and he has been happy with his buy.
There is one thing that is not very cool, and that is the keyboard, it is small so expect some time getting used to it.
all in all i am happy with my net book.

Don't get me wrong, Archos is a good company, and they make great products. But as far as the netbook market goes, they have dropped the ball on this one!!! When I got this netbook, I was hoping to use it as a machine for the purpose of surfing the web, downloading media content, and typing up a few minor documents. The second day I had the product, it crashed on me!!! It cannot handle video content like most other netbooks. Also the keyboard is not user friendly for people with above average size hands as myself. If you are not a heavy pc user and only need it for simple word processing tasks, then this is the computer for you. If you surf the web, multi-task, veiw and listen to media content, you need to go with a different product, because this ARCHOS 10 just will not get it done!!!

Had an Archos 10 for 2 months during which time all of the following failed:
2no. USB 2 ports
1no. USB 1 port
webcam
wifi
Realtek card reader
Archos technical support unhelpful.
Limited information on Arhos 10 forums.
Archos 10 is now effectively useless as cannot get files in, or out, of it.

Archos uses substandard parts on all of their products and they will not honor their warranties when the parts break. I have a $500 paper weight because I bought there product. Get an eee PC - they are much better products and their support is excellent.