While searching online for a good Archos tablet PC to buy, I came across Archos 70 Internet Tablet, a 7-inch tablet PC that can rival Samsung Galaxy Tab, and while hunting for its price, I came across another Archos tablet PC called Archos 7 Home Tablet. At first glance, they may seem similar in some aspects, but there are huge differences that can affect your tablet PC experience. Apart from the obvious difference in the name, here are the other factors which make internet tablets differ from home tablets.
Why an internet tablet is better, faster, smoother
Internet tablets perform much faster, enabling you to browse the internet, run apps or play your media at speeds 3 times faster than home tablets. This is because an internet tablet's processor is an ARM Cortex A8 @ 1GHz and its processing power is 24000 DMIPs (million instructions per second), while a home tablet's processor is an ARM 9 @ 660 Mhz with a processing power of 800 DMIPS.
Tablet PCs should have a user-friendly interface and that should start with the screen. Internet tablets have multitouch screens so they are easier to use, while home tablets may be resistive. An internet tablet's graphic coprocessor is also faster, so the Android interface is more fluid. Furthermore, you can play 3D graphic games and view your content horizontally or vertically because of the accelerometer that lets you turn the internet tablet at a comfortable viewing angle.
Internet tablets also have the latest version of Android, such as 2.2 Froyo on Archos, which is best with Adobe Flash. That way, your viewing experience is similar to how you view online content on your PC. As for the body, an internet tablet is lighter and thinner, has improved WiFi/n connectivity, has bluetooth, and can have 3G.
Playing and displaying media – Internet tablets for the win!
If you want a tablet PC for watching movies and playing music, internet tablets support more types of video and music files that are commonly used nowadays. With the right codecs, you can play AVI, MKV, WMV, MP4, and FLV videos on your tablet on higher resolution. And if you are using subtitles with extensions like .sub, .smi, .ssa, or .srt, can display them well with your internet tablet.
Internet tablets also support more audio formats including OGG Vorbis and AAC. For viewing pictures, an internet tablet can have a Photo Frame which is 3D animated and capable of displaying your pictures directly from Picassa, Flickr, and Facebook with a WiFi connection. You et perks like a camera, and you have the option to us an HDMI cable to link your tablet to a TV as well.
Additional perks
Home tablets have limited capacities at 8GB but you can expand it with the right micro SDHC, whereas internet tablets give you options between 8GB and 250GB capacities, enabling you to expand the capacity with a micro SDHC, too. Content can be streamed from your PC because an internet tablet has shared folders like UpnP and SAMBA. You can also program your internet tablet for a dual boot and buy optional peripherals for it such as a keyboard and USB host mouse and connect them via USB or BT for ease of use.
What users are saying
Of course my search for a good internet tablet won't end without looking at reviews. I've read reviews about Archos 70 Internet Tablet and Archos 7 Home Tablet from sources like LaptopMag.Com, YugaTech, and CNET, and I also came across some forums where members were trying to compare or ask for comparisons between the two Archos tablet PCs. I found that most users mentioned that Archos 70 Internet Tablet is much better than Archos 7 Home Tablet.
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