Archos 9 PC tablet, known to be the new competitor of Apple iPad. Archos 9 PC is the latest tablet from major PC tablet maker Archos. Both iPad and Archos 9 are best ones, let us go in detail to uncover pros and cons of these two. Archos 9 PC is powered by Intel Atom processor 1.1Ghz, 8.9 inches resistive touch screen display, Windows 7 starter edition OS and the device weighs 0.8 kg. Incase of usage the Archos 9 PC almost replaces our daily PC or notebook.

Apple iPad is powered by its own 1Ghz A4 processor, Mac OS X v10, 9.7 inch touch screen display, weighs only 0.68 kg (WiFi) model and 0.73 kg (WiFi + 3G) model. Archos 9 PC lacks 3G which is available on iPad, weighs more but still compact due to its dimension. It supports widely used Windows OS. So, it can able to support more applications than ipad. When considering ease of usage iPad wins through its superior safari web browser, iPod music player, multi touch display, etc. Even though Archos 9 PC supports more apps and popular windows OS but it lacks in terms of responsiveness and navigation. Using both these devices gives an experience like using portable outdoor chairs. If you need a tablet with Windows OS go with Archos 9 PC but If you need an perfect tablet device and you are the person not considering about OS choose Apple iPad. Finally the Apple iPad wins over Archos 9 PC with more margin.

Apple iPad       - 9 / 10

Archos 9 PC    - 7 / 10