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Blockbuster to begin selling the Archos 10 netbook in stores

What goes together better than a video store that rents and sells DVDs and a netbook without an optical disc drive? Right, just about everything. Still, I suppose it makes some sense that Blockbuster would partner with Archos to sell the Archos 10 netbook in retail outlets across the US. After all, Blockbuster and Archos […]

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Archos launches Ubuntu netbook with 500GB hard drive

You may have noticed that practically ever netbook running Windows has the same specs: 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, probably an Intel Atom processor, and a 9 or 10 inch display. That’s largely because Microsoft is offering low cost Windows XP licenses to PC makers selling netbooks that meet these specifications. It helps […]

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Archos 10 netbook reviewed, keyboard found wanting

The Archos 10 is the first laptop from a company that’s best known for making portable media players. The netbook appears to be a rebranded Hasee MJ125 mini-laptop, but it comes with an Archos logo and some custom multimedia software. Unfortunately, Laptop Magazine reports that it also comes with a horrible keyboard. As you can […]