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<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=119nchg0h/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/archos">Archos</a> has been in the portable media player game for just about the same amount of time as <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=11874ju0q/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/apple">Apple</a>, boasting touchscreen interfaces and tablet-like features in its devices well before the <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=119hgp1ru/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> was even announced. The French company has already gotten in on the ongoing tablet tablet race that is presently unfolding, with the release last year of a line of <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=12ph6h1bh/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/archos-now-shipping-4-3-and-7-inch-android-tablets/">Android-powered tablets</a>.</p>
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With the <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=1198hbg02/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/ipad-2">iPad 2</a> now out, Archos is looking to step up the competition with the release of its Gen 9 tablets later this year. German tech site <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=17bd5g15h/*http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tabletblog.de%2F2011%2F03%2Farchos-highend-tablet-serie-wird-zur-ifa-in-berlin-angekundigt-bleiben-trotzdem-gunstig%2F" rel="nofollow">tabletblog.de</a> previously reported (via <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=13542uob4/*http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/sneak-peek-at-archos-gen-9-tablets-1-6-ghz-dual-core-a9-process/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a>) that the company would unveil high-end 7- and 10-inch tablets at September’s IFA trade show in Germany. Now French website <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=11m2pq8jg/*http://www.journaldugeek.com/2011/03/18/archos-gen9/" rel="nofollow">Le Journal du Geek</a> reports that Archos let details fly on the new tablets during a recent earnings presentation, along with word that an official announcement and launch is coming in June.</p>
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We won’t know if it can compete with the latest iPad, or the <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=1175178r5/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/xoom">Xoom</a> and other top-shelf tablets until there’s time to play around with it, but the specs certainly suggest that the Gen 9 is a beast. The tablet will contain a powerful 1.6GHz ARM A9 dual-core CPU and up to either a 250GB HDD or 32GB SSD (solid-state drive, more durable), which it seems will be comparably priced. The device will also sport a patent-pending “disruptive 3G modem” as well as an <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=11arl7om3/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/android">Android</a> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=11c05imml/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/honeycomb">Honeycomb</a> operating system from <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/digitaltrends/tc_digitaltrends/storytext/archosrevealsupcominggen9tabletsforsummer2011release/40752836/SIG=119rt9s25/*http://www.digitaltrends.com/tag/google">Google</a>.</p>
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We’ll have to wait until June for the full details from Archos, but it looks like the company will be shooting for a price tag that tops out at around €400 (roughly $566). With the 3G modem included, that would make the Gen 9 a cheaper bet — with potentially more storage space as well — than Apple’s $629 16GB iPad 2.</p>
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