A quick hands-on with the first Archos XS Series extra slim Android tablet
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The 10-inch budget Android tablet comes supplied with its own combined cover, dock, stand and keyboard in the shape of the very thin Coverboard
The 101 XS is just 0.31-inches thin, which is mighty slim indeed
The lack of IPS is rather obvious when viewing from an angle
The new extra slim Archos tablet on show at IFA was running on Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) but it will be upgraded to 4.1 during Q4 2012
The tablet features a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 multidomain vertical alignment LCD display that supports up to five simultaneous touch points
A hinged, magnetic kickstand attaches to the back of the body of the 101 XS to keep the Coverboard and tablet firmly together
When you pick up a docked tablet, the keyboard goes with you
A quick hands-on overview of the new Archos 101 XS ICS tablet with included cover, dock, stand and keyboard
Just so onlookers are not left wondering what you're holding in your hand, the 101 XS has Archos branding both front and back
The eye-pleasing silver and white design is provided courtesy of white fiber casing and a strong 0.1 mm thin steel frame that does seem to have added some welcome sturdiness
Keyboard dock and tablet together are just 0.51-inches thin, which is slimmer than some tablets on their own
There's a micro-USB 2.0 port for both charging and data transfer/external connectivity, a mini-HDMI for display of content via an HD television or monitor, an included speaker and a 3.5 mm headphone jack
Despite a number of notable exceptions, such as the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer and Slider, adding a physical keyboard usually requires the outlay of some additional cash on top of a tablet's purchase price. Not so the Archos 101 XS, a 10-inch budget Android tablet that comes supplied with its own combined cover, dock, stand and keyboard in the shape of the very thin Coverboard. The 101 XS the first of a new series of extra slim tablets to be released by the French company and I managed to spend a short time getting to grips with a pre-production unit at the Archos booth in Berlin.
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