Archos Platinum tablet trio debuts with eye on affordability

Pocket-friendly eye candy was the name of the game as Archos announced the launch of its Platinum range of tablets Thursday.

The new line not only has that sleek aluminum Apple-esque design, but each tablet is packed with some graphical power and HD displays to show it off.

But just because the Platinum name gives off that high-class feel doesn't mean these tablets don't know how to scrap: the Archos line was launched with the competition in mind and is priced to take other slates down.

Platinum parade

The new Archos tablets come in 8-, 9.7- and 11.6- flavors. Each model features a high-definition IPS display, has front and back cameras as well as Mini-HDMI and microSD ports.

Each sports a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU and an 8-core GPU with 1080p video decoding, along with 2GB of RAM. All run Android 4.1: Jelly Bean, and the package comes complete with the Archos Media Center app.

The Archos 80 Platinum is the 8-inch version, which comes with a 1024 x 768 resolution display. Archos is happy to compare this model to the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD.

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