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"Archos is taking on lower-priced Android tablets such as the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire with its newest tab: The Archos 97 Carbon.\nAnnounced Thursday, the tablet is the first in a line of slates from the company\u2019s entry-level Elements line. It runs Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. \nThe 9.7-inch Carbon \u2014 the same size as the iPad \u2014 has a 1024 x 768 display, 1GHz ARM processor, and 1GB of RAM. The tablet offers both a forward and a rear-facing camera, 16GB of built-in memory (expandable via microSD up to 32GB) and has a \"stylish premium aluminum\u201D finish.\n\"We wanted to introduce a new series that not only combines affordability with a new slim design, but features the best that Google has to offer,\" says Henri Crohas, Archos Founder and CEO. \"With the Elements series we have done just that. It\u2019s the perfect balance of hardware, software optimization and content through the Google Play ecosystem.\"\nThe tablet comes pre-loaded with Office Suite Viewer \u2013- for reading documents, but not editing them \u2014 as well as a demo version of the World of Goo. Much like the Nexus 7, but unlike the comparably priced Kindle Fire, the 97 Carbon has full-access to the Google Play store for downloading additional apps. The 97 Carbon will be available later this month for $249.99. The company also plans to bring a 7-inch and 8-inch tablet into the Elements line in the future, which would presumably be priced even lower.\nWe haven\u2019t gotten our hands on the Archos 97 Carbon yet, so we can\u2019t speak to the build or performance quality. It is, however, one of the least expensive large-screen tablets we\u2019ve seen hit the market.  \nWe were impressed with the Nexus 7, which is $50 cheaper than the 97 Carbon,  comes running the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean), and comes with a $25 credit for the Google Play Store, which undercuts the price even further.\nWould you buy a 97 Carbon? Let us know your thoughts in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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