Archos launches new 13-inch netbook

Jun 23, 2010 Netbooks

No, you read it right, Archos now manufactures portable laptops! Archos which is a renowned manufacturer of portable media players has now gotten its hands into netbooks. The brand has recently launched their new 13-inch netbook in France. Don’t be mistaken though, this isn’t the company’s first netbook but as a matter of fact, Archos has successfully released a few Intel Atom-powered netbooks before this recent release.

The Archos 13 comes with a 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It works on an Intel Atom processor. There’s a 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Also featured on the laptop are Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, VGA output and Windows 7 Starter Edition.

No word yet on whether Archos will plan of releasing this device elsewhere but we are guessing that they might want to test the French waters first then move on elsewhere. For now we know that the Archos 13 netbook is available in France at the price of €399.98 which comes to about $485.