Mass production will begin before the year is out, for both

Aug 23, 2012 14:56 GMT  ·  By

When we brought you the Archos 101 XS tablet, we did not mention one little detail: that it is only one of three tablets to debut this year.

The other two will be a bit smaller, measuring 9.7 and 8 inches in screen diagonal, respectively. Also, they will have magnetic keyboard docks (coverboards) as the 101 XS.

As for the specifications, the 9.7-inch tablet will have a 1,280 x 800 pixel screen (16:10 aspect ratio), an ARM CPU and otherwise similar features like the 101 XS, while the 8-incher will have a resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels.

Unfortunately, we don't know exactly when sales will begin, or for what prices, though we suppose it's safe enough to assume that they will be lower than $399.99 / 318-399 Euro.