Where to buy Archos in stock?
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Bilgediver
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- Dec 3, 2010
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Ordered mine from Droidpad.com, but I DID order the 250GB IDD model, which is going to be friggin' AWESOME
They said it'll be shipped on December 16th, so I guess I'll just have to wait
They said it'll be shipped on December 16th, so I guess I'll just have to wait
CarsnGadgets
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I ordered mine from simplyelectronics.net on the 27th of November, The site said they had 37 in stock and an average of 2-7 days delivery.
Its now the 6th of December and still no tracking number or news from them.
I emailed them to chase it and was told that I should get a confirmation of dispatch this week. So we will see.....
fingers crossed. (I cant wait).
Its now the 6th of December and still no tracking number or news from them.
I emailed them to chase it and was told that I should get a confirmation of dispatch this week. So we will see.....
fingers crossed. (I cant wait).
harpua1980
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- Dec 6, 2010
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Sounds like they're stalling until they actually have one to ship you
Archos really needs to get a clue. After reporting the message above earlier today I checked back later and saw that all of the 8GB models were gone and I now see that the 16gb models are gone as well.
This should be a hint to Archos that this item is in hot demand because they are selling out as soon as they get new stocks. Will they keep holding back on manufacturing until potential buyers just give up and buy some other tablet that can actually be delivered in a few days? I just fail to see how the Archos executives can be no nonchalant about maintaining stocks when there are people out there right now who want to buy one of these things but yet cannot because only a limited number are available. Are they really that dense? What makes it even worse is that they do not make any attempt to explain to potential buyers why the supply chain is broken. If they simply made that one step it would lead to higher customer loyalty. I work in the CRM business - we have a saying: customer satisfaction is nice, but customer loyalty is priceless.
Great to hear Jakeb1!! Hoping I get my tracking confirmation today but I ordered later than you. Next day air because I just have no patience. LOL. Sorry to hear they are no longer available TapNClick. I agree they should be producing these things like madmen.
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Unfortunatley it is not that simple to upscale a supply chain. When you have fixed factorys (I imagine the ones that formally churned out the Gen 7 stuff) no business can upscale their plant without significant investment, if they didn't predict that their Gen 8 tablets would sell this well back in say January they would nothave had the time to scale up. Since the market didn't even know they were coming back then and Tablets had not taken off nearly as big as they have now you can't expect them to have planned that level of risky investment which if not paying off can bankrupt a company.
Sometimes we all just need to be patient - if you really must have one right now I suggest paying $200-300 extra to some e-bay shark but personally I would advise just waiting
I received my Archos 101 on 12/03 and I am very pleased with it! See my post on the Archos 101 forum Archos 101 forum • View forum - Archos 101 when will it be released? I have had this device on back order at CompUSA since mid October. During the long wait I checked out the Viewsonic G Pad but am now glad I didn't buy one. The Specs on the G Pad looked very good but the Archos device is Lighter, thinner and designed like a beautiful watch! I have also handled the IPad and it too is heavy and feels like a brick in your hands! In my post I try to point out some small problems with the Archos 101 but I managed to fix them easily.
Check out the user manual at ARCHOS 101 User Guide
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Check out the user manual at ARCHOS 101 User Guide
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