Archos AV500 / AV700 Hard drive lock
Archos have developed and two excellent new models called the AV500 and AV700 (PVPs), with these models Archos have added a limitation that stops the end user from putting in their own hard drive as a... continue reading »
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No I own 2 AV700's and I have just found out from a colleague who has a broken AV700 "
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No I am switching from being satisfied and recommending Archos to strongly advise NOT"
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No It is inconient and rather expesive to repalce a unit when the HD fails... They WI"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No I have just received an AV500 30Gb from QVC and am seriously thinking of sending i"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No if i had known of the restiction and cost or repair i would not of bought thie uni"
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Very bad choice, for this reason, i sell my player, and never buy another archos p"
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Old drive failed. I just bought a new 605wifi and dont want this same issue down t"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No please tell us how to unlock the drives. i cant replace the drive in my unit and i"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No I need more space, and upgrading is just the easiest way."
"How many Archos machine owned 2 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Limation is not good due to have fast tech moves"
"How many Archos machine owned Archos 704 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No It is rediqulous to lock the hard drive. If a user wants to replace the d"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Needs to be open and unlocked, must ban all archos sales world wide until they fig"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No YEs i have a comment, I think its stupid you cant change the harddrive manually, t"
"How many Archos machine owned 3 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Does a firmware downgrade get around this issue? Apparently there IS a hack via do"
"How many Archos machine owned 2 av500 av700 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No dropped av500 hd no longer working it's a disgrace doing this to once "
"How many Archos machine owned 0 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No I wont buy one until this is removed."
"How many Archos machine owned Three Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Archos has a chance here to set a standard of cooperation with their customers"
"How many Archos machine owned 3 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No Would have definately found one with larger HD. (AV500 w/ 30GB HD)"
"How many Archos machine owned 1 Do you own AV500 / AV700 No Would You purchase one of these models with this limitation (or would have have if you knew before purchase) No It's a great product. I bought it duty free while travelling and it's a shame it w"
