The new screen is more prone to reflections than the old, but in every other way it's a massive step forward. The new screen is more prone to reflections Think the PMP they would use aboard the Nostromo rather then the Enterprise. That said, the minimalist industrial styling goes some way to lessening their impact, the 5 having the air of a device that should look just a little used and utilitarian rather than polished and pristine. The casing itself, however, is a true fingerprint magnet, oily smudges showing up a treat. The player itself is physically no more than 10mm larger than the screen in any direction and as a piece of design it really is quite superb. In the hand, the 5 feels a quality device: cold, solid and sleek and with no square edges or protuberances to snag in pockets or bags. The result is a very solid device weighing 250g - for the 60GB model the 120 and 250GB models re 300g - and measuring 127.5 x 78.3 x 12.9mm - the larger HDD devices are 6.5mm deeper - encased in a polished gun-metal case. In its latest attempt to successfully fuse the two concepts, Archos has chucked the rather Rococo styling and hybrid touchscreen/key control interface of the 605 into the bin and started from scratch. Archos' 5: sexy looks, but a fingerprint magnet
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