The Archos 10 netbook that was initially announced during CES is now available for order. As expected, the netbook will retail for $399.99 with a 3-cell battery or $449.99 with a 6-cell battery. As for features, the Archos 10 will offer a 10.2-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 1.3-megapixel webcam, built-in card reader and runs Windows XP.

Archos has become the latest company to join an already crowded netbook market, but fortunately they have some plans that are going to hopefully differentiate themselves from the competition. I first learned of the Archos 10 during CES, and was fortunate enough to get a little hands on time with the netbook, and also get some information firsthand.

To begin with, the specs on the Archos 10 are fairly similar to what we are seeing on numerous other netbooks, however Archos seems to be aware of that and will be attempting to make an impression with the software, but more on that in a minute. The Archos 10 will feature a 10-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and be running Windows XP Home.