I hope he is getting you the Kyros over the Archos 7. The 7 is a frozen mammoth, an icicle, a frozen treat. It is functional. It was introduced early this year. But it is not able to be updated or improved. The Kyros on the other hand is a new introduction and may have a brighter future.
If he got you an Archos 70, and not a 7 then you should be pleased. The difference between the 70 and 7 are like a 1999 Honda Civic and a 2010 Honda Accord. The Kyros is not a bad unit. It just does not have the buzz the 70 has. The Kyros may be a really good unit, only time will tell.
GET THE KOBY.
I OWN BOTH, THE KOBY IS MORE USER FRIENDLY, HAS AN ACCELEROMETER (SCREE CHANCHES DIRECTION WITH MOVEMENT) THE ARCHOS7 DOESN'T HAVE IT. ALSO THE SCREEN SENSOR OF BETTER WITH THE KOBY, WITH THE ARCHOS7 IT IS HARD TO TAPE ACCURATE, AND IT DOESN'T ACCEPT MULTI-TOUCH.
TO DOWNLOAD BOOKS, THE KOBY IS BETTER SINCE IT DOESN'T REQUEST AN EXTRA MEMORY CARD TO STORE THEM. tHE ARCHOS7 DOES.