Archos swore up and down that this one was set to ship in “mid-October,” which means that the pre-order link at Amazon should switch over in a matter of nanoseconds, minutes or hours. For those in need of a refresher, the Archos 43 is an Android-based portable media player with a 4.3-inch touchpanel, support for a zillion (give or take) file formats, an HDMI output and integrated WiFi. The 16GB model is available to claim for $249.99, so if you’ve been waiting for your chance to hop in the purchase line, this is it. Don’t blow it. [Thanks, Zayne] Android-based Archos 43 PMP up for pre-order, should ship out soon originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink