The Archos 5 Internet Tablet better watch its back, yo. It looks like the Hott MD500 is steppin’ too, you feel me?*

The Hott MD500 features a 4.8-inch touchscreen powered by an ARM9 Rockchip CPU. It seems that Hott has forgone the Windows CE OS like on their HOTT MD700 MID and replaced it with Android for the MD500. That puts the MD500 in direct comparison with the popular Archos 5 Internet Tablet. Charbax, who shot the video, from ARMDevices as very impressed with the compact nature of the tablet and liked its minimal screen bezel. The MD500 supports nearly all the video codecs in addition to 720p HD video. It also has a microSD card for storage expansion and a battery that will power the tablet for up to five hours.

The only bone we have to pick is with companies who refer to their product as an “iPad killer” when their tablets aren’t even in the same category. A 5-inch MID is not the same thing as a 10-inch MID. Size does matter. So check yourself!*

We can forgive Hott for that infraction as they’re selling the MD500 for under $100 — $92 to be exact if buying in mass quantities. This is why it’s Hott.

*Please note that all “urban speak” was learned from seasons 1, 3 and 5 of The Wire. It’s possible that the lingo is now outdated and that I’ve greatly embarrassed myself and my profession by trying to speak it.

Source: ARMDevices