Cnet published an interesting article today about how Windows division President Steven Sinofsky worked with Acer to design an ideal Windows 7 notebook.  Coincidentally, that notebook, called the Aspire 1420P, showed up on the FCC website today as well.

The 1420P is a tablet that is designed to leverage the multitouch capabilities built into Windows 7.  The device features VGA and HDMI outputs, multicard reader, a/b/g/n WiFi, 3G WWAN, Bluetooth, and webcam.

Although the Sinofsky designed 1420P rocks an Intel Celeron mobile processor, the notebook is also available with Core 2 Duo or Pentium mobile processors.  The tablet comes with 4 GB of RAM, which can be upgraded to 8 GB.

The highlight of the tablet is a 11.6” 1366×768 touchscreen display.  However, integrated Mobile Intel GS45 graphics are a bit disappointing.

No word on pricing or a release date for the 1420P Series, which Acer also sells as the Aspire 1820PT.

We’ve been waiting for the Archos 9 for a few months now.  The original October 22nd release date has passed, but at least today we have some info on pricing.  The Archos 9 is now available for pre-order on Archos’ website for $549.99.  Still, there is no word on when the device will be released.

Additionally, internal pics of the device are now available on the FCC website.  The pics show a Broadcom WiFi module, and Toshiba HDD (although SSD options are available as well).

The Windows 7 tablet looks quite impressive, although the Archos 9’s 1.1 GHz Atom processor seems a bit underpowered.  Archos says the 9 is capable of displaying 1080p video though, so it’ll be interesting to see this device in action.