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2011-08-15 00:22:45
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The Q1U-CMXP is an interesting system that might not be perfect for everyone, but anyone looking for a portable teleconferencing and communications system that just happens to have access to a full operating system might just fall in love. And did we...
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Outside: first impressions First impressions and appearances reveal significant differences in the new Q1 compared to the original version. Perhaps most noticeable immediately is the QWERTY keyboard split on either side of the screen near the top. On...
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As a follow up to my Samsung Q1 Unboxing video, I shot a full video review talking about my experience with the device. The long and the short of it is that it has potential, but without a memory card slot, and with only a 40 GB hard drive and a slow C...
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Video Review: Its a cross between a laptop, tablet and PDA. Does this portable mini-computer from Samsung live up to its intriguing design?...
Sleek design, bright 7-inch LED WSVGA touch screen display.
No built-in optical drive, impossibly small keyboard, still a bit pricey.
Its a cross between a laptop, tablet and PDA. Does this portable mini-computer from Samsung live up to its intriguing design?; Wi-Fi; bluetooth; gadget; gadgetstv; internet tablets; samsung; Its a cross between a laptop, tablet and PDA. Does this po...
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Its a cross between a laptop, tablet and PDA. Does this portable mini-computer from Samsung live up to its intriguing design?...
Sleek design, bright 7-inch LED WSVGA touch screen display.
No built-in optical drive, impossibly small keyboard, still a bit pricey.
While Samsung has gone a long way to improve the original Q1, the role of UMPCs in-between laptops and PDAs remains questionable. The impossibly small keyboard and lack of a built-in optical drive prevent the Q1 Ultra from reaching its full potential...
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siliconrepublic.com Updated:
2011-08-15 00:22:46
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If there’s one thing we’re not short of it’s tech companies telling you how they’re going to change the world with a new product, often just before they launch something that’s more of the same. You saw this in the PC busines...
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Microsoft created a ton of fuss with the launch of a version of Windows tuned for palmtops and other keyboardless PCs. But the devices that utilized it—code-named Origami—couldn’t live up to the prelaunch hype. The initial Windows XP–powered Ultra-Mobi...
Great screen, good battery life, and improved stylus input.
still bad for the fingers; slow performance in media apps.
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Samsungs Q1 Ultra is a vast improvement over its predecessor, but its still not clear whether theres a huge market for superportable PCs...
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When we reviewed The Samsung Q1, Samsungs first UMPC-- in fact, the first UMPC available in the US, it showed promise but was hobbled by a few flaws including a low resolution display that was sometimes too small to show entire dialog boxes, the lack...
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For frequent travelers who need full PC functionality but dont want to carry a laptop, the Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC is an option to consider—albeit not a very good one. While the design and components have improved from the original Q1, we we...
Beautiful screen; eye-catching design; very light; full QWERTY keyboard...
Expensive; cramped keyboard is difficult to use; painfully slow performance; short battery life...
If youre looking for an extremely portable PC that will attract attention at the airport, office, or your favorite hotspot, the Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC fits the bill—but if you actually want to get work done on the road, skip this ultralight and buy a...
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Samsungs second crack at the new Ultra Mobile PC category is a light (1.5 pounds) and bright touch-screen machine with Intels new A110 processor and full handwriting-recognition, wireless Web-surfing, and Windows Vista capability. It may look like a...
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Like its distant cousin the Tablet PC, the Ultra-Mobile PC has had a very tough go in the market. The idea of squeezing a pen-enabled Windows PC into a handheld form factor seems like a technical marvel, and it is. But many of us still wonder whether t...
QWERTY keyboard, Easy to carry, Improved graphics...
Sluggish, Screen resolution tight for a touchscreen...
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Intels new Steeley processor and McCaslin platform make for a solid UMPC...
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Samsungs Q1 Ultra is a well-designed ultramobile PC (UMPC) that is full of potential. The problem, however, is that much of its potential is unrealized. The first generation of UMPCs was released last year by Samsung and a handful of other vendors. T...
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It's always encouraging when a company takes comments and criticisms onboard in an effort to improve the next generation of products. I say it's encouraging, because more often than not, this doesn't happen. Most of the time big companies are so sure that...
The Q1 Ultra is a big improvement over the original Q1. The screen is superb, the interface far more intuitive and the whole package is simply more usable. Despite this, I'm still not convinced about the UMPC platform itself, and I fail to see why anyone...
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One of the best things about high-tech products and services is that they can improve quickly. In the high-tech world, failures are viewed as learning experiences, and even negative consumer reactions are taken seriously and internalized immediately. S...
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Businessweek.com Updated:
2016-03-27 22:37:54
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The NP-Q1 works like a dream for multimedia, and its flash memory puts it on the cutting edge. But businesspeople might want to look elsewhere...
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justanothermobilemonday.com Updated:
2016-03-27 22:37:54
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Now that I have concluded my series on the Samsung Q1 UMPC, I thought it would be appropriate to share a few closing thoughts. I had the device for a little over a month (actually, from Thanksgiving to New Years). In that time, I had an opportunity...
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Today well take a look at Q1, Samsungs vision of an UMPC. With excellent screen, multimedia capabilities and just about everything user needs (note: just about everything), Q1 is really "something else". IF you were to appear somewhere with Q1 in you...
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If we gently ease Apple into an out-of-mind drawer then it becomes fair to say that the award for most anticipated hardware of the year goes to the UMPC, March’s Origami campaign for which persuaded some, at least momentarily, that Microsoft was hip...
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Courtesy of Timlechat!A few weeks after its announcement at CeBit 2006, this Q1 hit the stores all over the world, and thats a good move from Samsung for expats all over the world. Here are some pictures of the unpacking process of the Q1:The packagin...
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Jack of all trades, master of some...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2016-03-27 22:37:55
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Microsofts future of mobile computing may only appeal to select users...
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The Ultra Mobile PC (code named Origami) is the result of Microsoft and Intels collaboration to create a new kind of computing platform. Its not a notebook, though it can do anything a notebook can do, its not a PDA since its considerably larger a...
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So, we are finally starting to get some feedback on the much-hyped Origami platform. As it turns out, Samsung Q1 UMPC reviews are starting to trickle in, and what we knew would be the case seems to be true. According to the Washington Post, The Q1 is...
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With Samsungs novel Q1 device ($1,099 direct), the much-hyped UMPC platform by Microsoft and Intel has arrived. First developed as part of the Origami project, these new, tiny Windows-based PCs are supposed to redefine how you compute on the go. In...
Good speaker sound quality. Full-blown Windows XP operating system. Very portable. Resolution toggle button.
No keyboard or optical drive included. Not very good for writing extensively. PDA-like stylus. Slow processor and nonupgradable RAM.
Just another slate tablet that cant replace a true PC, but it makes for a nice portable media player that would be more attractive if it werent so pricey...
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