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Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium

Once full of promise and impressive feats of engineering, the ultramobile PC category has fallen on hard times, outmaneuvered by a cheaper, more capable class of systems known as Netbooks or mininotebooks. Best exemplified by the popular Asus Eee PC, these laptops use the same small screens and low-power CPUs...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-10

Samsung Q1 Ultra (Q1U-V)

The Samsung Q1 Ultra (Q1U-V) improves on Samsung's original and much maligned UMPC effort, but it still finds itself caught between two worlds. It can't replace your laptop as an everyday productivity tool because it's still too underpowered, and, despite the addition of a small keyboard split across the screen,...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows, Media players, Digital music, Q1 Ultra, Samsung Q1 Ultra, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1, ultramobile PC

Product reviews 2007-07-05

Mossberg likes the new Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC

Well, he likes it more than he did the first-generation Ultra Mobile PC from the Korean electronics giant. Although he still thinks the UNPC form factor is rife with too many compromises to meet broad mainstream adoption (and I'm certainly not going to argue with that), he finds the next-gen...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Photos: Test-driving Samsung's Q1 Ultra

The new Q1 Ultra is lighter than its predecessor, has a higher-resolution, brighter LED display, and a QWERTY keyboard.

Tags: Samsung Q1, light-emitting diode, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., photograph

Image galleries 2007-05-08

The Samsung Q1 Ultra will be available starting at US$799

It has been almost a year since I have had my Samsung Q1 UMPC and I have been thinking about selling it the last month or so. Now that the Samsung Q1 Ultra looks to be starting at US$799 my motivation for selling my Q1 is even greater. The longer...

Tags: UMPC, Tablet PC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Pick up a Samsung Q1 UMPC for US$750

I have posted several blog entries on my experiences with the Samsung Q1 UMPC and many people have commented that it was just too expensive. Well if you are at all interested in checking out the UMPC platform, and IMHO the best UMPC device, then you can pick up a...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Blog posts 2006-11-15

MobileTechRoundup show #75; my Samsung Q1 has a name

Listen here (MP3, 31.5MB, 34 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS I am out in Hawaii for business/pleasure and with the time difference of 5 and 6 hours from my two co-hosts, James and Kevin, I...

Tags: podcast, MobileTechRoundup

Blog posts 2006-10-29

How does the Samsung Q1 stack up to the eo 7110 UMPC?

Ive been using my Samsung Q1 UMPC for several months now and find it to be an extremely valuable part of my gear bag. I particularly like it for its mobile multimedia functions when traveling or commuting. I have not had the opportunity to check out any other UMPC device...

Tags: Samsung Q1, ultramobile PC, V7110 UMPC

Blog posts 2006-10-20

You can run Vista on a Samsung UMPC

Credit: jkOnTheRun.com Fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-host Kevin Tofel is the guy who swayed me to purchase the Samsung Q1 UMPC a few months ago and he can be found pushing the limits of the device all the time. His latest escapade has me quite excited as Vista is...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Kevin Tofel, ultramobile PC

Blog posts 2006-10-13

MobileTechRoundup show #69, the UMPC show

Listen here (MP3, 33.9MB, 37 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS ...

Tags: Samsung Q1, MobileTechRoundup, ultramobile PC

Blog posts 2006-09-23

The Q1 SSD and TabletKiosk eo i7210 are under review

Last night as we were recording MobileTechRoundup show #67 James Kendrick revealed that he had just received the Samsung Q1 SSD a couple hours before the show. The Samsung Q1 SSD is very similar to the Q1 UMPC, except that is has a 32GB...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1, ultramobile PC

Blog posts 2006-09-08

ASUS R2H UMPC provides integrated GPS

Regular readers know that I am a big fan of the UMPC devices and use my Samsung Q1 exclusively while traveling. I look forward to new UMPC devices as it helps with the competition so that manufacturers continue to improve their products and develop the technology. The latest announcement comes...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Memory, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GPS, ASUS, Asus R2H UMPC

Blog posts 2006-08-25

Plot your Google Earth progress on your UMPC

Credit: JGUI Professional I have been on a few business trips lately and the only PC device I have brought along for work was my Samsung Q1 UMPC and it has worked well. One primary function the Q1 performed on my last three trips was a mobile...

Tags: Google Earth, GPS, ultramobile PC

Blog posts 2006-08-23

UMPCs can't be priced at US$500 at this time

I have been using my Samsung Q1 extensively the past few months and absolutely love the small slate form factor Tablet PC. I paid US$1,100 for the device and then added 1GB of RAM for another US$80 and still think to this day that I paid a good price...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Tablets, Notebooks, ultramobile PC, US$500, Samsung Q1, laptop computer, tablet PC

Blog posts 2006-08-16

TabletKiosk announces two new UMPCs

I am a fan of the UMPC platform and am actually on another business trip with my Samsung Q1 as my primary PC. So far it is again proving to be a very capable device, especially now that I have 1GB of RAM installed with the Q1 restored from scratch....

Tags: Samsung Q1, ultramobile PC

Blog posts 2006-08-02

The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1

The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1PalmPalm started off as a software company programming for Newtons. I have a copy of Grafitti for Newton with a date of 1994. Tell me what Palm has done with HW since then!A chance to rantMany readers know about my distaste for Steve...

Tags: Handhelds, Apple Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1, Newton, Palm Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPC

Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPCIt's on my Christmas List...Hope springs eternal that Apple will get busy and develop a new tablet! It is and has been on my Christmas list for several years...Loser wins more categories than winnerThe Samsung Q1, a first generation device, wins 6 out of 8...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Engineering, Tablets, Newton, Samsung Q1, battery, ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPC

While it's admittedly unscientific I found it very amusing that a 10-year old Newton MessagePad 2000 beat a brand spankin' new Samsung Q1 UMPC in a head-to-head battle over at CNet UK.Two of the most high-profile devices in this category are the Apple Newton and the Samsung Q1. Though separated...

Tags: Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Blog posts 2006-07-28

The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1

I have both an Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and a Samsung Q1 and after reading the CNET UK article comparing the Newton to the Q1 I plan to pull my Newton out of the closet and check it out again. The Newton is 10 years old and you may be...

Tags: Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1

Blog posts 2006-07-27

Dentists needed for mobile Bluetooth pain

I am a HUGE fan of Bluetooth technology and will not buy any mobile device that doesn't at least include a Bluetooth radio. However, the technology has to get easier for non-geeks to adopt it as a necessary technology. I just returned from another short business trip where I took...

Tags: keyboard, Bluetooth

Blog posts 2006-06-28