Samsung Q1 ultramobile PC
Starting at $1,099, the Samsung Q1 seeks to combine elements of a laptop, a tablet, a PDA, a PVP, an MP3 player, a GPS module, and a gaming handheld into a form factor that falls between that of a smart phone/Pocket PC and an ultraportable laptop. When we first laid eyes on the UMPC form factor at the Intel Developer Forum back in March, we thought that the concept was sort of cool, but we had our doubts about how useful it could really be, lacking a built-in keyboard. After spending some time with the machine (provided to us by longtime importer Dynamism.com), those doubts persist; its 7-inch display and Windows operating system make it more comfortable to use than mobile devices such as the Treo 650 and the Sony PSP, but its lack of an attached keyboard and its mediocre performance make the Q1 difficult to use for anything more than basic media consumption. What's worse, the Q1 couldn't hit the three-hour mark on our battery-drain tests, which we consider a deal-breaker for a mobile, go-anywhere device. While the Q1's sleek case is definitely eye-catching, we expect more for the money. Unless you have cash to burn on slick-looking (if impractical) gadgets, we recommend you spend more to get the $1,549 Fujitsu LifeBook P1510D, a small-form-factor tablet that offers stronger performance and includes a keyboard.System configurations:
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005; 900MHz Intel Celeron M353; 512MB DDR2 SDRAM PC4300 533MHz; Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express 128MB; Hitachi Travelstar C4K60 40 Go 40GB 4,200rpm
Samsung Q1 Ultramobile PC
