Tag Archive for 'samsung-q1-ultra'
Samsung has announced two new versions of the company’s Q1 Ultra UMPC. The Q1U-CMXP adds a 3G HSDPA modem, while the Q1UP-V replaces Windows XP with Vista Business. Both use Intel’s 1.33GHz Core Solo U1500 processor, but in a nod to Vista’s greater RAM hunger the Q1UP-V doubles standard memory to 2GB.
As solid-state drives gain popularity, we’ve seen a few products that offer a way to retro-fit flash-based storage to your notebook, usually in the form of an adaptor that allows you to plug one or more Compact Flash cards into a traditional hard-drive socket. Steve from UMPC Portal has taken the plunge and used a Ably-Tech PA-CF18Z [...]
Samsung is planning the third refresh of its UMPC range in Q1 2009, likely to unveil the new designs at CES in January. That’s the word from Jeongseon Euh, Principal R&D Engineer in Samsung’s Computer Systems Division; in an interview with Tech Radar, Euh confirmed that the company has a 65-percent market share in the [...]
Having some sort of built-in WWAN - like EV-DO or HSDPA - can make a world of difference if you’re in dire need of an internet hit but out of range of a WiFi hotspot. However, it does mean you’re at the mercy of cellular signals. Samsung Q1 Ultra owner Andyman had already stuck the [...]
Neat-bearded Santa of tech, Walt Mossberg, has been thumbing Samsung’s Q1 Ultra and come away feeling quite warm toward the little computer. Given his rather dismissive attitude toward the original Q1, the Ultra obviously had a lot to prove to Walt; to give him his due, though, he seems to have kept an open [...]
A “Littlest Hobo” for the 21st Century, our favourite curmudgeon Mike Cane has been wandering the streets and pestering people at the Samsung Experience, trying his best to coax a Q1 Ultra UMPC into falling in love with him. Turns out it’s not the love affair of the year he was hoping for; if his hands-on [...]
If you’re the sort of person (like I am) who likes to see a bevy of high-resolution photos of a gorgeous gadget once it’s been announced, you’ll be generally gleeful at the news that Samsung’s Q1 Ultra media gallery has gone live. With detailed photos of the full Q1 Ultra, as well as the accessories, [...]
After the glib sneaking of Samsung’s Q1 Ultra US release in the Seattle PI comes the official press release, notable to my jaded eyes for the pleasant revelation that initial reports of $1k+ price tags aren’t entirely true. The Q1 Ultra range will start at just $799 and, even better, will be sold in mainstream [...]
Update: Samsung have officially announced the Q1 Ultra, which will start at $799
It’s good news and bad for US fanciers of Samsung’s slick new Q1 Ultra, with the Seattle PI giving a throwaway confirmation that the split-keyboard UMPC will be launching this week following the device’s release in Australia and New Zealand last month. That’s [...]
Those of you living in Australia and New Zealand will be happy to hear that you’re only days away from being able to purchase a Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC. According to a press release that we received today, it will be available within the next 3 days.
