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We didn’t get a chance to catch up with UMID at CES this year, but their connectivity-heavy M1 MID made an appearance and was promised for a June release in the US. Price, though, hadn’t been decided, but was expected to be “not too expensive”; either the people at UMID aren’t familiar with what constitutes expensive, or Australian buyers are being swindled. The UMID M1 mobile internet device has gone up for pre-order at Justek, an Australia-based reseller, for a whopping AU$1399 ($924), with stock expected by February 27th.
That $924 doesn’t even get you all the connectivity goodies, either. 3G is listed as “optional”, as is the digital TV receiver, leaving just WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 as standard. No mention at all of the WiMAX and WiBro the M1 first flaunted, though admittedly they wouldn’t be much use in areas without the coverage, but then surely the price should come down to reflect that?
What you do get is an Intel Atom 1.3GHz Silverthorne CPU (also listed at 1,100MHz in the spec breakdown), 512MB of RAM, a 16GB SSD (listed at 8000MB in the breakdown) and Windows XP Home. Both a QWERTY keyboard and 4.8-inch touchscreen are there, with a 1.3-megapixel webcam and 17Wh battery. Frankly, given the price, the incongruities in spec listing and the fact that they’re using Pocketables’ images rather than their own, we’d avoid this particular pre-order deal.
One Response to “UMID M1 gets 3G-free $924 pre-order price”
jho288 February 2, 2009
Hi there,
We have recieved some official pictures from UMID Co Ltd and we have posted it up now and replaced it with images taken by other generous people, who was willing to share with the world, at the CES.
We have an update from our suppliers that 3G comes with the model that’s been imported and the CPU specs are to be revised (1.1Ghz or 1.3GHz) as our suppliers have given us specs with 1.1GHz or 1.3GHz. Here are the specs they have given us.
DISPLAY 4.8 INS 1024X600 ( TOUCH SCREEN ) .
CPU INTEL ATOM 1.1 GHz or 1.33 GHz .
MEMORY 512 MB or 1 GB .
OS WINDOW XP or LINUX .
CAMERA 1.3 M CMOS .
STORAGE 8GB/16GB/32GB NAND FLASH .
MICRO SD CARD SLOT IN .
COMMUNICATION WIRELESS LAN,BLUETOOTH 2.0 .
HSDPA/WiMAX/WiBRO .
INPUT DEVICE KEYBOARD,TOUCH SCREEN .
I/O PORTS MINI USB 2.0 X 1 .
20 PIN CONNECTOR X 1 .
MICRO SD SLOT IN X 1 .
USIM CARD SLOT X 1 .
DIGITAL TV (OPT) MOBILE TV T-DMB ( KOREA) .
DVB-T ( EUROPE) .
CMMB (CHINA) .
BATTERY STANDARD BATTERY (APPROX 5 HRS) .
7.4 V, 2400 mAh .
SIZE 158 X 94.1 X 18.6 (mm) .
WEIGHT 315 g .
ACCESSORIES DC POWER ADAPTOR .
EAR PHONE .
POUCH .
HAND STRAP .
MINI USB GENDER .
ENGLISH MANUAL .
SAFETY STANDARD CE,FCC,CCC,PSE
The specs still seem a bit unclear as to which model goes out to Australia. However 3G will be the model that’s coming out to Australia as there will be no point in having one without 3G. There is also a none 3G (perhaps for customers with 3G USB modems already)versions which is alot more cheaper and prices are yet to be revised upon stock arrival.
Customers who have pre-ordered with us are have not commited and may still do so to place an order.
These are the updates I have from working at Justek :)
I can’t wait till I get my hands on one.
Cheers
Neutral