Samsung is officially ready to unveil its update to its Q1 Ultra. The Q1EX-71G features quite a few interesting changes, the biggest being its new Via Nano processor and keyboardless design.
Measuring 8.96 x 4.92 x 0.90 inches the 1.5 pound UMPC (or Mobile Internet Device?) sports a 1024 x 600 7-inch touchscreen display with a on-screen keyboard. The previous Q1 had a physical keyboard which straddled both sides of the screen.
Powered by a 1.2Ghz Via Nano U2500 processor and 2GB of RAM the Q1EX runs Windows XP Tablet Edition and contains a 60GB hard drive. The $749 Q1Ex will sport 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 1.3 megapixel cam and is rated to have 4.5 hours of battery life with the standard 4-cell battery and up to 8.5 hours with the 6-cell battery.
According to Samsung additional accessories will be available, including a docking station that includes touch pad keyboard, mouse button, and VGA and LAN ports.
We are expecting our Q1EX early next week so stay tuned for our impressions and full review.
First spotted at this year’s CES, Samsung’s Q1EX-71G UMPC is ditching its original split QWERTY keyboard for a full 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution, according to Samsung.
The device uses Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition running on a 1.2GHz VIA Nano ULV U2500 processor and flanked by VIA’s Chrome9 HC graphics, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a SiRF Star GPS receiver, SD card slot, and a rear-mounted camera of unspecified pixel density.
The unit, which Engadget says recently passed through the FCC for approval, also features a 60GB hard disk and a 4-cell, 4,000mAh lithium ion battery for up to 4.5-hours of battery life, according to Samsung.
No price or release date has been set, but one online retailer has already stickered the device with a sub-$800 price tag.
Samsung has just pulled the covers off the Samsung Q1EX tablet, a refresh of the Samsung Q1 touchscreen UMPC from a few years ago. It looks lovely, but there’s a lot more competition this time around: it’ll have to take on the entire netbook market.
The Samsung Q1EX tablet, the “next generation UMPC”, has just been put up for pre-order on the Samsung US site and it’s got specs to match the Eee PCs and MSI Wind, undisputed champions of the new netbook world.
Inside the Samsung Q1EX tablet there’s a 7 inch, 1024×600 touchscreen, Windows XP, a 1.2GHz processor, 60GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 4.5 hour battery. The Samsung Q1EX tablet is also rumoured to tote GPS, although Samsung has yet to confirm this.
The Samsung Q1EX tablet will set you back £525 ($749), but is it really what you want to see in a mobile internet device? Would you rather use one of the new range of convertible tablet netbooks? Either way, have a browse through the Samsung Q1EX gallery below and be sure to give us your thoughts!
The next model in Samsung’s UMPC range, the Samsung NP-Q1EX, has been revealed, after the 7-inch touchscreen device was spotted at the FCC. Dropping the QWERTY thumb-board from the Q1 Ultra, the Q1EX gets a slimmed-down casing, VIA’s 1.2GHz Nano ULV U2500 processor and Chrome9 HC graphics, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM and an integrated SiRF Star GPS receiver.
Other specs include WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3-in-1 memory card slot and a 1.3-megapixel rear camera. Based on the Samsung Q1EX that hit the FCC, it looks as though the 1024 x 600 UMPC will have a 60GB hard-drive and a 4-cell, 4,000mAh lithium ion battery that according to Samsung will be good for up to 4.5hrs runtime.
The Samsung NP-Q1EX-FA01US is already up for pre-order with Windows XP Tablet Edition, priced at $775.99. Given that the company’s UMPCs used to cost in excess of $1,000, that seems almost a bargain. No sign of a release date, but given the amount of information on Samsung’s site we’d presume it’s coming soon.
Measuring 8.96 x 4.92 x 0.90 inches the 1.5 pound UMPC (or Mobile Internet Device?) sports a 1024 x 600 7-inch touchscreen display with a on-screen keyboard. The previous Q1 had a physical keyboard which straddled both sides of the screen.
Powered by a 1.2Ghz Via Nano U2500 processor and 2GB of RAM the Q1EX runs Windows XP Tablet Edition and contains a 60GB hard drive. The $749 Q1Ex will sport 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 1.3 megapixel cam and is rated to have 4.5 hours of battery life with the standard 4-cell battery and up to 8.5 hours with the 6-cell battery.
According to Samsung additional accessories will be available, including a docking station that includes touch pad keyboard, mouse button, and VGA and LAN ports.
We are expecting our Q1EX early next week so stay tuned for our impressions and full review.
First spotted at this year’s CES, Samsung’s Q1EX-71G UMPC is ditching its original split QWERTY keyboard for a full 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution, according to Samsung.
The device uses Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition running on a 1.2GHz VIA Nano ULV U2500 processor and flanked by VIA’s Chrome9 HC graphics, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a SiRF Star GPS receiver, SD card slot, and a rear-mounted camera of unspecified pixel density.
The unit, which Engadget says recently passed through the FCC for approval, also features a 60GB hard disk and a 4-cell, 4,000mAh lithium ion battery for up to 4.5-hours of battery life, according to Samsung.
No price or release date has been set, but one online retailer has already stickered the device with a sub-$800 price tag.
Samsung has just pulled the covers off the Samsung Q1EX tablet, a refresh of the Samsung Q1 touchscreen UMPC from a few years ago. It looks lovely, but there’s a lot more competition this time around: it’ll have to take on the entire netbook market.
The Samsung Q1EX tablet, the “next generation UMPC”, has just been put up for pre-order on the Samsung US site and it’s got specs to match the Eee PCs and MSI Wind, undisputed champions of the new netbook world.
Inside the Samsung Q1EX tablet there’s a 7 inch, 1024×600 touchscreen, Windows XP, a 1.2GHz processor, 60GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 4.5 hour battery. The Samsung Q1EX tablet is also rumoured to tote GPS, although Samsung has yet to confirm this.
The Samsung Q1EX tablet will set you back £525 ($749), but is it really what you want to see in a mobile internet device? Would you rather use one of the new range of convertible tablet netbooks? Either way, have a browse through the Samsung Q1EX gallery below and be sure to give us your thoughts!
The next model in Samsung’s UMPC range, the Samsung NP-Q1EX, has been revealed, after the 7-inch touchscreen device was spotted at the FCC. Dropping the QWERTY thumb-board from the Q1 Ultra, the Q1EX gets a slimmed-down casing, VIA’s 1.2GHz Nano ULV U2500 processor and Chrome9 HC graphics, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM and an integrated SiRF Star GPS receiver.
Other specs include WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3-in-1 memory card slot and a 1.3-megapixel rear camera. Based on the Samsung Q1EX that hit the FCC, it looks as though the 1024 x 600 UMPC will have a 60GB hard-drive and a 4-cell, 4,000mAh lithium ion battery that according to Samsung will be good for up to 4.5hrs runtime.
The Samsung NP-Q1EX-FA01US is already up for pre-order with Windows XP Tablet Edition, priced at $775.99. Given that the company’s UMPCs used to cost in excess of $1,000, that seems almost a bargain. No sign of a release date, but given the amount of information on Samsung’s site we’d presume it’s coming soon.
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