The UMPC market is getting another boost with the introduction of the seven inch UMPC the SK3, this is a nice machine and unusually comes with a keyboard too, and some people like still like to use them! This device is set to go on sale in Japan on the 26th June and will using the Windows XP SP3 operating system.
Features
7-inch touch screen display with 1024 x 600 resolution
Fresh out of the China Sourcing Fair is this ten inch offering from Bestlink. It has all of the standard features and specifications, which means it all comes down to price and therefore as we do not have the prices yet, it is a little bit worrying.
Specs:
The market is about to get another UMPC and this time it is going to be from Samsung, this seven inch display device will be known as the Samsung NP Q1EX, but a more catchier name could do the whole thing a power of good. This device has some great features as shown below, but is there enough demand for this at the moment, Samsung thinks so.
Could this be the most ultra mobile computer in the world? It looks like it, but does it really stand up to the test, it only has a base memory of 512 Mb, but it widely expected to has many upgrades available to enable users to build their own UMPC.
As many of you have already witnessed the ultra-small Eee PC netbooks, the ASUS R50 is even smaller than a netbook, classified as a “UMPC”.
Here’s the specs and details of what’s to come:
Btw, this one doesn’t qualify as a netbook or mini-note, but we still like the small size but where’s the keyboard?
Taipei, Taiwan, August 28, 2008 – Performance on the move hits new heights with the ASUS R50. Weighing a nominal 520g, with a 5.6″ LCD screen and at about the size of a passport wallet, the R5
This is definite proof that mini-laptops or UMPC are the future of laptops.
Asustek Computer shipped around 1.4 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2008 and ranked number eight in terms of market share. However, if Eee PC shipments of around 700,000 units are included, the company’s shipments jump to 2.1 million units, surpassing those of Fujitsu and Apple, to rank in sixth place, and closely trailing behind Lenovo who shipped 2.2-2.3 million units, according to a recent report from IDC.
It looks like Bestlink’s Alpha 400 linux-based UMPC might become the “cheapest” mini laptop you will be able to own at $250 and possible sale at $180.
With the recent explosion of UMPCs by big manufacturers, this sure looks like its going to be another hit.
Especially since a lot of desktop applications are being developed as web counterparts including Microsoft Office, there’s no need for the laptop user to carry all his applications on the laptop, maybe on a 8GB SD card.
What might be better is if they inclu
Once WiMAX rolls around the U.S. with Sprint, we will be seeing bunch of these UMPCs replacing PDAs and whatnot. At least, these will replace many of traveler’s laptops.
Get so hungry just looking at the pics!
Specs:
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> WIBRAIN(www.wibrain.co.kr) rolled out the SSD version of its 4.8-inch UMPC ‘B1′ in Korea market.
Suggested price is 399,000(KRW) for 8GB SSD, 549,000(KRW) for 16GB SSD, and 649,000(KRW) for 32GB SDD model.
It’s going to cost about $4
