Its been a fun time reviewing the Vega and there’s lots of good things to say about it. From Carputer to presentation device. From browser to media player, the Vega does a surprisingly good job considering its low-end processor. The AMD LX800 and Vega prove together that clockrate isn’t everything!
Its not a gaming machine or a tool for office professionals and the lack of built-in WiFi is going to attract a lot of negative comments but combined with it’s class-best mobility (only the much more expensive OQO beats it) its style and ability, I rate it very highly as a UMPC.
As for value-for-money, we’ll have to see what the prices are when the reseller and distribution deals get inked. (I know there are a few talks going on!)
I’m happy to have written the first English-language review of the Vega (thanks to Raon Digital)and its now available on the main portal.
If you have further questions, please feel free to enter comments below.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Wow great review Steve. Thanks for doing that for those of us who are considering umpc’s. I like the size, the price, and the look of the Vega. As for other ones out there, I wish Asus would lower the prices of their R2H models though as I like the way they look as well and, if Averatec would hurry up, the AHI seems a good fit as well.
The perfect umpc is like the perfect woman -eventually you will find one that is just right. Jerry.
September 21st, 2006 at 11:55 am
Haha. I like your thinking Jerry.
Averatec has been delayed until 2007 unfortunately.
Regards
Steve.
September 23rd, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Correct me if I’m wrong but this isn’t a real UMPC (according to Intel + Microsoft’s definition of a UMPC), it might be a UPPC (Ultra Portable PC) however (There is no real definition for UPPC’s). I think you should use the correct terms so people don’t get confused and think it will support all the things a real UMPC would (Such as Windows XP Tablet Edition).
Besides that, good post!
September 24th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Its an ongoing question. Do we cut the market up into small sub sections for the benefit of the heavyweight marketing departments, or do we encompass all ultra mobile PCs under one umbrella?
To me, it makes sense to give the customer the choice of nearly 40 variants rather than 2.
Next year when we start to see Origami 2007 specification devices with keyboards and other options, will it still make sense to them UMPCs or do we further sub-divide into UMPC 2ßß6 and 2007?
Personally I think it makes sense for the whole market and the customers to ignore microsot marketing terms.
Regards
Steve