Medion USA has quietly put up a webpage for the new RIM 1000 unit announced at CES. The price is listed as $999, higher than expected by most news sites who were given the $900-$800 price range. The unit is configured with a Via C7-M 1.0 Ghz processor, a 30GB hard drive and 768MB of RAM. Aside from the typical features, the Medion unit has a SD card slot, webcam and microphone array similar to the one found on the Samsung Q1. It is also the only UMPC to include a Firewire port. The most anticipated feature of the device still remains the split slide-out QWERTY keyboard – something the original UMPCs were criticized for not having.
The page lists the unit as out-of-stock due to overwhelming demand, however we know it’s going to launch sometime during Q1 in Germany, then later in the US. Medion lists the UMPC as having the Vista Home Premium system. There is no information available on whether the docking station is included, or if there will be built to order units. Stay tuned for more information on this device.
