That easy-to-remember Samsung UMPC, the Samsung Q1b-Pro 770 Barto HS, ahem, is now shipping in Germany. Its the first time the VIA based device has been available in Europe and represents one of the first UMPCs to ship with HSDPA enabled.

According to the specifications on the Samsung website, the CF slot has been preserved and there are two mono speakers (!) Battery life is quoted as up-to 3.5 hours which is believable because the base Q1b has been proven to be one of the most energy efficient UMPCs there is. It also has one of the brightest screens. Recommended price is 1400 Euro which is shockingly expensive considering the Q1 Ultra is supposed to launch with HSDPA in 4-6 weeks for 1200 Euro. That price has got to move. Average online price seems to be around 1250-1300 Euro which is still a little too high. It doesn’t appear to be available anywhere else in Europe yet but I’m wondering if this has something to do with T-Mobile who are HQ’d in Bonn, Germany. Will we see it in their shops soon I wonder?

 Manufacturer: Samsung
 Model name: Q1b-HSDPA
 Model id: NP-Q1BV001/SEG
 CPU type: VIA C7-M
 CPU speed: 1000 MHz
 Graphics: VIA Unichrome Pro
 OS: Windows XP Tablet Edition
 Display: 7″ 800 X 480
 RAM: 1024 MB
 Hard Disk: 60 GB
 Keyboard: NO
 Mouse Pointer: NO
 Battery capacity: 29 (W/hr)
 Weight: 759 gm
 Size: (w/h/d mm) 227/140/27 mm

Samsung website info here (German)

Our datasheet here. (English!)