Thanks to UMPCPortal member and frequent twitterer Rodfather, I just found out that the Kohjinsha SA6 is showing up on Dynamism and Conics, the gadget importers. I have been waiting for confirmation on processor type, model numbers and pricing and this gives us the answers.

It looks like there will be two models each in two colors. Black and white. The low-end model (SH6WP04A / SH6KP04A) has the 40GB drive and 512MB ram. The second model (SH6WP10A / SH6KP10A) has a 100GB drive and 1GB RAM. Both appear to come with Vista which is strange as I understood that Vista in 512MB of RAM is a no-go configuration.

Conics are offering the 100/1 version for $1049 I’m not sure what support, delivery or tax is applicable. Annoyingly, the XP Pro version is being offered for an extra $160. I assume that’s because Vista has to be de-installed. I wonder if you get the Vista licence thrown in. Dynamism have both versions available. No XP version unfortunately and the pricing for the SA1 (Geode version, 800×480 no touch) has not gone down either which is suprising as Data Evolution are offering them for $799. I would expect to see some movement there very soon.

The SH6 is way up high on my wish list. The original Kohjinsha SA1 was fantastically useful. I’d recommend an XP version of this for digital photographers and mobile bloggers without hesitating. Not a Vista versions though. Not on a 600Mhz McCaslin.

All the UMPCPortal SH6 information via this link.

• Kohjinsha’s new Vista UMPCs, Sh Series, announced.
• Raon Digital Vega – Now available to order.
• Kohjinsha SR8 (801?) is available at Conics.