Comments on: Kohjinsha SC3 UMPC images, availability, import price.

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By: chippy

chippy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:46:02 +0000

SC3 arrives at resellers on 3rd July.
Exporters probably need two days to get them out.

I haven’t heard from VYe about US/EU availability yet.

Steve.

By: Vakeros

Vakeros — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:24:08 +0000

Guys,
Let’s not get flaming. Michael made a point. We all disagreed with him. And gave Chippy a big vote of thanks. No need for name calling. Let’s get back to what we want to know, which is all about these machines.
What is the shipment date for the SC3?

By: Kohjinsha SC3 UMPC, More Specs, Image and Price | LifeAtMost.com

Kohjinsha SC3 UMPC, More Specs, Image and Price | LifeAtMost.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:25:38 +0000

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By: kyuss

kyuss — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:23:19 +0000

nobody likes you and nobody wants to hear your opinion…

so, why are you still here?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:55:21 +0000

@Cajun_Mike: Thanks. Please contact me privately for an address as to where you can send my award. I will display it with pride.

@TK4killa: I agree with the first sentence, but won’t be taking your advice in the second one.

By: TK4killa

TK4killa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:04:05 +0000

You are silly and should be ignored for talking nonesense.
I have an advice for you, just go and take a walk, will ya.

By: Cajun_Mike

Cajun_Mike — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:52:39 +0000

You have won this weeks “Douchebag of the week” award. You won it even though we are only three days into the week.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:24:43 +0000

Clearly I was completely wrong in suggesting that I would simply take into account this potential conflict of interest in my readings. I am very interested in this product in particular, and do look forward to the reviews. I’ve been out voted and hereby withdraw all of my comments and apologize as I should not have any skeptism of any future reviews made. Henceforth I am a mere wanker who clearly is not thankful for chippy sacrificing his family life and time with with his wife to write reviews in partial exchange for small kickbacks and preferential treatment. In the future, please delete my posts as suggested and thereby avoid all this to begin with. What was I thinking? Thanks for setting me straight you guys! My mother will be thankful for that.

By: chippy

chippy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:17:16 +0000

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Really really appreciated.
Chippy.

By: rlmoss

rlmoss — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:28:31 +0000

Chippy. please delete before posting.

Jeez, Chippy you spend enough time on this; let the wanker be–too hostile.

Richard

By: Dunstan

Dunstan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:09:09 +0000

Michael, not only does Chippy expend considerable time and energy on UMPC Portal (when it certainly can’t provide for a young family) he does so with great generosity and always goes out of his way to answer questions and educate newbies. I’m glad advertising, what there is of it, can alleviate some of the financial burden of this site. In the best of all possible worlds, the site would be supported by ALL manufacturers and we would be able to get 1st hand information on ALL devices in the thorough and fair manner to which we have become accustomed.

Additionally, this site maintains a well indexed and very useful forum, where I have often found my questions answered when answers weren’t forthcoming anywhere else. It is a major resource.

By: mikey

mikey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:39:52 +0000

@Michael
You have no idea about Chippys integrity. Ive read his reviews for over two years and he shows no bias or paid for reviews on any product. Because these products are not available at stores people who have a need/interest/obsession for Umpcs have a heavy reliance on people like Chippy to review and tell you the facts about products, not what some sales executive has written in the specs. Your comments are uncalled for.

By: Toby

Toby — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:37:54 +0000

IMO, the main thing is being open about these issues, and the fact is Chippy/Umpcportal clearly is. As also shown by the fact we can have an unmoderated discussion about it. The readers can make the ultimate choice in credibility and reputation of the website/author. But bloggers including Chippy IMO are by in large much more open to stating their sources and their insider discounts/deals, which many old world journalists might never dream of mentionning! The ability of Chippy to get preferential treatment (e.g. top of order list) should work in our, the readers, favour. Assuming you don’t get carried away by some gravy train one day Thanks for all your work Chippy.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:16:39 +0000

Michael your opinion is not shared by everyone so please don’t be disrespectful. You are welcome, but I encourage a closer look at the reviews posted here at umpcportal to see how Steve “Chippy” Paine points out Company XYZ’s product’s negative and positive points, regardless of banner ads placed here for them. He really can be brutal if a device is bad, even if the company sent him their pre-release to love.

Also, heavy site traffic uses bandwith which must be paid by advertisements that are in this case UMPC related, but there is no “i’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” happening here. As a longtime member I can attest to that. Put plainly, this place is managed and contributed to by a man who is passionate about mobile computers and in turn has drawn many of us here to watch their evolution along with him. I haven’t seen a better place for this burgeoning niche and am thankful it exists. We should all be so lucky to have a job like his(and a significant other that supports our “hobby”).

Jerry