Comments on: 33 Menlow MIDs. Not bad for your first year, Intel http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: MID ‘Frustration’ | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-11558 MID ‘Frustration’ | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:15:31 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-11558 [...] M528 that so many of us were looking for? The Kohjinsha MID, the Abit, Tritec, and the rest of the 33 MIDs? What about ARM-based MIDs. The Archos 5G? Where’s my Firefox-enabled, sub 400gm, 3G-enabled, [...] [...] M528 that so many of us were looking for? The Kohjinsha MID, the Abit, Tritec, and the rest of the 33 MIDs? What about ARM-based MIDs. The Archos 5G? Where’s my Firefox-enabled, sub 400gm, 3G-enabled, [...]

]]> By: Last call for MIDs, Intel | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-9361 Last call for MIDs, Intel | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:54:34 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-9361 [...] Mobile 7. and more. Where’s that M528, The Benq MID, Toshiba, Samsung or in fact, any of the 33 MIDs that I have on launch-watch. Apart from the Aigo MID that is available in Asia and a few UMPCs that have adopted the [...] [...] Mobile 7. and more. Where’s that M528, The Benq MID, Toshiba, Samsung or in fact, any of the 33 MIDs that I have on launch-watch. Apart from the Aigo MID that is available in Asia and a few UMPCs that have adopted the [...]

]]> By: IDF San Francisco 2008 Round-Up | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8418 IDF San Francisco 2008 Round-Up | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:33:13 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8418 [...] Obviously the people responsible for working with OEMs haven’t been asleep in the last few months. Nearly all of the OEMs that Intel said would be releasing devices are doing so. There appears to be some delay as OEMs work to their own schedule but its possible that we really will see 20 manufacturers releasing MIDs aross the world before the end of the year. [...] [...] Obviously the people responsible for working with OEMs haven’t been asleep in the last few months. Nearly all of the OEMs that Intel said would be releasing devices are doing so. There appears to be some delay as OEMs work to their own schedule but its possible that we really will see 20 manufacturers releasing MIDs aross the world before the end of the year. [...]

]]> By: yq http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8227 yq Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:28:55 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8227 when can we expect something like raon everun but better with atom processor? i would buy everun but atom give some hope for more UMPC with long battery life when can we expect something like raon everun but better with atom processor? i would buy everun but atom give some hope for more UMPC with long battery life

]]> By: tovarish http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8223 tovarish Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8223 The question I would like to ask is how hot do MIDs get during normal usage (wifi + FIE). Anything hotter than the Raon Everun is unacceptable to me however cool the other specs are. The question I would like to ask is how hot do MIDs get during normal usage (wifi + FIE). Anything hotter than the Raon Everun is unacceptable to me however cool the other specs are.

]]> By: chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8178 chippy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:11:02 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8178 Thanks Jenn. I've got a lot of work to do to get all these into the DB. !! Steve Thanks Jenn. I’ve got a lot of work to do to get all these into the DB. !!
Steve

]]> By: IG http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8168 IG Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:54:44 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8168 Jerry is correct. These things need to drop in price. $500 would be a good start....and these MIDs should start being available already. Jerry is correct. These things need to drop in price. $500 would be a good start….and these MIDs should start being available already.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8166 Jenn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:20:29 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8166 Sorry, my little Intel rant made me forget to add this earlier. I've got a datasheet with full specs of the Arbor Gladius device here: http://www.pocketables.net/2008/08/arbor-gladius-g.html Just an FYI for the product database. :) Sorry, my little Intel rant made me forget to add this earlier. I’ve got a datasheet with full specs of the Arbor Gladius device here: http://www.pocketables.net/2008/08/arbor-gladius-g.html

Just an FYI for the product database. :)

]]> By: Jenn http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8164 Jenn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:02:27 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8164 Has Intel officially stopped differentiating between MIDs and UMPCs then? It's strange to see something like the Kohjinsha SC3 called a MID. I also don't think Intel did anyone a favor by renaming Centrino Atom (formerly Menlow) to Atom. There was already a good deal of confusion about the difference in netbook Atoms and UMPC/MID Atoms before the merge, but at least back then you could group the former into the regular Atom category and the latter into the Centrino Atom category. Now everything is just part of a general group called Atom. It also doesn't help that all the old codenames Menlow, Silverthorne, Poulsbo) are still being widely used today, nearly six months after they were given official names. I feel sorry for the UMPC/MID/netbook newcomers who rely on Google to tell them the difference! Has Intel officially stopped differentiating between MIDs and UMPCs then? It’s strange to see something like the Kohjinsha SC3 called a MID.

I also don’t think Intel did anyone a favor by renaming Centrino Atom (formerly Menlow) to Atom. There was already a good deal of confusion about the difference in netbook Atoms and UMPC/MID Atoms before the merge, but at least back then you could group the former into the regular Atom category and the latter into the Centrino Atom category. Now everything is just part of a general group called Atom.

It also doesn’t help that all the old codenames Menlow, Silverthorne, Poulsbo) are still being widely used today, nearly six months after they were given official names. I feel sorry for the UMPC/MID/netbook newcomers who rely on Google to tell them the difference!

]]> By: Brett http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8163 Brett Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8163 KJS/Inventec - X5 MID. Linux, 4.8″ 800×480, 512Mb, 30/60GB, HSDPA, GPS KJS/Inventec - S32 - Linux, 4.8″ 1024×600, 1GB, 2GB/4GB flash, GPS KJS = Kohjinsha, so those should be out in JP/KR markets soon... great :) KJS/Inventec - X5 MID. Linux, 4.8″ 800×480, 512Mb, 30/60GB, HSDPA, GPS
KJS/Inventec - S32 - Linux, 4.8″ 1024×600, 1GB, 2GB/4GB flash, GPS

KJS = Kohjinsha, so those should be out in JP/KR markets soon… great :)

]]> By: chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8159 chippy Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:37:36 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8159 I think you'll see that come through Expansys-USA. Steve. I think you’ll see that come through Expansys-USA.

Steve.

]]> By: Robert http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8158 Robert Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:01:16 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8158 I'm very happy that the LG Xnote B831 has made the list. Seems we've been waiting a long time for this one. I'm wondering if its OS will be Windows XP. Regards Robert I’m very happy that the LG Xnote B831 has made the list.
Seems we’ve been waiting a long time for this one.

I’m wondering if its OS will be Windows XP.

Regards Robert

]]> By: kyuss http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8156 kyuss Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:07:36 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8156 well...M-I-Ds...aren't they something? wouldn't it be cool to actually BUY one? :-D well…M-I-Ds…aren’t they something?

wouldn’t it be cool to actually BUY one? :-D

]]> By: cat http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8154 cat Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8154 Well, dynamism's US site has removed a direct link to the Gigabyte M528 from their "What New" column on the front page. You can still find it using search, but it makes me wonder if Gigabyte is even going to try to market this in North America (or Asia or Europe for that matter--look how the release date keeps slipping). Makes me think that like it's identical cousin, the Aigo, it's got problems with GPS (and maybe 3G). I wouldn't want to be the first one to purchase it if it ever comes to market. Well, dynamism’s US site has removed a direct link to the Gigabyte M528 from their “What New” column on the front page. You can still find it using search, but it makes me wonder if Gigabyte is even going to try to market this in North America (or Asia or Europe for that matter–look how the release date keeps slipping). Makes me think that like it’s identical cousin, the Aigo, it’s got problems with GPS (and maybe 3G). I wouldn’t want to be the first one to purchase it if it ever comes to market.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel#comment-8147 Jerry Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:55:37 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/33-menlow-mids-not-bad-for-your-first-year-intel/#comment-8147 Steve sorry but none of those mids listed seem worthy of the umpcportal seal of approval. Sure, they are something to talk about and keep all us salivating at the potential, but ALL of them fail in one or two aspects, at least. It's as if none of them bother to read the forum comments left for other products on how to improve and what to avoid. They just clone. Here's a list manufacturers: 1. Lower Price 2. Size OR Many Extra Niche Functions-choose only one. 3. Availability not Tiresome Delaying till XMas. 4. Another Rehash or Attuned Innovation -OQO02++Atom,Q1UPXP. 5. Disclose the FULL Specs up front-no more guessing. 6. Netbook Ultraportable OR Pocket Ultraportable-no more little of this, little of that like the Everun Note, Q1u's, Wibrain's, or Viliv S7's. If you can't really type anything why even bother with the pseudo keying keyboard? Chippy will just end up telling us it's cramped again. Just plug in a USB Keyboard for real long letter inputting and skip the established imagery. Remember there is a touchscreen too. :) Jerry. Steve sorry but none of those mids listed seem worthy of the umpcportal seal of approval. Sure, they are something to talk about and keep all us salivating at the potential, but ALL of them fail in one or two aspects, at least. It’s as if none of them bother to read the forum comments left for other products on how to improve and what to avoid. They just clone.
Here’s a list manufacturers:
1. Lower Price
2. Size OR Many Extra Niche Functions-choose only one.
3. Availability not Tiresome Delaying till XMas.
4. Another Rehash or Attuned Innovation -OQO02++Atom,Q1UPXP.
5. Disclose the FULL Specs up front-no more guessing.
6. Netbook Ultraportable OR Pocket Ultraportable-no more little of this, little of that like the Everun Note, Q1u’s, Wibrain’s, or Viliv S7’s.
If you can’t really type anything why even bother with the pseudo keying keyboard? Chippy will just end up telling us it’s cramped again. Just plug in a USB Keyboard for real long letter inputting and skip the established imagery.
Remember there is a touchscreen too. :)

Jerry.

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