Comments on: News Roundup 15/9/08 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: turn.self.off http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/#comment-9522 turn.self.off Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:48:06 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=3472#comment-9522 bit funny watching that dell unboxing and hear the person read of the windows cd labled: windows xp home service pack 3 (i think) for ulcpc. i wonder how much the printing of those new cd's cost microsoft, as the content itself is basically a standard windows xp home cd with service pack 3 slipstreamed on... bit funny watching that dell unboxing and hear the person read of the windows cd labled: windows xp home service pack 3 (i think) for ulcpc.

i wonder how much the printing of those new cd’s cost microsoft, as the content itself is basically a standard windows xp home cd with service pack 3 slipstreamed on…

]]> By: Mikey http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/#comment-9512 Mikey Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:29:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=3472#comment-9512 So many netbooks, wheres the 3g? So many netbooks, wheres the 3g?

]]> By: Vakeros http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/#comment-9505 Vakeros Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:02:12 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=3472#comment-9505 Interesting comments on Engadget. They started out by putting the cheap WinCE device down, but then people start saying $89 is cheap. For a lot of people this is close to what they need. Consumers don't care much what the operating system is, as long as they can do what they want to easily enough. I like instant on, I like WinMo 6.1. I would like a decent screen (which for me this isn't) and I would like a battery that lasts. This device ticks most of the boxes and it is cheaper than anything else. Interesting comments on Engadget. They started out by putting the cheap WinCE device down, but then people start saying $89 is cheap.
For a lot of people this is close to what they need. Consumers don’t care much what the operating system is, as long as they can do what they want to easily enough.
I like instant on, I like WinMo 6.1. I would like a decent screen (which for me this isn’t) and I would like a battery that lasts. This device ticks most of the boxes and it is cheaper than anything else.

]]> By: Robert http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/#comment-9503 Robert Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:52:15 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=3472#comment-9503 Greetings: In the next 2-3 months we may see prices fall across the board on Netbooks, UMPC, and MIDS. If the Economy continues on a downward slop at one point or another it will affect if people would buy a netbook or not. This best example of prices falling was when the Iphone was announced at $199.00US. If the economy would be in a better state without the housing credit problem, the Iphone would have been priced higher. I believe we will have a Christmas season with the lowest prices on Computer technology. Keep an eye out for it. Regards Robert Greetings:

In the next 2-3 months we may see prices fall across the board on Netbooks, UMPC, and MIDS.
If the Economy continues on a downward slop at one point or another it will affect if people would buy a netbook or not.
This best example of prices falling was when the Iphone was announced at $199.00US.
If the economy would be in a better state without the housing credit problem, the Iphone would have been priced higher.
I believe we will have a Christmas season with the lowest prices on Computer technology.
Keep an eye out for it.

Regards Robert

]]> By: JP http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/news-roundup-15908/#comment-9502 JP Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:25:18 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=3472#comment-9502 The EasyPC is quite intriguing. Sure it has nothing to do with UMPC's and Netbooks. But compared to PDA's, it may not be that bad, for a very good price and a full keyboard. Even the screen, with a 480x272 resolution, is still better than the QVGA (320x240) that a lot of PDA/smartphone devices are used to display. And if the battery can keep the thing up for a whole week or more... (think PDA, again) I wonder what are the detailled specifications of this device... The EasyPC is quite intriguing. Sure it has nothing to do with UMPC’s and Netbooks. But compared to PDA’s, it may not be that bad, for a very good price and a full keyboard. Even the screen, with a 480×272 resolution, is still better than the QVGA (320×240) that a lot of PDA/smartphone devices are used to display. And if the battery can keep the thing up for a whole week or more… (think PDA, again)

I wonder what are the detailled specifications of this device…

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