Comments on: My UMPC Price-check reveals stagnation.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:25:02 +0000

Thanks to the arrival of netbooks I was able to purchase a real bargain.

Coquitlamlaptop.com sold me a Fujitsu Lifebook U3010B for about $300 Canadian dollars. This is a machine that sold for almost $2000 when it was new.

Lighter than my ASUS EEE 1000H, the batteries still last for almost 4 hours at a charge, the 1GHz processor also outperforms the Atom when it comes to GoogleEarth.

The only drawback is the brightness of the LCD screen. The EEE is bright enough to see in daylight, the Lifebook I need to take into the shade.

By: UMPCMAN

UMPCMAN — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:37:34 +0000

Hey, my M704 gets daily use (and it’s a battle for my eyeballs given all the devices on my desk).

If it died, I’d buy another one, just the same, in a second. I wish it was 200 grams lighter (760 grams), and had internal 3G with an affordable data plan, but other than that I don’t know how realistically there could be a better device given the state of technology, both software and hardware, today.

to me the size, sliding keyboard, touchscreen functionality, and screen size are perfect.

By: antonio

antonio — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:22:22 +0000

agree but
Unfortunatly saveonsamsung delivery is only in UK

By: elbowz

elbowz — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:04:18 +0000

Prices are even better on the Q1u – saveonsamsung.com have some pretty impressive pricing… The Q1u-EL with keyboard and organiser pack is £429 inc VAT and delivery and the 6 cell battery… that’s a bargain in anyone’s book.

No affiliation, just a happy customer…

By: zxz

zxz — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:12:59 +0000

only downside of the M704 is no integrated 3G modem, they could have made a 3G modem like the GPS and DVB modules you stick on the back of the device….

By: michael

michael — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:49:28 +0000

I want M704 with the specs of M912!! come on gigabyte you can do it for me!

By: Chippy

Chippy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:04:34 +0000

Hi Tal

So what sits in the middle for PMP, Navigation E-book, Web browser customers? Vertical markets for tablet and handheld PCs? Nothing? Of course not.

There’s a huge range of internet-connected consumer devices that sit in that 5-8″ handheld bracket so your prediction is over-simplified.

Slow-down, yes. Dead, no.

By: tal

tal — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:02:25 +0000

The 7″ market is almost dead now. Netbooks will evolve to be like the m912 and MIDs will turn into Smartphones.
Been saying this since you published your first market diagram by inch” few months ago.