Screen
The screen is excellent. Colour and brightness are superb from this LED-backlit 1024×600 4.8” part allowing use in bright daylight use (not in direct sunlight though.) Resolution is high and the touch layer works really well. UMID have implemented drivers with cursor stabilisation which makes touching elements on the screen with the built-in stylus or even the finger easy. Use on Windows XP will require the use of large icons and a boost of the font sizes and window elements but This can be done easily in Windows XP.
There is another important note here though because of a real problem with the angle that the screen opens up to. It simply won’t go back far enough for the most comfortable thumb-typing experience because the screen ends up pointing at your chest. This means you are constantly adjusting the device for the best thumbing comfort and then the best viewing angle. The screen doesn’t stay in multiple positions either so when leaning back or lying (it’s a great way to browse the web!) you’ll find that the screen flops forward 5-10 degrees making it even worse. This is the most annoying fault of the UMID and really seems like a major design error.
Screen Viewing Angle
Left-to-right angles are excellent but in the vertical plane, you’ll see a fading as you look down from above the screen. This is noticeable when using the thumb typing method due to the screen angle problem mentioned above.
Micro SD card slot
The micro SD card slot cover is very poorly designed. In fact, we would advise to simply break it off! It feels like it’s going to break off within the first few weeks anyway so you might as well save yourself some stress. Micro SD cards are so small that it’s also very fiddly to get it in and out. Buy the biggest Micro SD card you can afford, slot it in as extra storage and don’t expect to be swapping it out regularly.
Power / Wifi buttons.
The XP-configurable power button (sleep, standy or power-off) sits next to the Wifi and Bluetooth control button. Both Wifi and BT are enabled at the same time but you can disable the Bluetooth radio from the system try icon. As the Bluetooth device is on the same LAN adapter as the Wifi , we haven’t found a way to run the BT only. The other thing you’ll have to get used to is that after returning from standby, hibernation or on a fresh boot, the Wifi and BT are always turned off. It’s a fail-safe power saver but it will catch you out 50 times before you remember to turn it on manually each time!
Performance.
Overall the UMID passes most performance tests with flying colors and on some areas, sets new standards. The 16GB SSD installed in the test version here returns some excellent speeds and makes the device feel far more powerful than most other UMPCs. CPU based performance is good too.
CrystalMark test results
We run CrystalMark as it’s something we’ve been using for a long time and it gives us a benchmark we can interpret well.
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CrystalMark 2004R3 [0.9.126.452] (C) 2001-2008 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World [http://crystalmark.info/]
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CrystalMark Result
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Display Mode : 1024 x 600 32bit (ClearType)
CrystalMark : 21940
[ ALU ] 4405
[ FPU ] 3714
[ MEM ] 3509
[ HDD ] 7524
[ GDI ] 2301
[ D2D ] 208
[ OGL ] 279
The overall score there beats many UMPCs but it’s the CPU and HDD that really shine. A separate disk read/write test result is shown below. It’s way above the average for a device in this category.
Video performance.
The UMID Mbook uses the Intel US15W system controller hub which incorporates a GMA500 graphics co-processor along with video decoding hardware for WMV, H.264 and standard MPEG-4 (DivX, Xvid.) Unfortunately it looks like the drivers are still not pulling the best out of the 3D hardware and under XP, it’s a difficult job to find video filters that can link in to the hardware decoding. We’ve seen H.264 working extremely well under certain conditions and know that 720P decoding is even possible using the CPU alone but some tweaking (or waiting for someone to come up with a foolproof how-to) is going to be required to get the best out of it. There are some reports that the latest, beta drivers for the chipset are improving the 3D experience but at the moment, Google Earth and iTunes cover-flow are almost the limit of it’s capability. Stay tuned for more information on 3D performance as drivers are still in early-stage development.
Out of the box, expect the following video performance figures to be easily achievable.
- Divx 6mbps
- H.264 2mbps
- WMV 4mbps
- MPEG2 16mbps
Results vary with filters and playback software but these figures should be considered baseline.
Audio.
Audio performance from the supplied headphones is poor and the output stage itself seems to be poor too. Using high quality headphones and the supplied adaptor, doesn’t help much. Better results will be obtained through a BT adaptor running the A2DP stereo protocol. This is not a HiFi device!
The built-in mic is excellent for general use and although the mono speaker is quiet, it has reasonable clarity.
Heat and noise.
The UMID is fanless and it is possible to get the device warm. As the air input is on the base of the device, heat build-up is noticeable when the device is in use on a table-top. Charging the device while on a soft surface gets the underside of the device very hot indeed but in handheld use and idle-state use on a table, there’s very little build up at all. Although we haven’t tested it extensively, it is possible to leave the device on, closed and in a pocket. This is something we want to test further as in testing, leaving the device on with the Wifi off is resulting in over 6 hours of usage meaning you’re just seconds away from opening up the device and starting to use it. When connected to Wifi the device lasts for about 5 hours when the lid is closed and we’ve heard from people testing the 1.1Ghz version of the UMID that up to 6 hours is possible using the same setup. That’s extremely impressive.
As the device is fanless and has no rotating disk, the only thing you can hear is a tiny amount of noise from the power components if you hold it to your ear. To all intents and purposes, it’s silent.
Stability.
We’ve experienced one or two strange situations with the touchscreen. We can’t confirm that’ it’s the device itself or an effect created by Firefox but sometimes you just can’t click on anything in Firefox. A log-out and log-in is required to fix this. It’s happened about three times in two weeks. We’ve also had one incident where the disk got corrupted. It was fixed automatically on booting. We suspect this was to do with an ungraceful shutdown on battery-empty.
Boot-up, standby, hibernate speeds
One of the party-tricks of the UMID Mbook is its boot up speed. After two weeks of use we’re still able to push the power button and get to the start menu in XP Home in 30 seconds. There are SSD upgrades on mobile PC’s that will beat this but for an out-of-the-box boot sequence with no tweaking, we find it impressive. Hibernation in/out is also very quick (Largely due to the 512MB memory) and standby is always 2-3 seconds.
April 29th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Big UMID Mbook M1 UMPC review http://cli.gs/m3WmAZ
April 29th, 2009 at 3:36 am
hi steve: do u happen to know y when i install xp during the inital setup screen, after copying the files needed for setup halfway, it crash and display error blue screen. could it be cause due to damage everun note harddisk zif cable> If so where can i buy the cable otherwise my everun note will have to go to the dustbin already.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:38 am
This story from Computer World “MAY” be the cause of your crashes in Firefox
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132208&intsrc=news_ts_head
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 3:42 am
Thx Bryan for the quick feedback. I’m looking into this and a couple of similar leads.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Shun,
Are installing Windows XP to Everun note from scrath ?
I tried very hard before but failed.
The service technician “pour” the whole system into my Everun noted (as an external hard disk) by using ghost 12.
If you need the image and neccessory tools, please send me your e-mail address.
Tai Pang
April 29th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Thank you for the great review. I like this part the most:
“…keep wanting to take with you, even if you don’t have any ‘computing’ activities planned.”
10 years ago, I always asked myself “should I take my latop with me?” whenever I went out. Then I had the Libretto and never asked that question again.
Since I had my OQO a year ago, I still have been asking that question, because it is still a little too heavy and battery is too short.
Now I have this and I never ask that question again.
April 29th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
TV module is bad…
they say they can’t get signals in subways while other devices works fine…
April 29th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
“If you’re the sort of person that hates a [...] and a professional level web experience, the UMID is exactly the device you should be looking at.”
Might want to fix that sentence, otherwise good job.
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Thx. Im surprised that’s the only grammatical error found so far. I was proof reading it at 3am which is never a good idea.
anon Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Well, to be brutally honest, you do mix up its and it’s with each other *a lot*, and not just in this article. That’s my pet peeve actually, but I just haven’t wanted to fill the comment sections with grammar complaints.
Oh, fix this part: “its a very comfortable keyboards.”
Thanks, and please excuse me.
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Fixed! If you dont want to feed back errors in comments, use the contact form above. Regards
Steve
April 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
It has an book form and is perfect for net browsing so it is an netbook.
Umpc is something special and it`s very shure,not book form!
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
IMO, an Ultra Mobile PC can and should take different forms to please different people. Netbooks focus on price and not mobility.
The UMID running xp is definitely a umpc in my eyes.
Sarig Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Not to mention it has a touchscreen!
focus Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
It`s an pocket pc then
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Which, in fact is what umid call it. a pocket pc.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
from this review qand others it sounds like umid made a shoddy umpcbut got saved by the form factor it chose. i would like to wait for some other company to make a umpc with the same form factor,because , lets face it , everyone knows thatit is the most useful and sensible form , only that they build it better.
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Not a shoddy umpc, just a shoddy casing quality.
anon Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Judging by the information so far, the UMID’s shortcomings and only real general weaknesses are these:
* connectivity (it definitely needs a full USB port!)
* limited screen angle (case design flaw)
* casing quality (will be fixed after a first successful round)
If they fix those in their next version, that and the inevitable evolution after the first version will make it a killer device. Eee PC 701 had too small a screen and weak battery life but I still bought and liked it. Eventually it evolved into the best netbook so far, the 901 Go.
In addition to those general faults, for me personally this UMID is a bit too expensive right now, it lacks the 3G I definitely need and could use a separate (optical) mouse pointer. If all that improves, it’ll become a must-have device for me.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hm. http://tinyurl.com/cljek5
April 29th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Thanks for a thoughrough review, Chippy! Certainly an interesting device, and while I generally prefer keyboards, this one doesn’t appeal enough to me. Especially the part about the angle of the screen, that would be a major problem for me. Still slightly better than JKK’s MacGyvered Logitech + Viliv combo though
April 29th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
There are lots of things that worry me about this device, especially the screen hinge. It doesn’t make sense that it can’t go all the way back. Do you know if there’s a reason they designed it that way? Even with all it’s failings it seems like the only viable replacement for my OQO. In that vein, I’ve made a list of good and bad points, from my point of view:
Bad points:
Cheap plastic
Broken hinge
No mouse
BT and Wifi interconnected
No USB
No mic input
No 3.5mm out
512MB RAM – DNS 10 needs as much as possible
Storage space – need minimum 60GB
Price
Good points:
Battery life
Mic
Fast startup
Fast SSD
Anything I’ve missed?
Alan Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Thought I would answer some of the points with my own observation after a few days with the machine. (Tell me to shut up if you have heard too much from me)
Cheap plastic, yes but doesn’t appear to fall apart and looks fine.
Broken hinge, I have not found it too much of a problem, it goes back the right amount to hold it in your hands. If you put it on a desk you find yourself needing a high desk, coffee table is a problem.
Mouse, get a tiny one and plug it in, or the touch screen is excellent.
BT and Wifi interconnected, I don’t know how much more battery life you would get by switching one of them off, but I have not been able to flatten the battery in a day with normal use.
No usb, not true, miniplug usb with adaptor of you can use a cable and a female to female adaptor. or make your own cable.
no mic input, try this, SL300 USB Studio Microphone, it’s bigger than the mbook!
No 3.5mm out, not entirely true adaptor supplied, but it is big and ugly. I want to buy one of the plugs realy and make a cable with an inline socket.
512MB ram works fine due to fast SSD memory for swap file.
Storage space, well I’m just about running out with office 2007 and Portable Ubuntu on here as well, but ordered an 8GB mini SD card.
Price, too much I agree, but not compared to OQO-2 which is half as good IMHO.
Now for my bad point no VGA out, and I’m struggling with the USB to VGA adaptor I bought.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Quick note as i sit outside a cafe connected over bt, screen at 80% (not sunny here)
I had the device on, in my pocket, inside the pouch, for 30 minutes and there was very little heat build up.
This always-on usage mode is something that should be highlighted.
For me, the usb and headphone issues can be solved via BT. If i need to connect a cdrom, the dongle is fine and ill leave it at home.
Build quality is a worry for me but the main issue is the screen angle. If i can get one of these for 550 euro (not including 3G) I think, for me, its going to be worth it and ill put up with the screen issue. Until something better comes along of course but thats always going to happen.
Speaker needs to be louder too but it looks like ill be switching to a2dp headphones for phone and umid now.
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
P.S. Heres the UMID in action. Taken on n82, txd to UMID via bt, txed to flickr via BT (over the same N82!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpcportal/3486301854/
Sarig Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
You need to just set your phone up for direct flickr uploads. Works like a charm, I do it on my n95
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Yes i can do that and sometimes i do but the post processing is faster on the umid than on an N82. (tags, title, description, cropping, copying url, posting to twitpic etc.) This is the difference between smartphone and umpc microblogging. Control. Quality.
EC Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 8:57 am
Not too many A2DP headsets available (if you mean mono?) I got BT8040 by Jabra.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
The pocketables forum is reporting a bios update for the UMID
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=2616
and in an other thread apparently tere are some software upgrades also
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=2614
Chippy Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Thanks. Havent noticed any BT quality issues yet so ill hold off on that bios upgrade myself.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Sorry, my computer hiccuped and the last sentence was lost. The second thread is for the Viliv
April 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Chippy, if I connect to the Spring wirless network via one of these http://www.nationalorders.com/sprint/aircard597.htm
and you have to use one of those big funky plastic adapters on the side to connect it. How in the hell do you hold this UMPC in your hand and thumb type?
The EKing has the USB on the top, which makes the most sense.
Fixup Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
You use a thin cable like this and leave the modem in your pocket:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3433088029_6f5ee9041c_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3433571524_d1e3e45b5c_o.jpg
Chippy Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 1:38 am
I would never use this with an external 3G dongle. I’m using it via BT tethering. Lower speed perhaps but much more mobile. (plus phone batteries are cheap. Even some BT/3G phones are cheaper than dongles!)
Alternatively, wait for the ‘MiFi’ product.
http://www.umpcportal.com/tag/mifi
April 29th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Just cut off the two nipples on the body and the two nipples on the battery, the screen will be opened up fully to 180 degree. I have not done this yet but will. The only thing I worried about this mod is the cable might get too stretched, then I saw the internal photos and no longer worry about it – the cable is VERY long.
jkkmobile Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Yep, you can cut those “nippies” ..but then it no longer stands on table nicely..
Fixup Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Oh, I see, so it’ll flip over as the screen is relatively heavier than the keyboard? However, I still think it’ll be better than now and there should be an easy cure for the new issue.
teh.sean Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 5:21 am
I seem to recall a fixup mod on a samsung nexio where he used a pinch clip to keep a top heavy pda from falling like that. I’m sure something similar could be engineered.
http://www.fixup.net/tips/nexio/index.htm
EC Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 9:02 am
Did you try?
teh.sean Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Naw, the screen angle really doesn’t bother me, so no need to mod.
I’m thinking about getting rid of that antanna though, maybe turn that spot into headphone/mic jack. OR find some super cheap BT headphones
April 29th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
How can you use windows xp if you have not mouse ?
scoobie Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
You can click left and right using your finger apparently. Point for click, point and hold for right
April 29th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
At long last, this is the best design I have read about for a umpc in over 5 years of watching this market.
But there are always design problems with umpcs aren’t there?
-The case design for thumbboarding sounds awful
-the small 512MB memory
-the lack of a mouse pointer is pretty inexcusable.
Hopefully these guys have cashflow enough to keep evolving this model and we don’t end up in another OQO situation.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Thank you Chippy for an excellent and very thorough review. This device, for all its flaws, still looks like the best solution for me as it is pocketable, has a webcam, and runs most stuff that I need. Of course I’d like it to run a GPS, but I’ll just have a phone for that part. The one thing I’d like to be able to do, although I’m not exactly sure how to, is show powerpoint via a projector. I guess that would entail using the USB dongle, and some type projector with a usb-in. Anyone with suggestions of how to accomplish this?
Chippy Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 1:36 am
You can get USB->VGa adaptors.
Alan Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I just got a U2V SVGA Adaptor, am using it now with my m1. The picture is clear running at 1024 x 768 but looks a little washed out. I suspect a lot of that is not running at the monitors native resolution. The only problem I have now is not being able to attach a mouse. Have tried this adaptor on 2 USB hubs and it doesn’t work. I think I need a higher powered hub.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:33 am
“We have seen specifications on a 4-cell battery option” means that they are actually working on making an extended battery available?
Chippy Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Not necessarily. It was an early spec sheet which usually means it’s just a tease for investors/resellers. I’d rather see cheap, available 2-cells and an external charger than a 4-cell.
S.
Fixup Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Dito.
Fixup Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 3:14 am
I meant fully agreed.
April 30th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Thanks for the great review Chippy.
Anyone had a chance to compare the read/write performance of the 16G and 32G SSD versions?
I saw the benchmark Chippy made, if anyone with the 32G SSD can run the same benchmark and post it, it would be great (hint to Fixup…)
The price difference between the 16G and 32G is not high but if there is a big tradeoff in performance then it’s something to be considered before choosing the 16G or 32G versions.
ArchiMark Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Good question, would be great to know…
April 30th, 2009 at 6:44 am
I think the lack of 3,5mm jack is unacceptable. Beyond that its a very good complete product. Good design, good aesthetic, surprisingly friendly launch price etc.
It can destroy the current and upcoming Nokia tablet with ease.
Again, except the 3.5mm part. With that the M1 is unusable.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:04 am
viliv s5 information and video!
http://www.myviliv.com/v3_event/2009_msn/eventCheck.asp?event_key=0721329-683367-4637178
and click left characters
April 30th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Podarena masinka UMID Mbook M1 Full Review – http://bit.ly/Spq49
April 30th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Is it possible to run Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Leopard) on it for Keynote and PowerPoint 2004 presentations from the Mac side (via VGA)? Then here is an order of thousands for our University.
EC Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 9:05 am
There is no GMA500 support on OS X at this time, maybe snowleopard might change something? I too would love to have OS X on it (like this Dell Mini I am typing this on right now) but for now no such possibility.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Good overview as always, Chippy!
And some excellent comments, questions as well….
April 30th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
As a citizen of the USA who has been a faithful user of Psion products since 1992, I have mourned the loss of the Psion 5MX, which I believe had the best form factor but was not picked up by enough users. I bought 2 of them since production was discontinued and keep using them. I tried the OQO but could not imagine typing with it. I currently use the Fujitsu lifebook U810 and like it very much, but it is still much too large for my jacket pocket.
If you have used the 5MX, please tell me how the “feel” of the UMID M1 keyboard compares with that. Has a true XP replacement for my beloved Psion finally arrieved???
scoobie Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I believe Jkk mobile said the keyboard experience is better than the psion the other night.
Jkk has both devices
Post the question on his site jkk mobile
drebin Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 5:49 am
better than the psion revo , which is what jkk has, but definately wont be good as the 5mx
Chippy Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I had a 5mx. Im using the umid now. Its hard to remember that far back but remember that the 5mx didnt have as many keys so the keys are smaller on the umid. Despite that id say you will be happy. UMID doesnt have the quality feel of the 5mx bit then again, the 5mx wasnt that well built for long term use.
Steve
jer Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Steve/Chippy,
Get a grip. The psion has a far far better keyboard than this- I have mine and my friends right here right now. ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE, so yes indeed chippy does not remember! And so should not be relied upon to comment. This UMID has got all the new goodies, but it does not even use its real estate, theres more room for a great keyboard and a 6 inch screen on the SAME case, please now lets get to reality.
EC Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 5:58 am
“jer” (aka AL) you forgot say “touch type” this time
teh.sean Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 3:45 am
I’ve got a Diamond Mako (Psion Revo) and an MC218 (Psion 5MX). I can say that for thumb typing this is better, but for touch typing, the 5mx has a better keyboard. It’s better than the Revo for touch typing though. The keys have a bit too much travel, so that adds a little toughness to it.
Tabers Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I remember the Psion 5mx! That had by far the smallest yet best touch type keyboard even to this day. The M1 looks cool, I would love to a longer version that was made for touch type NOT thumb input.
EC Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am
AL / Primaz
If you’re going to try to hide behind another multitude of names you might try and not using the copy and paste as much and try not to sound like a broken record.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:28 am
i have the same problem with the touchscreen using software other than firefox. sometimes the screen does not want to accept input. to fix this i either press CTRL-TAB to switch app focus or click the desktop (also switching app focus), and then click the running application to make it work again.
i think this is a touchscreen driver issue. that said, with its issues and all this is one amazing device.
4 stars out of 5.
-j
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:57 am
Un ultra mini mini portable : UMID Mbook M1 – http://bit.ly/sAKIA [umpcportal.com]
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
Hi all…I just received my mBook with 32GB and XP…It has quite a good building quality (probably they worked on it in the mean time)…it is a GREAT gadget, and I am very happy with it. The only problem I have is that it came with a Korean manual, and I can’t find an English manual to download..:-(..except that, I am very happy with the device, it’s speed, the screen, and after tinkering a bit with the screen settings, I can read the screen without glasses..:-)
Chippy Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
any chance you can run an ssd spet test using crystal disk mark?
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html
many people are asking about the difference in speed between 32 and 16gb versions.
ArchiMark Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 am
I second that request….
Ghiora Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Ok…will do during the weekend…and will let post the results….
Ghiora Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Ok, here are the promised CrystalDiskMark results:
Seq: 53.54 22.60
512k: 53.37 13.34
4k 7.298 1.239
Read Write
Chippy Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Thanks Ghiora.
Looks like the 32GB version is as fast as the 16GB version on read but much slower on write which would probably make quite a difference in general use (although is probably acceptable if you haven’t used the 16GB version!)
Steve
Ghiora Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
No problem, glad to be of Help..
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I have but for my old everun a 3G card : Expedite EU870D PCI Express Mini Card Embedded Module
and for UMID ? do you think that it can run ?
Chippy Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
i dont think that there a pciexpress mini slot on the umid so, no, it wont work.
Andlil Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Thank for your reply, i must wait 3G version…
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Well I got my one today, been installing software and other things for the last few hours, and I’m pretty impressed so far.
Just Thought I would make a few observations.
The headphones that came with mine have the non-standard plug on them so will plug straight in, and they look worse than they actually sound. I would have no problem listening to movies, perhaps not for music, but have iphone for that anyway.
The screen hinge problem is not much of a problem if you plug a mouse in so you not jabbing at the screen.
One of the first things i did was make a mini USB to USB socket cable, as I don’t like the adaptor supplied.
I can’t make VNC work for some reason so been using remote access via msn messenger for now (as messenger was installed) This certainly makes installing software easier on the eyes.
I think I will now state the obvious, this thing is small I can put it in my trousers pocket and not notice it’s there, it’s not just the size but the weight that’s impressive.
Finally it’s pretty quick, but I’m used to the OQO.
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Has anyone tried to attach a lanyard, to the place where it looks like a lanyard should go, but doesn’t?
May 4th, 2009 at 10:31 am
UMID Mbook M1 Full Review http://tinyurl.com/cljek5
May 4th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
ちっさ！思わずNECのmobioを思い出したがあれでも700gはあったんだよな。これは330g台だから本当にガチでポータブル。 http://tinyurl.com/cljek5
May 6th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Just discovered that the copy of XP Pro on my machine bought from enmotu2009 on ebay is not legal. Fortunatly I have a legal copy of XP MCE that’s not installed anywhwere. If I didn’t this would be a problem with no way to get hold of the ofical Linux distro at present.
Ghiora Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I bought my mBook from enmotu2009 as well, why do you think that the XP Pro installed is not Legal??
Alan Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Well when it arrived with no Disk or Certificate I asked for these to be sent to me and this is the reply I received:
Hi This is enmotu2009
Sorry for inconvenience.
As you can see in item listing (end of Specification) I mentioned I don’t offer CD and COA.
There is no official XP version in here.
Sorry again and please check item listing.
Thanks
- enmotu2009
May 11th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
This little toy is a perfect changeover for my old MDA Vario. If I remember, it is said it runs Windows XP? It really would be an upgrade comparing to a windows mobile 5.0
Only problem is that I didn’t see the price of this little pet. Can you write down how much it costs?
May 14th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Mine cost £428.17 + Customs fee and Courier customs handling fee.
(and no webcam on this the cheapest model) Plus if you want to be legal add the cost of a copy of XP OEM about another £50.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
A look at the future of handheld computers, from Korea! UMID Mbook M1 Full Review – http://shar.es/m9aX
May 30th, 2009 at 12:21 am
UMID Mbook M1 Full Review – http://shar.es/XQ3O
August 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 am
for those who thought I had the smallest laptop ever, http://bit.ly/BPgMZ
, I present http://bit.ly/BNx3P
August 2nd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
also, this computer is too small: http://bit.ly/BNx3P
but I think I like it anyway
August 18th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Messing w/ a UMID http://om.ly/FyFf at home & my 5yr-old daughter grabbed it, hopped on http://www.terra.com & played driving game w/ ease.
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:16 am
@samlevin Yea, it’s the clamshell one. I used it for 10 min, and gave up on typing with it. It doesn’t even have a mouse! http://is.gd/2sGOc
August 27th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Taking the UMID Mbook M1 with me to the Dream Theater show. Sucks that it doesn’t have a mouse! How ridiculous is that! http://is.gd/2CNiZ
November 20th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Ummm – why don't I have one of these??? http://bit.ly/7Dbx9f
January 14th, 2010 at 9:37 am
I have UMID M1 with 1.33ghz, 512mb ram, 32Gb(SLC)SSD, also black color.
===> I notice the M1 has SLC High Speed like RAM ( using Virtual Ram )
you can allow Virtual memory Set inital to 2048Mb,Max Extend to 4096MB
it real fastest and Load like window 7 also you can use Fully Feature
on Video Editing Software and Save the Video/photo to 16Gb MicroSD card
==
I love the UMID M1 (black with 32Gb SSD (SLC) then Watch out the new M2
Came with 1.2Ghz ( not 1.33 Ghz CPU! ) also there Fully work on Camfrog
and Deaf Visual Confences program Called ” Purple P3 Software ” then
Operation on deafies use with Pocket Computer to Tel-Visual confences!
–
Also I have own Kohjinsha PA-series 4.8-inch UMPC with QWERTY keyboard.
This Look SAME UMID M1 but better Mouse Control on Side of Screen frame
& Built in VGA port allow to large Monitor to use deaf Purple P3 program
===
Thank from Deafscooter
January 21st, 2010 at 11:00 pm
hi. thanks for review but this link not work:
http://www.mobilx.hu/mobile-internet-device-mid/umid-mid.html
March 15th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
@whrrl – looks like an 'mbook' http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/04/umid-mbook-m1-full-review/
May 7th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Hello
I got Kohjinsha PM wich I believe is UMID M1 under the Japanese name. The problem is Windows XP on it is, naturally, Japanese.
What should I do to switch the system to English?