Comments on: UMID Mbook (retail) Unboxing and Overview by Chippy

By: james. braselton

james. braselton — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:56:53 +0000

hi. there. a. smalller. version of. my. hp. netbook. 1.3. ghz. cpu. vs. 1.6. ghz. 512. mb. ram. vs. 1. gb. ram. and. both. systems. have. 16. gb. ssd. when. ssd. netbooks. were. at retaiers. i. had. a. chance. too try. a. hp. 1000. with both. a. 16. gb. ssd. and. 5400. rpm. hdd. i. will. never ever. buy. a. hdd. becuase. slow. crashes. and. hard. drive. faikuers. are. way. higher. then. ssd

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:02:07 +0000

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By: Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:34:31 +0000

I had been Jornada since 680 to 728 but I bored with them. I hope that the price of this unit is around $100 – $300. I show the video an I think that it is the best portable solution for my business. I am IT support and CEO of websites building.
I show that it has webcam, can I work with skype?

Thanks

By: Eugeniu

Eugeniu — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:46:49 +0000

One question, if I plugged in a USB mouse, would it work ok?

By: Attila

Attila — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:05:21 +0000

Any details on the digital TV tuners built in? Does it already have DVB-T (or just the one which works in Korea?) And if yes would that work out of the box with Freeview in the UK?

By: Sokonomi

Sokonomi — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:37:04 +0000

Thats exactly what has kept me from this device. A screen only mouse input is only viable on pure slate devices, or ones that have a fold/slide away keyboard, like the Viliv S5 or OQO.

Even a rudamentary joystick like the viliv has, or a “reverse” optical mouse like the everun note would have made a world of difference for this device.

By: KevinR

KevinR — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:55:13 +0000

Looks very nice and very functional. The bit that seems silly is using a touchscreen for mouse BUT NOT folding into a tablet/ebook/phone mode.

I assume along with customer reluctance the problem is that a well engineered pivot costs more in parts and assembly than half the electronics. As a ridiculous analogy I had to price the seal for a small refrigerator door yesterday. Somewhere between £28 and £48 for a long lump of extruded rubber possibly with bonded corners. Oh and a whole similar fridge is easily under £150. Now compare all that to say an eee700 or Acer One at under £200 – crazy. On devices like the SC3 the swivel may be a large part of the fixed cost.

By: James

James — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:18:04 +0000

If only this had the build quality of a 5mx – looks to me like it’d fall apart after a little bit of average use… look forward to the full review…

By: Sokonomi

Sokonomi — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:18:48 +0000

An everun isnt going to fit in your pocket. If you take one, something else has to give. In this case preformance is given to take some pocketability advantages I think.

By: Schugy

Schugy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:12:35 +0000

Nice design, screen could be wider because big fonts may be necessary to be able to read something on 4.8″.
Processor is slow and graphics benchmarks are extremely low compared to my everun note.
http://www.umpcportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/everunnote-thumb.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3385064738_8a99e40258.jpg

By: drebin

drebin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:44:08 +0000

you know the best repleacement for a pson 5 is another psion 5. lack of standard headphone jack is ridiculous but iguess screen size is due to cost.

By: Corzair

Corzair — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:17 +0000

Wow this looks really good

I would dearly like a modern replacment for my Psion 5 which whos screen died many years ago.
This seams to fit well – I am concerned theres no 3.5 headphone socket and 1gb would be good also- would also prefer that they used more of the top area for the screen too – like the Psion 5/5mx

My EEEPC901 seams like a modern Psion7/Netbook so am happy with that

the M1 looks great generally it perked my interest in mids again

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:15:01 +0000

The Vaio P is a cool netbook not a UMPC/MID. Not only is it bigger but it also lacks a touch screen.

And I can’t see how these are more for less based on original UMPCs? What features are they lacking. The main keys for me is that they are smaller, quieter and have better battery life.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:08:59 +0000

Pocketable vs non-pocketable?
The main one for me is that it can be used when held in two hands which opens up more scenarios.

Steve

By: Gary Greco

Gary Greco — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:42:05 +0000

“UMID Mbook (retail) Unboxing and Overview ” video – Wow this thing is small but full featured! Need to see one to play: http://bit.ly/jvb5