Comments on: CrunchPad event possibly at the end of this month, unit for less than $300 http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Von Woodford http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-31618 Von Woodford Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:10:18 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-31618 I like the layout of your blog and I'm going to do the same thing for mine. Do you have any tips? Please PM ME on yahoo @ AmandaLovesYou702 I like the layout of your blog and I’m going to do the same thing for mine. Do you have any tips? Please PM ME on yahoo @ AmandaLovesYou702

]]> By: lintweaker http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24161 lintweaker Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:46:58 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24161 For $300 it will be a nice webbrowsing only device. Although I hope the specs will allow a more generic use beyond just browsing. @joenoe with do you mean with "also because it’s linux os, it’s going to be a pain to update the web browser when a new version is released." ? It seems you have not been paying attention to the current linux distros out there today. Just hit update and...although I guess you probably mean this device will have a custom Linux, I think it will not be very hard to update the browser :) For $300 it will be a nice webbrowsing only device. Although I hope the specs will allow a more generic use beyond just browsing.

@joenoe with do you mean with “also because it’s linux os, it’s going to be a pain to update the web browser when a new version is released.” ?

It seems you have not been paying attention to the current linux distros out there today. Just hit update and…although I guess you probably mean this device will have a custom Linux, I think it will not be very hard to update the browser :)

]]> By: Robert http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24114 Robert Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:08:35 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24114 If everything is true about this Crunchpad like 12 inch size, atom cpu, and a price of $300. Then it will be the talk of August 2009, overtaking Netbooks, which were the talk of August 2008. We all have to wait and see. Talk about a technology shift in tablet computer!!!! If everything is true about this Crunchpad like 12 inch size, atom cpu, and a price of $300.
Then it will be the talk of August 2009, overtaking Netbooks, which were the talk of August 2008.
We all have to wait and see.
Talk about a technology shift in tablet computer!!!!

]]> By: atroz http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-51971 atroz Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:18:49 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-51971 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">La CrunchPad-tableta se lanzará previsiblemente a final de mes y por menos de $300 http://bit.ly/17vPEm</span></span>

La CrunchPad-tableta se lanzará previsiblemente a final de mes y por menos de $300 http://bit.ly/17vPEm

]]> By: icura http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24111 icura Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:07:50 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24111 or the Via Nano with a gig of ram and 12" screen? or the Via Nano with a gig of ram and 12″ screen?

]]> By: PiotrBartkowiak http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24110 PiotrBartkowiak Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:50:53 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24110 They say it will go straight to browser after start so it won't bring any new hardware. I hope it will be similar to Acer Aspire One AOA110 insight because I have one and you can do nice staff with it. cpu will be probably Atom N series, if it will have more than 8Gb of SSD I will be surprised, I would say 512mb of ram. Well that's just what I would like to see. and I think price target it possible with this specks. They say it will go straight to browser after start so it won’t bring any new hardware.
I hope it will be similar to Acer Aspire One AOA110 insight because I have one and you can do nice staff with it.
cpu will be probably Atom N series, if it will have more than 8Gb of SSD I will be surprised, I would say 512mb of ram.
Well that’s just what I would like to see. and I think price target it possible with this specks.

]]> By: squirrel http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24109 squirrel Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:44:21 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24109 did anybody find the weight? will it be 1 kg (like netbook) or much less (like always innovating)? did anybody find the weight? will it be 1 kg (like netbook) or much less (like always innovating)?

]]> By: Britman http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24108 Britman Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:18:26 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24108 Nice design, I see this more of a coffee table device, something to quickly (hopefully) browse the net and read ebooks. But less then £250 ($300) not this side of the Q continuum. Also as Chippy says, battery life is a worry. Nice design, I see this more of a coffee table device, something to quickly (hopefully) browse the net and read ebooks.
But less then £250 ($300) not this side of the Q continuum. Also as Chippy says, battery life is a worry.

]]> By: Ben http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24107 Ben Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:03:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24107 TouchBook was supposed to send out an email to pre-order holders a few weeks back, but we haven't seen anything yet, hopefully they didn't take our money and run with it! TouchBook was supposed to send out an email to pre-order holders a few weeks back, but we haven’t seen anything yet, hopefully they didn’t take our money and run with it!

]]> By: IronHide http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24105 IronHide Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:04:56 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24105 I really am very curious about this device. As I already own a Netbook (HP Mini 2140 HD), I don't need another one, which rules out the Gigabyte 1028, the Kohnjinsha SK3 and even the Viliv x70 or S7. Right now, I am looking for a slim, light device with which to read eBooks, pdf docs and browse the web. Right now, the only 2 contenders are the as-yet-unreleased AlwaysInnovating Touchbook and the Crunchpad. The Q7 did not really appeal to me, so that was crossed off the list. I guess we will see in a month or so. Isn't the TouchBook supposed to be shipping their pre-orders soon? I really am very curious about this device. As I already own a Netbook (HP Mini 2140 HD), I don’t need another one, which rules out the Gigabyte 1028, the Kohnjinsha SK3 and even the Viliv x70 or S7.
Right now, I am looking for a slim, light device with which to read eBooks, pdf docs and browse the web.
Right now, the only 2 contenders are the as-yet-unreleased AlwaysInnovating Touchbook and the Crunchpad. The Q7 did not really appeal to me, so that was crossed off the list.
I guess we will see in a month or so. Isn’t the TouchBook supposed to be shipping their pre-orders soon?

]]> By: Mihnea Parascan http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-51972 Mihnea Parascan Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:26:08 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-51972 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">[Umpc] CrunchPad event possibly at the end of this month, unit for less than $300 http://tinyurl.com/ofu6sn</span></span>

[Umpc] CrunchPad event possibly at the end of this month, unit for less than $300 http://tinyurl.com/ofu6sn

]]> By: joenoe http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24101 joenoe Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:58:53 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24101 it looks too good to be true. usually, that translates to a big let down. i wished it supports other browsers (opera, chrome, safari) and not just firefox. since it's intended just for web browsing/youtube videos, i think the spec is going to be really low. if it's going to use the intel atom cpu, then it's probably going to be the slowing/cheapest version. the ram in this thing is probably around 64 mb or less considering it's using a linux distribution. the hdd is probably around 32 gb or less. so is it really worth $300 just for browsing the web and playing back flash videos? it's not very functional for anything else. also because it's linux os, it's going to be a pain to update the web browser when a new version is released. it looks too good to be true. usually, that translates to a big let down. i wished it supports other browsers (opera, chrome, safari) and not just firefox.

since it’s intended just for web browsing/youtube videos, i think the spec is going to be really low. if it’s going to use the intel atom cpu, then it’s probably going to be the slowing/cheapest version. the ram in this thing is probably around 64 mb or less considering it’s using a linux distribution. the hdd is probably around 32 gb or less.

so is it really worth $300 just for browsing the web and playing back flash videos? it’s not very functional for anything else. also because it’s linux os, it’s going to be a pain to update the web browser when a new version is released.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24096 Chippy Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:07:35 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24096 I'm getting more and more worried about battery life on this. They will need 30-40wh of lithium polymer cells but that's a very expensive item. Steve I’m getting more and more worried about battery life on this.
They will need 30-40wh of lithium polymer cells but that’s a very expensive item.

Steve

]]> By: focus http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24087 focus Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:48:35 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24087 This is far better than Q7!and is atom not arm!!! This is far better than Q7!and is atom not arm!!!

]]> By: Josef http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/crunchpad-event-possibly-at-the-end-of-this-month-unit-for-less-than-300/#comment-24086 Josef Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:32:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=8241#comment-24086 I like the idea behind this device and hope to see it soon. 300 $ will be a fair price i think. I like the idea behind this device and hope to see it soon. 300 $ will be a fair price i think.

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