Comments on: Sharp Netwalker gets wobbly early reviews.

By: Des

Des — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:38:28 +0000

This… no. Umid M2… yea. Been looking for a change to My
Everun note
(( Even though I got a good one (No screen cable issues) ))
Its irritatin carrying along My Tekkon batterypack to make it viable.

I’d love -More- info about the Umid M2 Since frankly I cannot choose a product with even less power then the already mediocre Atom 1.6 ….

By: NobbyNobbs

NobbyNobbs — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:19:00 +0000

The netwalker might be without competition in regard of its form factor. But I doubt that there are that many people in Japan (or anywhere else) who really do need a device with exactly this form factor. And those who do probably know about the umid devices. If you aren`t looking for exactly this form factor there is a lot of competition to consider. Performancewise the netwalker competes against smartphones that are even more pocketable. For the normal consumer who is looking for something portable (not pocketable) netbooks probably seem the better solution.

I really like the device. I just don`t understand how Sharp ended up with this price.

By: Dave Block

Dave Block — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:15 +0000

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By: Life Constructed

Life Constructed — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:14:37 +0000

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By: 24x7Freedom

24x7Freedom — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:44:12 +0000

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By: Peter Cowan

Peter Cowan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:29:12 +0000

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By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:54:50 +0000

Not just export costs, but you have an additional $100 – $300 for most laptops/netbooks/these sorts of devices when compared to the US prices.

Yeah they could set the price much cheaper I believe given it’s Ubuntu and has low specs but there is no competition on the Japanese market right now as they are the first on the block.

By: NobbyNobbs

NobbyNobbs — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:35:25 +0000

Even if you leave out the additional export costs this device still is way too expensive. I really like the form factor and I was a big fan of the Sharp Zaurus series.
But the Netwalker is just too expensive. I mean 512MB of Ram and 4GB of Hdd…. Come on. With prices for memory as low as they are at the moment this just is ridiculous. And Sharp is just putting the standard ubuntu fror arm-devices on the netwalker. So there are no license fees or software development costs to justify the price.
You are basically paying for the small form factor. But if you do that you should at least make sure that the form factor works out and put in an usable keyboard.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:26:02 +0000

Having said that (2 seconds ago!) is price an excuse for a poor quality keyboard?

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:24:48 +0000

Good point Peter. In local markets, this is a much cheaper device. We mustn’t forget that.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:01:06 +0000

I agree with the reviews though, had one for a couple of weeks but I only lasted a couple of days with it before I gave up on it. This form factor is not for me.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:58:49 +0000

I think the Netwalker is getting bad rap as being expensive, but that is only so when you take a product from the Japanese market and put it on the export market where the price skyrockets.

Not sure if competing would be the right word as Sharp is only selling the product in Japan currently where both UMID M1s are not available. (Well, the Kohjinsha PM1 should have just gone on sale I think)

The Netwalker is a much cheaper product than both UMID M1s selling for 20,000 yen (about $200) less than the UMID M1 (Kohjinsha PM1) at least.

By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Steve 'Chippy' Paine — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:29:53 +0000

New article: Sharp Netwalker gets wobbly early reviews. http://cli.gs/3z7G4