If there’s one thing that’s clear, its that peoples ideal devices and ideal scenarios differ wildly. From the CarPC to the mobile office through sofa-surfer and travelers companion.  Its encouraging to see people really focusing on their requirements though because this is the first thing you need to get clear before you buy a UMPC. Here’s three more customer challenges after the ‘is that a UMPC in your pocket’ images…

      
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The customer challenges have always been fun to do. A challenge for me, good to talk about in the comments and usually, good feedback from the potential customer but it’s been a while since I’ve been able to do it due to other commitments. I’m also having to turn email requests away too which I feel really bad about so in order to redress the balance, I’m going to dedicate a lot of time to it next week and see how many customer challenges I can get through. Its going to be Chippy’s Customer Challenge Week.

If you’re wondering what ultra mobile, netbook or MID device fits your needs then simply contact me and include the following information:

• Price range
• Form factor (MID, mini notebook, tablet)
• Usage scenarios (E.g. Table, car, multi-use)
• Top three applications (e.g. browser, office)

Think also about the following features. 3G, touchscreen, battery life, specialist port requirements, performance.

Starting from next Monday, I’ll pick interesting challenges from the list and work my way through as many as I can and try and provide a Top-3 shortlist for each request. All you need to do is send your requirements, keep an eye out for the article and the interesting discussion that always results from the proposals.