One of my….no, let me start that again. My favourite UMPC, the Q1 Ultra Premium with its 1.3Ghz Intel Core processor and 6-hour battery life running XP Tablet Edition in its sub-2lb package, is coming to the UK and Europe via Expansys. Final specifications aren’t 100% clear yet but it looks like it will ship with the docking station (which is actually just a battery charger and USB hub) and the superb Samsung mobile keyboard which beats the Eee PC keyboard hands-down in desktop scenarios.

Its not clear if the UK model includes the fingerprint reader which brings a lot of benefits to UMPCs and is something I’d definitely like to have on a high-end model like this, and of course the price and availability is missing but if the price isn’t too extortionate I will seriously consider buying this as my next UMPC. I’m 100% sure that, apart from heavy video editing, a 1.3Ghz Core-solo based device will handle all my computing needs and with the 7" screen, can handle desktop style scenarios too. The only thing that might make me wait is a solution that had a real grab-n-go docking station but I don’t see anything like that on the horizon at the moment.

Link: Expansys. (aff.)