We’ve been slightly distracted by the X70 EX over the last week but next in line for some tender love and testing is the ViliV S5 Premium Air. The 32GB SSD version with the built-in 3G HSPA (high speed upload + download) modem. Where the Viliv S5 with HDD was good, the SSD is even better. The change to SSD is very noticeable and if you an stretch to finding the extra $50, we thoroughly recommend it not just for speed but for additional ruggedness too. Built-in 3G is a matter of taste. Personally I’m still a fan of built in 3G as it’s far more reliable than tethering but you have to pay for it. Another $150 in this case. Considering you can build a 4-6hours personal server/hotspot for all your other Wifi devices though, I’d say it’s worth it for people looking for the smallest tablet ultra mobile PC solution.
Dynamism are first up with pre-orders and there’s a little surprise offering in store. Not only do they have the 32GB SSD Premiums-S version and the 32GB SSD+3G Premium 3G version but there’s a mind boggling 128GB SSD+3G version too.
Viliv S5 Premium-S – Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz, 1GB Ram, 32GB HD Solid State HD, GPS, Windows XP Home
– $649
Viliv S5 Premium 3G – Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz, 1GB Ram, 32GB HD Solid State HD, GPS, Windows XP Home, Built in HSPA modem – $799
Viliv S5 Premium 3G (128gb) – Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz, 1GB Ram, 128GB HD Solid State HD, GPS, Windows XP Home, Built in HSPA modem – $1299
Our full review of the Viliv S5 (HDD version)
Dynamism Pre-order page. Availability information not available yet.
New article: Viliv S5 UMPC Now Available for Pre-order with SSD (32, 128GB) and 3G http://cli.gs/RQZPLQ
“and if you an stretch”?
128 GB SSD, whew! The S5 3G is still nice even after seeing the X70. If it (they) only had a mouse pointer…
+1
no mouse? not for me. Pity… because otherwise I would have already ordered one.
Chippy, revise the fourth sentence; something is amiss.
~360€ for the 128GB SSD Upgrade! uhhh quite expensive, isn’t it?
IMO, 32G Fast SSD with 3G should be enough for my use. :)
If you break down the prices you get :
$599 + $50 32GB SSD
$599 + $150 3g + $50 32GB SSD
$599 + $150 3g + $550 128GB SSD
On ebay, 128GB zif SSDs run between $460 to $500, and they are too big to fit in the viliv s5, supposedly they would be small enough if you remove the shell, but no one has had any luck with these drives to work with the Viliv S5. As a matter of a fact, I only know of 1 guy who has installed an 64GB SSD, and they are saying they had to go into some weird mode in order for the drive to be used and that mode is slow.
So $550 doesn’t seem all that bad.
Also, they updated the X70 pre-order page with the 128GB SSD + 3G option:
http://www.dynamism.com/#Product=viliv_x70
As nice as the S5 is with SSD, the fact that Viliv has an S5-like model out there being prototyped with a slide keyboard is enough to put me off buying the current model now. Let the early adopters waste their money.
they’re not wasting their money if they dont want a slide out keyboard :/
So it is going to be a slide out keyboard? Where did you find that out? Was there any more info available? I haven’t heard anything about it and I was hoping to find something out.
i think i saw that the we can manually add the 3g module to the s5. can the same be done for the x70. also, where was the 3g chip obtained from? viliv?
I found that the 3G version with 32GB SSD is available in ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Viliv-S5-MID-Premium-3G-Air-UMPC-32GB-SSD-HSDPA-GPS-BT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1234Q7c240Q3a1308Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3ef5a4dc12QQitemZ270409194514QQptZAUQ5fcompQ5flaptopQQsalenotsupported
What time can I recieve if I do the pre-order from Dynamism?
Hi,
does the 32GB SSD model have the extra connector (mini pci-e) for the 3G board?
(or any other mini pci-e board…)
I’m talking about the model without 3G built-in…
MIDS a bit like this: http://is.gd/13Hui
For us the europeans, i found this
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=7117
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=7118
…does anybody know those guys????
I suppose we can skip the coustom’s axe, just ordering from those, but one thing puzzeled me bellow the photo of S5:
…Picture is for illustration purposes only…????
This could mean that YOU ORDER WHAT YOU SEE BUT YOU GET SOMETHING ELSE?????
@Gymakos:
This is just a standard text so that you cannot sue the shop, when the item only has a “generic” picture with the listing. It says “Viliv S5” so they have to sell the original stuff. Just my 5 cents…
I was wondering, is the $649 modem from Dynamism (Viliv S5 Premium-S – Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz, 1GB Ram, 32GB HD Solid State HD, GPS, Windows XP Home) the same as Viliv S5 Air-READY, which doesn’t show up anymore on http://www.myviliv.com/eng/product/s5.asp
So in short, does the $649 model have the sim card reader & mini-pci slot for 3G card built-in so that I can install my own 3G card?
THanks!
chippy, 3g hsdpa is very nice with this small computer, a true mobility.
but from what telco allows 3g connection with this 3g viliv?
can i use my sim card for tmobile blackberry curve for viliv 3g?
does tmobile allow this , not signing up another $1,440 data plan?
With the inclusion of a 3G modem, is it possible we have the first WinPhone? Is software included or can XP be used (via BluTooth) to make voice calls? Or, is there a commercially available program to do this?
ANYTHING BUT iPHONE!
Thanks for all the great work you do for the portable computing community, Steve.
Roy in Kalifornia
hello
i wass searching for a cellphone with a usb port or an umpc that can make calls
this umpc is perfect if its possible to recieve calls and sms
is there a way to do this using 3g
thanks
need to know this aswell please comment soon
I need a thumb keyboard. On-screen touch keyboards are VERY uncomfortable for anything else than URL typing. I am waiting for the Vilin N5 or the 3G version of the UMID M2. As soon as either of those are out, I am a customer.