1K Challenge – One More Device Needed.

Posted on 13 October 2010, Last updated on 21 September 2019 by

1k-challenge In Mondays post I outlined the 1K challenge:

1000 Words written on a mobile PC setup weighing less than 1KG, costing less than €1000

I’ll be taking four rigs on the road over the weekend (Starting Saturday) and testing them to see what works best. We’ve got four sets of kit lined up for the test:

  • Exclusive! Tega V2 Tablet PC arrives in Europe on Friday
  • Toshiba AC100 ‘Smart Book’
  • Viliv X70 7 inch Windows Tablet Winner of our 2009 awards.
  • TBA

Call for help

As you can see, I’ve got one position open at the moment. I’m aiming for a lightweight 7 inch Android Tablet although the options aren’t too good at the moment. The Viewpad 7 and Camangi FM600 and Archos 70 aren’t available. The SmartQ T7 3G is here but the OTG option for attaching a keyboard isn’t working. I’m also looking at the ultra low cost Archos 7 HT, the Smartbook Surfer, WITS A81 and a few others includiong the Galaxy Tab which is available in Germany now. If anyone in Germany has got a 7 inch Android tablet they can loan me for the weekend (one that works with a USB keyboard) I’d be interested to hear from you.

Or should I just order a Galaxy Tab from Amazon? Anyone care to sponsor that ;-)

If I don’t manage to get a 7 inch Android tablet I have the Viliv S7 ready for action it’s still one of the best mini laptops around.

7 Comments For This Post

  1. UMPCPortal says:

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  5. John in Norway says:

    On the last three days of my holiday in September I thumb-typed 24,000 words on my Viliv N5 while sitting on the balcony. However, I did have to change over to the spare battery late in the afternoon. It wouldn’t have been possible if I was sitting in the sun but it was perfectly adequate in the shade.

  6. aftermath says:

    I’m assuming that you’re leaving the Genesi EFIKA MX out of the challenge, which it too bad because it may be the most ideal of all of any putative device for this particular challenge. I guess the omission may be made all the more ironic by the fact that some of the candidate “mobile PC” device aren’t actually PCs.

  7. Adam says:

    You should check out the Smartbook by Always Innovating. It can be purchased in modules or as a complete set. Modules vary in price but the complete package (tablet, netbook, cellphone) is $549USD or 393euro. The complete package weighs in at 3lbs or 1360kg. I’m sure if you compare just the MID portion of the package it will most likely weigh less the 1kg. Here is their site: https://www.alwaysinnovating.com/products/smartbook.htm

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