Comments on: is anybody frustrated? http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/ Your #1 source for UMPC news, analysis and fun -- with an attitude! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: sabesh http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-2007 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:55:59 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-2007 The Fujitsu P1610D is small enough to be called a UMPC, I suppose . Anyways, I picked one up a few days ago and am liking it it a lot (I was looking for the smallest possible XP device with a PCMCIA slot, so that I could use an HSDPA wireless card and this TPC fit the bill). Using MS OneNote 2007 on it is quite the experience. So, NO, I'm NOT rustrated at all. The Fujitsu P1610D is small enough to be called a UMPC, I suppose . Anyways, I picked one up a few days ago and am liking it it a lot (I was looking for the smallest possible XP device with a PCMCIA slot, so that I could use an HSDPA wireless card and this TPC fit the bill). Using MS OneNote 2007 on it is quite the experience. So, NO, I’m NOT rustrated at all.

]]> by: Josh Einstein http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-2006 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:14 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-2006 You just asked if I was frustrated and I described my experience. The origami devices are too big for me to carry everywhere. I'm optimistic about the Fujitsu 1610D though. It's not small enough to carry everywhere but because it's a convertible it's more versatile for my needs. You just asked if I was frustrated and I described my experience. The origami devices are too big for me to carry everywhere. I’m optimistic about the Fujitsu 1610D though. It’s not small enough to carry everywhere but because it’s a convertible it’s more versatile for my needs.

]]> by: dand http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1975 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:46:58 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1975 I know I'm getting frustrated here, as I'll have to wait for two more weeks to get my brand new double-capacity-battery-768-MB-fingerprint-reader-webcam-bluetooth beauty of R2H :-) I know I’m getting frustrated here, as I’ll have to wait for two more weeks to get my brand new double-capacity-battery-768-MB-fingerprint-reader-webcam-bluetooth beauty of R2H :-)

]]> by: propstm http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1966 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:31:23 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1966 Frustrated with my UMPC? um....NO! I'll let these snarky comments pass but keep in mind the following: Engadget is the 6th most favorited blog according to technorati. If we were to put <a href="http://www.carrypad.com/" rel="nofollow">Carrypad</a>, or <a href="http://ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ultra Mobile PC Tips</a> up near that rank on technorati I think the UMPC would be seen in a much more positive light. I let the flack that random reporters give the UMPC go in one ear and out the other. Frustrated with my UMPC? um….NO!

I’ll let these snarky comments pass but keep in mind the following:
Engadget is the 6th most favorited blog according to technorati. If we were to put Carrypad, or Ultra Mobile PC Tips up near that rank on technorati I think the UMPC would be seen in a much more positive light. I let the flack that random reporters give the UMPC go in one ear and out the other.

]]> by: williamk http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1964 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:30:29 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1964 I think that they delivered what was promised, except at a double price point. If the Q1 or other first-gen UMPC devices had been shipped at the ~$500 price point I think the idea would have caught on. But for what they are, except for a few specialized cases, I think they missed the mark. I work with what I think are average computer users, individuals and small businesses, and none of them have even considered a UMPC device. I have a few that are using convertible tablets but in a role that would have been filled by a laptop. For most people a UMPC isnt going to fill the laptop role and they just wont go for it. I dont think the UMPC design is flawed, just that its not a mass market device and is most likely going to find acceptance in vertical markets. Unfortunately its not being marketed toward that segment, but as a "lifestyle" device. Smartphones and other cell devices are going to own that market for the foreseeable future. I think that they delivered what was promised, except at a double price point. If the Q1 or other first-gen UMPC devices had been shipped at the ~$500 price point I think the idea would have caught on. But for what they are, except for a few specialized cases, I think they missed the mark. I work with what I think are average computer users, individuals and small businesses, and none of them have even considered a UMPC device. I have a few that are using convertible tablets but in a role that would have been filled by a laptop. For most people a UMPC isnt going to fill the laptop role and they just wont go for it.

I dont think the UMPC design is flawed, just that its not a mass market device and is most likely going to find acceptance in vertical markets. Unfortunately its not being marketed toward that segment, but as a “lifestyle” device. Smartphones and other cell devices are going to own that market for the foreseeable future.

]]> by: ctitanic http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1963 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:48:43 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1963 I cannot live with a 5 inches, but that does not mean that other can not, or that Sony's design is wrong. I cannot live with a 5 inches, but that does not mean that other can not, or that Sony’s design is wrong.

]]> by: andy broyles http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1962 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:43:54 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1962 I am quite happy with my Sony UX280, the only thing that hurts is the price and the price of add-ons (ie bluetooth keyboards.) I have unlocked my UX to allow for T-Mobile EDGE instead of Cingular(a relatively simple process) and I really wish that they had gone with a native EVDO WWAN, but hey, I am happy with what I got or I wouldn't had bought it to begin with. My lifestyle calls for a desktop replacement when I am in the office and a highly portable machine when I am traveling or at home...the UX meets that need and then some. I am quite happy with my Sony UX280, the only thing that hurts is the price and the price of add-ons (ie bluetooth keyboards.)

I have unlocked my UX to allow for T-Mobile EDGE instead of Cingular(a relatively simple process) and I really wish that they had gone with a native EVDO WWAN, but hey, I am happy with what I got or I wouldn’t had bought it to begin with.

My lifestyle calls for a desktop replacement when I am in the office and a highly portable machine when I am traveling or at home…the UX meets that need and then some.

]]> by: ctitanic http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1961 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:39:40 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1961 But even with that experience you can't say that the whole UMPC concept is a Fiasco. But even with that experience you can’t say that the whole UMPC concept is a Fiasco.

]]> by: ctitanic http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1960 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:37:56 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1960 Josh, and what you were expecting from a 5 inches display machine running XP? You are a power user get yourself a i7210. Josh, and what you were expecting from a 5 inches display machine running XP?

You are a power user get yourself a i7210.

]]> by: Josh Einstein http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1959 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:30:32 +0000 http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,340/#comment-1959 I returned a Sony UX a couple days after I bought it. Way too frustrating. Touch screens are a joke, battery life is not practical for an "always with you" PC, and the slide out keyboard stunk. Since you asked about a UMPC, I mentioned that. I haven't owned an Origami device, but I imagine it would be marginally better but ultimately not for me. I think the Fujitsu P1610D is more for me. I returned a Sony UX a couple days after I bought it. Way too frustrating. Touch screens are a joke, battery life is not practical for an “always with you” PC, and the slide out keyboard stunk. Since you asked about a UMPC, I mentioned that.

I haven’t owned an Origami device, but I imagine it would be marginally better but ultimately not for me. I think the Fujitsu P1610D is more for me.

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