[url=http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2155011/samsung
-q1-ultra-mobile-pc]PC Computer World[/url] has just posted the first online review of the Samsung Q1 and the inital review was pretty good.
They gave the device 4 stars in every catagory including ease of use, features, and value for money, so I suppose that means it’s pretty well rounded.
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One of the big problems they seem to have with the device is the use of the Celeron M as it is not an extremely powerful processor. This hinders being able to use multiple applications at one time that are CPU heavy. Though they are quick to point out that these devices are not likely marketed at people that are going to be doing high-end application proceesing.
They also did some tests on the vents at the top of the device and blocked them to see what the fan would do and apparently after blocking the vents for a couple minutes it caused the fan to kick into high gear and got noisier. After removing the blockage it took a little while for the fan to go back to normal speed and they say it will likely heat up the device if blockage happenes to these vents, so I am sure you don’t want to put stickers over them.
They tested the Q1 out by watching a ninety minute film (with wireless and other non-essential tools turned off) and it used 70 per cent of the
battery, which was to be expected on the device.
More below… They point out that Samsung recommends connecting to an external keyboard and mouse when using this device for long periods of time, and the reviewer agrees. They also explain (and have a nice pic) about customizing the program launcher, including adding and removing categories.
One other interesting aspect of their initial test is that they were only
able to get 2.5 hours of battery life out of normal use as opposed to the
3.5 hours Samsung has been touting.
DialKeys, the on-screen input keyboard, was hard to use at first, but eventually they grew used to it. The twin array microphone the Samsung comes with helped boost the voice-recognition accuracy.
Also while they were using the device the [url=http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/gallery/2155018/samsung-
q1-image-gallery1?p=9]joystick popped off[/url]. So hopefully they fix that.
Good review all around. and it’s nice to see reviewers finally getting really down and dirty with the devices and doing some tests on them. Benchmarks on the site will also be displayed in the next couple days, so stay tuned.
