The Samsung Q1P is the Pentium version of the Q1 UMPC. In addition to the slightly faster Pentium processor it has 1GB RAM and a 60GB drive (The Q1 has 512/40)
Its been available through some specialist retailers for a while but has only recently appeared on the Samsung website in the U.S. Pocketables have just got hold of one and have published some great images on their site. There isn’t much to see on the outside as the Q1 is exactly the same but the images of the organiser are really nice.
What we also haven’t seen yet is a side-by-side comparison of the Q1 and Q1P performance. How much difference does it really make to have 10% more clockrate and a dollop of layer 2 cache. From experience I know that the battery life advantages of speed stepping are pretty much lost when you couple it with the power-hungry screen, a spinning hard drive and a WiFi module. I’d also dispute the fact that a Pentium is really that much more powerful than the Celeron. In normal use you wouldn’t notice it. The extra memory and hard drive are definitely an advantage but is it worth the extra money?
My choice from the Q1 range is still the Q1B. Its got the brighter screen (good for car use) and the fantastic battery life. If it had the mouse pointer and a docking station it would be perfect. That’s why I like the Arima ULV650 / Medion RIM 1000 so much. Its expected in 2007. My guess is March. (CeBit)
Steve
