A Carrypad reader, Mr Anonymous (!), spotted that the Q1b manual is already online here.

Sure enough, on page 3, there it is in black and white.

The disk and memory specifications are slightly different to what was released for the UK market (1GB/60GB) but I guess its a manual written for multiple English language markets. A quick scan of the manual doesn’t reveal any battery life details unfortunately.

[Update. The Q1b will use the VX700 integrated north/southbridge chipset. A slight advance on the shipset used on the VIA C7-M based eo i7110. This could bring battery life advantages.] 

Steve / Chippy.

Carrypad data-sheet. Samsung Q1b.

tags: Samsung, umpc, q1b, manual

I knew there had to be one out there somewhere. The Founder Mininote has been available for some time in Asia so after an hour or so of searching and translating I managed to find a review of the Pentium version of the Mininote on a Chinese website. As far as I know, this is exactly the same as the TabletKiosk eo i7210 so it will give some good pointers as to what to expect when the device is released here.

The review is very hard to read but I picked up some information from the translation. Here is my interpretation of the main points (my own comments in red italics)

• Battery life: 2.5hours under general use. Not bad. Not exceptional.
• No extended battery available. I think this will be less of a problem with a docking station available but I might look for a second battery.
• ‘Engineering’ plastics. There are a few comments about the quality of the plastics and they don’t seem all that positive. In fact, overall I think the device looks rather industrial. Not as good as the Q1.
• Wifi is USB-based. Not Centrino chipset based. That will be  power-disadvantage and might also trigger the C3 state problem that also occurs on the eo v7110.
• 3dmark 2001 SE – 3585 (eo i7110 is about 900, UX50 is around 2500.) Personally I’m not interested in 3DMark scores but its nice to know that the Intel graphics combined with the Pentium keep it ahead of the rest.
• 1.3Mp camera is good enough for web conferencing.
• Noticeable heat build-up. Fans started after 30 minutes. Noise was noticeable.
• The review sample only had Windows XP home edition. TabletKiosk versions have Windows XP Tablet Edition. 
• Covered USB connectors look good.
• Mic and line-out on top is not the best positioning.
• Hardware brightness buttons.
• Stereo speakers “very clear voice soft music, while bass inadequate.”
• Backlit keys are good.
• Video output switch on the docking station. Looking at the icons, it seems to be a switch between TV and VGA outputs. I am really hoping that I’ll be able to drive a VGA monitor and the eo screen at the same time as separate screens.
• Pointer needs practice to get used to.

In general I get the feeling that this is a standard ultra mobile PC like we’ve seen before. Nothing groundbreaking. Personally I haven’t been expecting anything more than this because its probably a 2005 design and the only thing that I really found that made it stood out from the others was the included docking station. However, I’m a little curious now to see was gaming I can get going on it.

The heat and noise issues are the most worrying thing mentioned in the review. Quite what baseline this reviewer was using thought, we don’t know. To be honest, if it’s quieter than this Athlon-64 laptop I’m using right now, I’ll be happy!

Here are some picture edits from the review. There’s a lot more on the website. Google translation here. Original here.

 Steve / Chippy

Carrypad data-sheet. eo i7210 eo i7209

tags: umpc, eo, i7210, review, founder, mininote, lucoms, solo

Have you ordered a TabletKiosk eo 7200 series UMPC? If so, you’ll be happy to know that the target release date looks like it will be met.

How do I know this? Because I’ve been badgering the supplier for info!

This time next week, the first devices will be dispatched for local distribution. That means 1st week of Sept for customers as promised.

In the meantime, how about some naked eo i7200 pictures and comparison shots with the Q1? Click the pics for three review pages for the equivalent Lucoms Solo M1 at the Tablet PC Club website(Korean.)

I still haven’t found out about the battery life on these things but something’s telling me it might not be as good as the new Samsung Q1b.

Steve / Chippy.

data sheet: TabletKiosk eo i7209, eo 7210

tags: umpc, lucoms, tabletkiosk, 7200, 7210, 7209, eo

CNet just ran an article [url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49282956,00.htm]talking about the Samsung Q1 SSD[/url] which is the flash based version of the Samsung Q1.

We have had some good
[url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=543]Samsung Q1 SSD info and specs[/url] posted in our forums by jsnorman who picked his up from a Korean store and has been using it for a few weeks.

The article also talks a little about the Samsung Q1b which CNet claims will be released in October and will have a 60GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and will be replacing the Intel based chip with a Via C7-M processor. They are hoping that by using this chipset they will be able to pull off more battery life.

Earlier there were also reports of an
[url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=122]AMD based Q1[/url] so the VIA sounds like it may be coming true, releasing an AMD Q1 would let everyone pick their favorite processor. Read the full story

UMPCBuzz have got hold of pictures of the planned extended battery for the Q1 by Mugen Power.

It looks bigger than the 6-cell version from Samsung. Could be a 9-cell part perhaps. No detailed specs are available at the moment.

UMPCBuzz have more pics.

Update: Ctitanic confirmed that its three times the capacity of the normal battery.

Steve / Chippy

Following on the from the previous Q1b news, the info has also been posted on UK-based Personal Computer World

Samsung is also bringing out a Q1b model in October which uses Via’s C7-M processor, and slightly improved disk space and Ram: 60-byte hard disk and 1GB of Ram. It will cost £899.

This puts it above the existing Q1 in terms of price. Are they touting the VIA C7-M as the best processor for a high-end system? If they’ve combined the best of Samsung tech with a good design and software around the C7-M we might see some impressive battery life figures.

Release date is October in the UK. In fact, most of the Q1b stories seem to be coming from the UK at the moment. I think someone there got an interview with Dinesh Chand the product manager at Samsung.

Samsung Q1b data sheet.

Steve / Chippy.

tags: samsung, q1b, via, umpc

“Samsung also plans to release the Q1b, a version of the ultra mobile PC that uses a 60GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and more significantly Via’s C7-M processor“

This has just been posted up in some Q1 news at Cnet UK

This was a rumor a while back and we have it in our watch-list.

Samsung Q1 with VIA processor.
This one is strictly a rumor (that no-one has formally denied yet!) I really cant imagine Intel (or Microsoft) letting Samsung simply drop a VIA onto the same ultra mobile PC motherboard and letting them compete head to head. No-one, even Samsung, is going to benefit from that. Its possible Samsung could remove some of the interfaces (VGA, Ethernet) and make a stripped down 20GB version I guess. We’ll have to wait and see.
Probability 25%
Our guess on specs: Late summer release. $750. Via processor. Reduced Q1 specs.

I’m doing some further investigating…back soon.

Picked up through eagle-eyed Ultranauts.com.

Steve / Chippy.

tags: samsung, q1b, umpc, via

Its another AMD LX800 powered device that I’ve just spotted on the Korean Tablet PC Club website. The Sesol HiPAD II is an updated version of the original HiPad that appeared last year.

It’s got a 10.4″ 800×600 screen (and a simulated 1024×768 mode), 20Gb HDD, upto 1Gb RAM, flash drive option, wifi, DMB, WiBro and UMTS (3G) options, CF, USB, VGA, PCMCIA and possibly a GPS option.

It will run CE, XP embedded or XP/XP Pro (no mention of tablet edition but it does have a touchscreen.) It has a launcher application and supports screen rotation.

Take a look at the pics here (Korean website) or on the company website (English) here.

No pricing info available at the moment.

The Carrypad data sheet for the Sesol Hipad is here.

Steve /Chippy.

tags: Sesol, hipad, umpc, tablet, webpad, ultramobile