Binding: Electronics Brand: Samsung CPU Manufacturer: Intel CPU Speed: 800 CPU Type: Intel StrongARM Display Size: 7 EAN: 0036725730069 Feature: Full-powered UMPC with split QWERTY keyboard and 7-inch LCD touchscreen--weighs just 1.52 pounds Floppy Disk Drive Description: None Hard Disk Size: 40 Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Samsung Manufacturer: Samsung Model: NP-Q1UAY01 Native Resolution: 7 Processor Count: 1 Publisher: Samsung Studio: Samsung System Bus Speed: 400 System Memory Size: 1000 System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features
Full-powered UMPC with split QWERTY keyboard and 7-inch LCD touchscreen--weighs just 1.52 pounds Windows Vista Home Premium, 800 MHz Intel Ultra Mobile A110 processor, 40 GB hard disk drive, 1 GB RAM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, 10/100 Ethernet, compatible with optional HSDPA cellular broadband modem Up to 4.5 hours of battery life, built-in speakers with enhanced SRS TruSurround sound, dual array microphone of VoIP Connectivity: 2 USB 2.0, audio jack, headphone jack, external VGA
Imagine endless possibilities from an Ultra Mobile PC than you ever thought possible. Equipped with a split-QWERTY built-in keypad, a high-speed, Intel Ultra Mobile processor and high-capacity Lithium Ion Prismatic batteries for exceptional battery life, the Samsung Q1 Ultra provides ultimate accessibility and versatility for all your on-the-go computing needs. The Q1 Ultra reflects the latest in mobile technology integration by showcasing its ultra-bright LED backlit touchscreen LCD featuring 1024 x 600 native resolution. Check your inbox, watch movies, play music, update your presentation, take photos, have a video chat, etc. With a Q1 Ultra more choices mean you never have to settle.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Great with custom tune-up Comment: When I first received the Samsung Q1U-EL, I booted it up with great dismay to find it had come with Vista, which in my opinion is a terrible operating system for any computer running an 800mhz processor with 1 Gig of RAM. So, within an hour of opening the box I installed Ubuntu Linux 7.10 'Gutsy Gibbon' and am now happily typing this review on said setup. Linux found all the hardware except the touch-screen, which I was later able to successfully configure using a tutorial I found on Google.
I also set up a Windows XP partition which works equally well, after having downloaded the drivers from the Samsung website.
I haven't really found any cons to this product as of yet except maybe the price and the low processor speed (I can play games such as NeverWinter Nights, Unreal Tournament, and Starcraft fine, but nothing much more complex).
Other Notes: I haven't tried Ubuntu 8.01 on the Q1U-EL yet, but I'm sure it will work just fine.
If you have any questions about the Samsung Q1U-EL, feel free to e-mail me at xxsiegfriedxx@gmail.com. Customer Rating: Summary: Grate product Comment: The Q1 Ultra EL is a grete product for the price u pay there is nothing else, I upgrade to 2gb of ram vista runs fine a little slow but no problems the HDD is fine but i recommend the 60gb is esy to fill 40,
The OS. I dont know the problem but the system from factory is bad and slow I formated the disk and istalled the XP works like bullet even with all the windows updates(SP3)but u have to buy the handwriting recongnition and there is nothing compers to vista so a few weeks istalled the vista and not problem even with the norton internet antivirus(only that have to do some tips to d sofware to works fast like cancel the vista index)
The 1990 Series Samsung Q1U/Q1IP Defender-Yellow case of the otterbox is "Awesome".
Recomendation:
Dont buy refullished (express solutions)the service is bad my Q1u have the screen damage and the contact offers the haven until is time to see some action "money or other" they leveme a lot of mails, they say "ups sorry mate but dont worry we replacet as soon is posible we cover all the expences u need to make u tablet work" days later they dispears (amazon warrenty) in the end I have to buy the screen of my own cost (250 bucks + taxes + S&H) and replacet by d time I do this u are a knowledge machine of how the Q1u operates and the parts u need in futures case.
Customer Rating: Summary: Okay, but could be better Comment: Pros: It has a good screen...very bright and suitable for viewing photos, videos or just cruising the net. I particularly like its compact size. The keyboard is oddly arranged, but I adjusted to it pretty quickly. (I am using it as I write this.)
Cons: It is very slow! Ocassionaly, it will lock up and ignore the mouse and keyboard input for as long as 30 seconds. I noticed that the CPU meter is pegged when this happens. I don't think Samsung can be blamed for this. I think this is a "feature" of Windows Vista. This Windows release seems to be a resource hog and very slow. I think if this device were to be offered with something like Umbutu Linux (much more suitable to a device of this size) as its native operating system, it would perform much better. Maybe someone will read these words and do it.
Customer Rating: Summary: Samsung Q1: The good and the bad Comment: The Good:
Solid quality look and feel
Very nice quality display
Battery is OK
I use this as a browser for my whole house audio (CasaTunes) and it really works well for this task.
The Bad:
Slooooowwwwww!
I wish I had purchased the Windows XP version rather than Vista
The keyboard is unusable (which is OK because CasaTunes can be controlled through the touch screen, but even setting this up was painful!) Customer Rating: Summary: Q1 Ultra Slow!! Comment: This unit is a sound concept and I will highlight what's good about it first:
(1) the form factor and size is pretty cool, (2) the stylus and pen capability is cool and works well, (3) the display is bright and very readable/visible.
Ok now to why I didn't like the product!! :
(1) the Battery life is only 3 hours. Pretty bad for a portable device. (2) the OS is Vista. This is way over bloated for a device like this that has only 1GB memory and a 800MHz CPU. It just canna' handle it captin' !! In all reality Vista needs a lot more power to run and on a platform like this if fails to run adequately. I used all techniques to reduce the load on the CPU but it still failed miserably at (a) running Skype [not a very taxing application!] and (b) running iTunes playing a song. It looks like Vista is taking all the CPU horsepower and not leaving anything for the applications. Trying video is, to be honest, a complete joke. Even a down-sampled QCIF is choppy! (3) there is only 1 SD memory slot - I would expect a few if one of them is to be used as the boot flash (which Vista couldn't get to work - I'm not sure if this was a SD speed issue or a chipset issue).
As a result I'm giving this a 1 star rating as it's basically an expensive door-stop. Great concept. Too power hungry, too much heat given off, great tablet, too heavy, too expensive, inadequate CPU horse power, too little memory, inadequate graphic capabilities (the chipset needs to be more advanced for Vista and Direct-X 10 onwards).
