14Sep2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis.
Dennis Rice over at gottabemobile is shouting out loud to all the OEMs, yes now that there are many UMPCs that are announced and lot more to join, and Microsoft already getting ready with Vista, the drivers are not still out there…
…Ultra-Mobile PC’s are also coming out fast and furious right now. The TabletKiosk eo i7210 I received last week has a “Vista Capableâ€? logo on it. One of the reason I wanted this unit was that I felt it would effectively be able to be upgraded to Windows Vista. I am excited about the possibility of Vista on Ultra-Mobile PC’s!
So where are the Vista drivers for these models? At this point, we need to be able to test our Ultra-Mobile PC’s with Vista. In a conference call with Microsoft the other day, I asked for the availability of these drivers, and was told that the OEM’s are responsible for getting those drivers built and uploaded to WIndows Update and Microsoft in order to get them effectively into Vista…
What’s the point in having a lable “Vista Capable” and still not having all the drivers! So we are joining Dennis in calling out to all the OEMs for the Vista drivers. “Where are the vista drivers?“
UMPC’s and Vista — where are the drivers? [GottaBeMobile]
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28Aug2006
So looks like Vista should be just fine on the eo, well as expected there were some issues here and there, Thoughtfix has posted the details along with this video.
- It defaults to 800×600 with no antialiasing. The text is near unreadable until you fix the resolution. The wrong resolution sticks the screen in a flicker until reboot.
- The XP graphics driver works fine.
- I couldn’t get the touchscreen to work at all, even after installing the driver.
- All the wireless LAN driver installs “errored out” saying they must be run on Windows XP or Windows 2000. I even tried installing them in “XP SP2 compatibility mode” and still failed.
Read more at Ultra Mobile Geek
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18Aug2006
Posted by Joe
in Analysis and Rumors.
According to an article on CNN, the domain name UMPC.cn along with UMPC.com.cn fetched a whopping US $49,000.00 Not bad for a domain name (wait that a lot for a domain name) So is the UMPC fire catching on? Well if not in the US the Chinese seem to think it has all it needs to become a success story.
They also have this “apple table” - well we’ve had enough rumors about it and We’ll leave the rest to you.
Chinese domain name sells for $160,000 [CNN]
Apple Tablet News at UMPC.cn
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15Aug2006
There has been a lot of discussions on the pricing of the UMPC, Linda over at TabletPC2 has given a detail explaination of the reason behind why UMPCs cost this much and why it can not be lowered. Most of all why it is worth every penny - A Good analysis
[...] In the summer of 2005, there were a few companies offering ultra-portable notebooks. Companies like Sony, Fujitsu, OQO, and Motion had success offering these small machines to professionals. These designs usually cost just over $2000. The industry saw a value for a similar style system for consumers at a lower price. [...]
| HARD COSTS |
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Processor |
$125.00 |
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Operating System (100.00 - $125.00) |
$100.00 |
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Hard Drive (average of 2.5″ - 1.8″) (85.00 - $135.00) |
$85.00 |
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7″ Screen (glass) |
$95.00 |
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Display (Touch pannel) |
$85.00 |
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512 RAM |
$40.00 |
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Motherboard |
$25.00 |
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Video Chip |
$30.00 |
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Battery |
$30.00 |
| |
Included Accessories (cables, cases, headphones, power, cleaning cloth) |
$25.00 |
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Overseas Freight |
$19.00 |
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Restore CD and User Manual |
$8.00 |
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Microsoft COA, Manual and backup CD |
$6.00 |
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Plastic Casing |
$5.00 |
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Packaging |
$5.00 |
| |
Packing Materials |
$4.00 |
| |
Total:
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$687.00 |
| AMORTIZED COSTS |
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Tooling Costs |
$50K - $100K |
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NRE Cost |
$250K - $500K |
Here is our take on it, We fully understand the pricing today, but a computer that costed few thousand dollars 5 years back is less than a grand today. So an UMPC that is a $1000 today will be $500 soon. What’s your take on it?
Why a $500.00 Price Tag for an Ultra Mobile PC isn’t realistic [TabletPC2]
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02Aug2006
When UMPC was launched there were only 3 of them Samsung Q1, Asus R2h and the Founfer Mini-note (Compared here) Let’s see, How many do we have today.
- Samsung Q1
- TabletKiosk eo 7100 series
- TabletKiosk eo 7200 series
- PBJ SmartCaddie
- Pioneer Dreambook PC700
- Asus R2H
- ECS H70
- Founder Mininote
- Daewoo Lucoms M1 Solo
Looks like there are quite a lot of these UMPCs to choose from, but the Tabletkiosk eo 7100 series, SmartCaddie and the Dreambook are the same. The ECS H70, Founder Mininote, Daewoo Lucoms and the Tabletkiosk eo 7200 series are the same. Taking these in to consideration all we have are 4 models including the Samsung Q1 and the Asus R2H.
Continue reading ‘Many UMPCs yet only a few’
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