I was so exicted about the availability of Samsung Q1 in Fry’s Electronics. This would be the very first time that I personally would be laying my hands on a UMPC.
Samsung should have gone for a launch training(of some sort) to all the Fry’s Stores. I don’t want to blame Fry’s or anything. I wanted to pick up a Samsung Q1 from Fry’s Electronics. When I asked the Mobile Section Manager – “Hey, I’m lookin for the Samsung Q1 UMPC – Do you know where i can find ‘em?” he goes “UMPC? Sorry we don’t carry it”.
It took me few minutes to explain to him that all the 32 Fry’s Stores were to have this according to Samsung and had to explain how the device looks like and explain it in detail; then he goes “Oh! that small computer thing without a Keyboard! Yes it’s over there”
In any case the display was in a place where not a lot customers would stop by (not a lot of attention – kind of hidden away) All they had was one demo unit. The sales guy told me that they are yet to get the shipment lot. This was displayed along with Samsung Printers (though Fry’s has a seperate unit for mobile devices and laptops – it was in neither of these places) I played around the device for say 20 minutes and finally had to leave the store.
Personally I’m still waiting for the Asus R2H or the Averatec AHI.
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