I agree with all of kevin’s comments. I would certainly like higher resolution screen with very clear text. The docking station would be nice. As far as #10) goes, I always carry around one of the cheap Bic mechanical pencils. They have plastic tips and i can use them as a stylus or as a pencil and they fit better in my hand.

I would also like to see larger HDD (like 80 GB)

You can get them immediately from Dynamism with the 1 GB already installed. I ordered one on a Tuesday, recieved it on Wednesday the very next day. The guys at dynamism are great.

I would like to see greater reception on the wifi. I have a linksys 802.b router. At first the Q1 could find it with no problem, but lately when i turn it on it can’t find it even when i have the Q1 in the same room. I have to unplug the a/c on the router and plug it back in for the Q1 to find it. My company Dell laptop can find the router at the other end of the house with a strong signal everytime.

DP: Geez, you read my mind! I’d been meaning to stop there for over a week now! Although I’m in Bryant Park right now, I’m too lazy to go. Will put it in my CLIE for tomorrow (along with the new Apple Store). I really want to fondle that thing!

(Just got a new toy — uh, tool! That el cheeeepo JWin MP3 player that uses SDs in lieu of having RAM! Not opened yet…)

Mike — I believe the Samsung store in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in NYC has them. I saw a Q1 on display in the lobby earlier this week.

The big thing about all the umpc’s thus far to me that create no real interest that would enable it to sell well is:
1. People really want a touch type keyboard (NOT a thumb type in any way) Hardware folks are not intune with real people as they ask IT Directors and computer nerds opinions to design to non computer geeks.
2. Poeple want this touch type keyboard computer to run deskto OS but also be small enough to fit in your pocket. That is not a palm or pocket pc/blackberry size but more like the old Psion 5mx size.

Until someone makes the right form factor these umpc’s are not going to sell outside of the computer geeks.

Try CDW. They had 38 of them earlier this week.

What about HD size? It’s pretty sad that you can get an *iPod* with a bigger HD!

I’d also add: Limited Frikkin Availability! WTF, is Samsung insane that it’s not in NYC?

One other thing that doesn’t work. When you press the Q1 menu button it brings up a list of things to toggle on and off. However, every time I turn the “Etiquette Mode” on nothing happens. According to the manual it is used “when you need a tranquil work environment” I still have the phone ringing, emails popping up and people dropping in my office. Not very tranquil to me.

Kevin, I agree with you on almost everything except….#3 and until today #9. As for docking, I think it is a matter of preference. I don’t intend to dock mine as I have other toys that I have to justify…hehe. (LE1600) The Tablet is my work horse at work and I do have a docking station for that though. Now, on to #9. I really didn’t think much of the keyboard and it being a USB thing. My UMPC order was a bit messed up and to make it right CDW gave me the Q1 keyboard. Well, this thing is pretty cool. It is very slim, light and the integrated mouse is nice. Top off this off in the portfolio case (which the Q1 and keyboard snap in to) and this is a sweet mobile solution.

I LOVE my Q1 but I’ve blue-screen of death-ed it a few times doing rotation. I always save before rotating!

I also can’t get the screen resolution to work. *sigh* Updates are installed, it isn’t rotated, but the rotation option brings up the control on screen but no change. If anyone has ideas I’d be happy to hear them!

This is very helpful feedback thanks, Kevin!

While I agree that a PCMCIA slot probably is nicer for most people to have than a CF slot, personally I would find the CF slot more useful because it would be the easiest and cleanest solution (no hanging USB card readers) for using the Q1 as a photo bin (for the photogs who are using DSLRs with CF cards). Even if you have a camera that uses SD, you could get an SD-to-CF adapter. There is no adapter to use a CF card in an SD slot.

That’s why, if I’m able to make the purchase someday, I’d import the Sony UX50 since I have more use for a CF slot than EDGE support.

D’oh! Forgot to include; did this wifi thing crop up after your restore or was it always that way? Mine stays off or on (ie it retains the state it had before entry into standby) and has since I took it out of the box.

– Steve

Kevin, I agree with many of your points but I cannot replicate the first one. My wifi radio retains the same state coming out of both standby and hibernation.

As to the lack of a docking port, that’s neither here nor there for me… and if I has to choose either a docking port (a la the eo) or the separate linkages I’d prefer the Q1’s assortment as the more mobile option.I’m thinking an ethernet cord and VGA plug are less bulky than those plus a docking station.

But mainly you’re right; the stylus is uncomfortable, a little more screen “real estate” would be nice, and the rotation glitch is annoying.

(Though you’d have to pry my Q1 out of my cold, dead hands.)

— Steve

get one of those SD + USB cards and you’ll be all set – it’ll plug into your USB port.

Kevin,
I would tend to agree with most of your dislikes, however, I believe that everyone has missed out on number 6. The stick is effective, if used where, I think, it was meant to be used. It wasn’t meant to be used as a mouse. It was meant to allow one to scroll through screens that ran off, or were wider, than the screen resolution would allow. I use it all the time when reading web sites, or traversing the screens of applications that are not able to fit on the 7 inch screen.
I will add another gotcha on the Q1, from my experience with it. There are times in which the screen resolution itself doesn’t stick. When changing to a higher resolution, there have been times when it doesn’t fit the screen. I am not changing to an unexpected resolution, but one of the two larger default possiblities (through the button menu). It is very frustrating during those times.

Rich

John in Norway,

yes, there are SD to CF adapters. Here’s a review of one:

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/eagletec_sd_to_cf_ii_card_adapter_review

Pretty nice list Kevin. I’d put #6 alot higher though. Some of these items are just annoyances. The pad is next to useless. I would add a “shift” button for the 4 launch buttons letting you double them to 8 easily.

As for #8, the 3rd party screen rotation utility is a Godsend. Rotation was starting to be useless for me. Now I use it all the time.

The stylus is less of an issue. I use a 4 in 1 pen with a stylus tip as my main stylus and leave the little stick in as my emergency backup.

I’m testing 2 extended batteries now, the Samsung Powerbank and the NBmate 118. I’ll let you know how long they go in a few days.

Mark