New CEO at OQO- product line updated
I had a conversation with OQO a couple of weeks ago and they outlined their plans under embargo to refresh the entire Model 02 line. The embargo has been lifted and here’s what I was told about the new line. The Model 02 Better and Best with integrated EV-DO will be updated to Rev A with either Sprint or Verizon service. This is the latest and highest speed version of EV-DO available. The Good model will still ship with Rev 0, allowing a lower cost alternative for those on a budget. The lowest model also sees the price reduced $200 to $1,299, making the OQO competitive with other UMPCs on the market today.
The most exciting news, at least to me, is the addition of a 32 GB solid state disk (SSD) instead of a conventional hard drive. This option will add $500 to the configuration if chosen. All hard drive options have higher capacities with this refresh, from 40 GB all the way to 120 GB which will be a $100 option. The processor options have been beefed up too with both the Best and Better models shipping with a 1.6 GHz Via processor, replacing the slower 1.5 GHz used previously.
This is a good overall refresh for the OQO line and seeing price drops is a good thing which should help them remain competitive. In other company news Dennis Moore has been named as the new CEO of OQO. Mr. Moore is a former executive with SAP and Oracle.
The full press release is on the OQO web site. Update: the official press release is now available.
did they drop those touch capacitors for a 5.6″ 1024×600 yet?
does it have GOOD battery life yet?
does it fully support Vista yet (Aero)?
Sounds awesome. Looks like the most promising UPC just got a bit better.
Can’t wait to see JK’s OQO review. This new set up combined with tablet XP and SSD looks to be a speedy, stable productivity tool. I wonder if she’ll fare any better with Vista this time around. Though I imagine vista issues are derived from perceived lack of RAM.
So what do you think JK, is the OQO going to me your new handheld?
but the processor is still slower than the UX ones, right?
What about support for HSDPA??
I am in Australia & that is our fastest mobile internet. With that I would definitely buy one.
Sorry for the off topic, but I’m frustrated by what OQO website has treated to the international customers. Hong Kong users are now blocked from the website, only a single page tells us to expansys and dynamism. No product info, nothing, not even a link to the knowledge base!
Same problem here in Singapore. No access to the OQO main-site. They seemed determined to route international customers to Dynamism and Expansys.