February 29th? Are you sure? I just came back from Korea and I saw this device all over.

i just hope its keyboard is better than the SA1. using the keyboard of the SA1 forces me to type like i’m using a typewriter!

i used to be happy with my Kohjinsha SH6, but now i’m having second thoughts of moving on to a different umpc.

I’ve considering importing Kojinsha K600 model for some time. Kojinsha is doing well in Korean market especially with later models such as K600 and K800. SA1 was criticized for slow performance and poor keyboard, but K600 has resolved issues rather nicely and it is one of the most popular UMPCs along with Fujitsu U1010 (U810 in US), P1610, and Samsung Q1. That said, I think E8 is introduced just to compete with EEE PC which launched yesterday in Korea, and I believe most users will be much happier with rather going for K600 though it costs a bit more.
By the way, Kojinsha is a Japanese company and I suspect Kojinsha Korea is just a sales front.

It’s a KoHjinsha SA1 with the upgraded screen. Still runs the very slow but power efficent AMD Geode. Probably similar in performance to the Everun.
Nice option. I’m sure the keyboard is fine now.
conics.net seems to be a reliable importer for Kohjinsha’s.

I have the SA1 and the worst thing about it is the graphics chip – doesn’t do any 3d so some programs from the 1990’s don’t even work. The Geode is an absolute dog. The eee beats this in every respect except for the touch screen.

I wonder what the keyboard is like?

Sure, a touchscreen is great … but I’m not sure if I’d use it. XP isn’t, say, an iPod Touch-like OS. And wouldn’t a screen that small prevent enjoyable inking?

It’s good to have another choice, though!

Kojinsha systems have generally been sold in the US by Vye, so they would be the ones to watch for a version of this one.

That said, the specs actually look like essentially a refreshed and repriced version of the Kojinsha SA1, which Vye had re-branded as the S18.

I agree, as sweet as the HP device looks the E8 is right up my street. I found a PC World in the UK that had an EEEPC and like the form factor, but the touch screen is the deciding factor for me.

This is great news. This is just what I wanted. A touch screen device with a large resolution. I think I am going to faint.

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