Comments on: Sharp Willcom D4 reviewed and caught on video http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Al http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2/#comment-8841 Al Tue, 20 May 2008 16:00:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2#comment-8841 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I am very interested in this computer as all the rest of the UMPC's are toys to me and not functional. There are millions whom want a simple laptop in your pocket; that is a touch type keyboard and full windows OS. I hope Sharp gets Vista to run well if not can't they just ship it with XP? Either OS as long as it works would make me ready to buy one!</p> </div>

I am very interested in this computer as all the rest of the UMPC’s are toys to me and not functional. There are millions whom want a simple laptop in your pocket; that is a touch type keyboard and full windows OS. I hope Sharp gets Vista to run well if not can’t they just ship it with XP? Either OS as long as it works would make me ready to buy one!

]]> By: Mike Cane http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2/#comment-8842 Mike Cane Mon, 19 May 2008 11:58:36 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2#comment-8842 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I don't understand this. DailyMotion says my lousy 1.8GHz Celeron can't do the HD vid. Do I want SD? OK. Then I get nada! I pull up the menu and do LOW res (the humilation!) and not only is it like a blown-up FLV, but it's choppy!</p> <p>I don't understand how I can watch ginormous video with vlc (smoothly!), but stuff that like that craps out when I try it in a browser! Maybe browsers should just embed vlc!!</p> <p>Anyway, I didn't get to see the vid at all (awww!). No loss. I was idly curious. It's not like that thing will escape from Japan. If it gets to 2.0, it might.</p></div>

I don’t understand this. DailyMotion says my lousy 1.8GHz Celeron can’t do the HD vid. Do I want SD? OK. Then I get nada! I pull up the menu and do LOW res (the humilation!) and not only is it like a blown-up FLV, but it’s choppy!

I don’t understand how I can watch ginormous video with vlc (smoothly!), but stuff that like that craps out when I try it in a browser! Maybe browsers should just embed vlc!!

Anyway, I didn’t get to see the vid at all (awww!). No loss. I was idly curious. It’s not like that thing will escape from Japan. If it gets to 2.0, it might.

]]> By: ArchiMark http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2/#comment-8843 ArchiMark Mon, 19 May 2008 10:52:29 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2#comment-8843 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>@Bob,</p> <p>Maybe I can talk ol' Brett at Conics to give us a 'group discount' if we order a few of these lil' bad boys at once....</p> <p>;-)</p></div>

@Bob,

Maybe I can talk ol’ Brett at Conics to give us a ‘group discount’ if we order a few of these lil’ bad boys at once….

;-)

]]> By: Bob Kawaratani http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2/#comment-8844 Bob Kawaratani Mon, 19 May 2008 08:52:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/sharp-willcom-d-2#comment-8844 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>As you and others have indicated, one big bottleneck for performance for Windows Vista is memory. The D4 has 1 GB of ram and its not upgradable according to Sharp's FAQ. Sharp is making more than its share of lust worthy gadgets these days. I'm trying to comeup with a scenario that my wife will buy for letting me add one to our Wilcom phone account....</p> </div>

As you and others have indicated, one big bottleneck for performance for Windows Vista is memory. The D4 has 1 GB of ram and its not upgradable according to Sharp’s FAQ. Sharp is making more than its share of lust worthy gadgets these days. I’m trying to comeup with a scenario that my wife will buy for letting me add one to our Wilcom phone account….

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