3 Key Differences Between Phoenix HyperSpace and DeviceVM Splashtop
Splashtop on the Lenovo S10e
No, I don’t have a head-to-head video or anything, but I did chat with the DeviceVM folks yesterday. They’re the ones that created the Lenovo-branded Splashtop quick-boot environment. I’m a fan of what they’re trying to do, but I shared my recent Phoenix HyperSpace experience with them. A few general points that you should know if you considering one or the other of these:
- HyperSpace found my wireless connection very quickly as you can see in my video. It was most impressive. The DeviceVM team said that wireless connectivity was a challenge in terms of speed. They figure it takes their application up to 10 seconds to connect over WiFi. I found the early build of HyperSpace to be far faster.
- Splashtop doesn’t yet support 3G wireless connections, but that feature has been requested by many. It’s possible we could see that in the future. Although I didn’t test it, HyperSpace does support some 3G cards.
- Splashtop doesn’t require an annual license, while HyperSpace will cost you at least $39.95 for a year. Splashtop wins a major point here as the price is likely subsidized and covered by the OEM selling the computer with Splashtop.
What about gOS ? they announced something similar
I tried HyperSpace when the press release came out – but it doesn’t support 64 bit environments yet…
I posted a full review of HyperSpace this morning at my website. So far things look pretty good, Free would be a lot better though.
The Splashtop instant-on looks great(GOS-Cloud also looks cool). Compared to Hyperspace, Splashtop looks a lot simpler & cleaner.
Next, when does the Eee PC get Splashtop? The Eee PC will be a major contender with instant-on and the new keyboard.