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Originally Posted by ctitanic
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Originally Posted by pocketpcadmirer
Wow!
This has made me drool over UMPCs now. IMHO, the UMPC market is going to bloom in a great way in couple of years
Just few more peaks(or leaks) in the details about this wonderful device and I m in to buy it  |
You got it right.
About two bills, I have just one phone bill, with Voice and Data, you can ask a copy of your sim card and have that copy in your UMPC to use just the data connection. :wink: |
Hmm, I thought you could do this... But I thought the carriers didn't allow it...
Now, this is one GORGEOUS device. Kicks butt on my TabletKIOSK EO UMPC that I've been 'pretty' happy with.
Since I have a UMPC and this HTC device is about the same size... I would think twice about someone getting rid of their cellphone and using ONLY this device. While fairly small, it's still several times bigger than even a large cellphone. STILL, at least a couple of times larger than any PDA with a slide out keyboard.
Another issue is weight. My UMPC is about 1.75 lbs. Which rocks. I also wonder about the keyboard moving out of the way so you can still use the computer as a tablet. How about mouse control? And do I REALLY want Vista running on a 1.2GHz processor? My XP based machine runs 'satisfactorily' on a 1GHz machine.. Is an extra 200MHz really going to make that much of a difference? Is the 3G on this device compatible with T-Mo's? Lastly, battery life. I'm lucky to get 2 hours of life on a regular battery w/o WiFi turned on with my current device... The biggest bummer..
I would consider this UMPC a 2nd, or even 3rd generation device. It's a darn nice one too. Great looks, great features.. I paid $1400 for my UMPC.. If this device is less than $2k, and I'm thinking around $1800, it would be certainly tempting...
As battery life becomes better, I think UMPC's are going to be a much more viable option than your traditional laptop. Price has to come down just a touch. People REALLY like having a touchscreen rather than KEYBOARD ONLY laptops.
Even on my 1GHz UMPC, performance is pretty darn nice with everyday work matters. I look forward to the future.