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Old 03-12-2004, 02:11 AM
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Default OQO available for pre-order

http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=110312

OQO Ultra Personal Computer





Our Price: Not announced
Availability: Available for pre-order


...hmmm, pre-order, eh?
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 02:31 AM
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So you pre-order it without even knowing what you're going to pay for it?
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 03:14 AM
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:roll:
Been vaporware for so long I'm still skeptical.
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 07:51 AM
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haha, what? But I don't know what I'll end up paying. Do they mean reserve an order?
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 02:15 PM
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yes as it mentions you wont be charged until you confirm you want to, so it's more of a reservation than an order

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If you place a backorder for this product now, we will not ship the product or charge your credit card without confirming you still wish to proceed when stock arrives. There are no cancellation charges.
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 03:29 PM
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The OQO has "been around" for three or four years. I really wonder how the company can stay in business without selling any units.
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Old 03-12-2004, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by David Prahl
The OQO has "been around" for three or four years. I really wonder how the company can stay in business without selling any units.
Lots and lots of venture capital! :wink:

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Old 03-12-2004, 08:11 PM
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But it has that new-fangled 802.11b and USB 1.1....

oh, nevermind...


Seems like they might update a few things if they don't plan on releasing it until September.
 
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Old 03-13-2004, 08:42 AM
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The OQO will replace my e805, here's why:

1. I think they are finally going to release it this fall/winter.

2. I don't think PPC will break the 1 GHz barrier anytime soon.

3. 20 GB is better than anything PPC will soon offer.

4. It has everything: USB, FireWire, BT and Wi-Fi.

5. I don't think any PPC will offer a 5" 800 by 480 W-VGA screen.

6. I doubt many PPC's offer 256 MB RAM.

7. The LED keyboard/TrackStik setup looks unbelievably good.

8. The digital pen looks incredible.

9. This is XP, not something close that doesn't quite match up.

10. It has an ambient light sensor and a free-fall detector.

11. It has all the cool extras like a docking station.

I just want to say thanks to Toshiba for making my last PPC hurrah perfect. Will PPCT have an OQO forum?

Check it out!

http://www.oqo.com/hardware/specs/
 
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Old 03-13-2004, 07:02 PM
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My big qualm about 256Mb of RAM is that yes, no PPC will have that for at least a little while. Have you run WinXP on 256MB of RAM? It ain't too speedy.
 
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