Monday, May 08, 2006

Is the Q1 a Lightweight?


Rob Pegoraro from the Washington Post thinks so and he talks about it in his recent story: Turning a Miniature Into a Lightweight

In part, Rob says the following:
Samsung's Q1 might seem like an impressive piece of laptop engineering -- it weighs just under two pounds, light enough to carry around full-time.

But the company had to sacrifice a few things to reach that weight: a keyboard. A CD or DVD drive. A screen big enough to display everyday Windows programs properly. Acceptable battery life. And, as a result, any justification for this device's existence.


Samsung must be reeling with all of the bad press....do you think these devices will make it?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, I do.

I'd like one, but I'll wait for the next gen model.

Jack said...

I tend to agree with you...wait for the next generation. The concept is terrific but I think they missed the boat on some features...like a slide out keypad.

Only time will tell what improvements will be made.