Samsung Q1 Series

Samsung Q1

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Average Score: 63.71% - average

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33% Samsung Q1-SSD
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
Externally, the Q1 hasn't changed at all since we last saw it, but there have been changes on the inside. There's a 32GB solid-state hard disk, the RAM has been bumped up to 1GB from 512MB and you also get 802.11a/b/g wireless. Despite the improved specifications, the Q1-SSD is anything but mobile computing nirvana.
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2 von 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/15/2007
Rating: Total score: 33%

60% Ultraportable PCs
Source: Wired Magazine Archive.org version
Sporting a glossy, curvy bidy, the 1-inch thick Q1 is a temptress, A feature called AVS Now launches multimedia features without booting Windows. And the battery gave us enough power for two hours and three minutes of use.Wired: Side switches let you control functions like volume. Multimedia playback without booting to Windows. Top-notch sound and an LCD as brigth as any. Pretty. Includes battery-charge indicator, but... Tired: ...you have to pull out battery to read ti. Unresponsive nav keys. Slow. No camera.
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6 von 10, Leistung langsam, Akkulaufzeit gut
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 40%

70% Samsung Q1 SSD - Solid State UMPC
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
The Q1 SSD is a technology showcase for Samsung; a halo effect product if you like. Creating a portable device with 32GB of solid state storage is nothing to be sniffed at, and Samsung has raised the bar when it comes to mobile technology. Is the Q1 SSD worth the money? That depends on whether you like to be at the bleeding edge of technology, and of course, whether you think that the UMPC platform is worth having in the first place. Whether or not you like the idea of an Ultra Mobile PC doesn’t change the fact that Samsung has created an impressive technology demonstration with the Q1 SSD. The solid state drive means that there are no moving parts and thus reduces the chance of failure, even if the user is rough. The performance improvements are obvious, while the reduction in battery drain is welcome. What I’d really like to see though, is one of Samsung’s ultra-portable notebooks with one of these drives inside it.
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(von 10): 7, Preis/Leistung 6, Leistung 8, Ausstattung 8
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 80%

90% Samsung Q1 UMPC Review
Source: Tablet PC2 Archive.org version
The Ultra Mobile PC was designed for ease of mobility and convenience and the Q1 provides that. If you enjoy the convenience of having all of your desktop applications, email, MP3, Pen and Ink capabilities, GPS and other computer features all in a 1.7 pound package doesn't weigh you down when your out and about the Q1 is worth looking into.
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Display sehr gut
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 90%

60% Samsung Q1 UMPC Review
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
Origami, the art of folding paper to make something delicate and new. At least that’s what it meant until Microsoft turned it into their codename for the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), where they’ve created a specification that allows manufacturers to turn Windows XP into a full-fledged mobile platform. First out of the gate is the Samsung Q1, which weighs in at 800g and looks a little like an overblown PSP. The concept is all based around the use of a 7-inch digitised screen, a smaller version than those found on Tablet PC devices.
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6 von 10
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/26/2006
Rating: Total score: 60%

70% Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
Top marks to Samsung for creating a beautifully designed and constructed ultra mobile PC. The Q1 really does look the part and in many ways it has the ability to back up its stylish appearance. The inclusion of the USB keyboard travel pack is more of an obvious necessity than a good idea, making the Q1 a usable mobile computer. General browsing and even watching video is a joy on this little machine, but you really want to do these things on the move, without being tethered to a power socket. Ideally I’d like to see the next Q1 (the Q2 maybe?) ship with a higher resolution screen – preferably 1,024 pixels wide – and better battery life. Considering that Sony can squeeze seven hours out of the TX2XP, I have no doubt that Samsung can manage better battery life in the next Q1, but as the current Q1 stands, it’s not the ultimate mobile computer that it should be.
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(von 10): 7, Preis/Leistung 8, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 7
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 70%

60% Microsoft's future of mobile computing may only appeal to select users
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
Windows has gone through several mobile guises over the years, with Pocket PC and SmartPhone devices being the most familiar platforms. Microsoft's latest venture is the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) and the Samsung Q1 is the first to take advantage of the technology. In essence, the Q1 is a cross between a notebook and handheld computer – both in size and power terms. To prolong battery life, it uses an ultra-low-voltage (ULV) Intel Celeron processor, which runs at 900MHz. It also sports 512Mb of memory and has a 40Gb hard disk. The Q1 is undeniably an evolution in mobile computing but it's hard to see how far spread its appeal will be.
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3 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Microsoft's future of mobile computing may only appeal to select users
Source: Personal Computer World Archive.org version
Windows has gone through several mobile guises over the years, with Pocket PC and SmartPhone devices being the most familiar platforms. Microsoft's latest venture is the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) and the Samsung Q1 is the first to take advantage of the technology. In essence, the Q1 is a cross between a notebook and handheld computer – both in size and power terms. To prolong battery life, it uses an ultra-low-voltage (ULV) Intel Celeron processor, which runs at 900MHz. It also sports 512Mb of memory and has a 40Gb hard disk.
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3 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% display: 45%

70% Ultra Mobile PC Head To Head
Source: PC World Archive.org version
Samsung's Q1 and TabletKiosk's EO--the first systems based on the Microsoft/Intel Ultra Mobile PC specification--prove you can cram an awful lot into a small package. Both devices condense the best features of a tablet into a package that's less than half the size and weight of a typical laptop. One of the things that is missing is the $500 to $1000 price that Microsoft and Intel had promised for UMPCs. My 512MB configuration of the shipping Q1 sells for $1099, and the shipping 1GB EO I tested sells for $1164 (TabletKiosk sells an $899 unit with only 256MB of memory). Those prices don't include an external optical drive, a keyboard, or an extra battery pack--all options many users will consider necessities.
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70 von 100
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/11/2006
Rating: Total score: 70%

50% Samsung Q1
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
With Samsung's novel Q1 device ($1,099 direct), the much-hyped UMPC platform by Microsoft and Intel has arrived. First developed as part of the Origami project, these new, tiny Windows-based PCs are supposed to redefine how you compute on the go. In the end, though, I feel that the UMPC idea is just another questionable attempt by Bill Gates to revive the Slate Tablet. At first glance, the Q1 looks like a pumped-up Sony PSP. Even the scroll button resembles the joystick on the PSP. The big difference, of course, is that the Q1 is a fully functional PC loaded with the Windows XP (Tablet Edition) operating system.
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2.5 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 50%

Foreign Reviews

Edle Minis
Source: PC Professionell DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: performance: 70% display: 80%

40% Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/25/2007
Rating: Total score: 40% performance: 60% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%

75% Samsung Q1-900 Casomii - Kompakter gehts kaum
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 40% performance: 10% features: 80% display: 100% mobility: 50%

87% Mikro-Notebooks
Source: PC Professionell DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 82% features: 80% ergonomy: 85%

Ultra Mobile PC
Source: WCM DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: features: 85% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 85%

Samsungs ultra-mobiler Origami-PC
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/03/2006

67% Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/17/2006
Rating: Total score: 67% performance: 60%

Origami: Die Kunst des PC-Faltens
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/01/2006

Samsung Q1B Pro

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Samsung Q1b UMPC/Tablet PC Review
Source: Tablet PC Review Archive.org version
The Samsung Q1b has prices starting at $899 in some places, which can be a good buy if your needs are simply that of a computing Tablet device that can serve as a weekend/weeknight warrior and you need the robustness of Windows XP applications. It's probably best served in short stints though, and can come in handy during plane and car trips. I like the weight, and the AVStudio feature of being able to use the multimedia aspects without booting into Windows. I think that with some refinement to the battery drain when Wi-Fi is on, a better joystick and a lower price, Samsung could have a winner in the mainstream marketplace.
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Preis/Leistung zufriedenstellend, Mobilität mäßig
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/18/2007
Rating: price: 70% mobility: 60%

Samsung Q1P

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Average Score: 50% - poor

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50% Samsung Q1P SSD
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Somewhere between a PDA and an ultralight Tablet PC, Samsung's UMPC is a marvel of miniaturization with a new solid-state flash drive design. If you ever wished for a PDA with a larger screen, or wanted that three-pound ultraportable to be, well, more portable, then Samsung's novel Q1P SSD will be right up your alley. We suspect, however, that you occupy a fairly narrow alley. Although this Ultra-Mobile PC is one of the first to pack a solid-state storage drive, we are left wondering where and when we would prefer using it more than a larger or smaller alternative.
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2.5 von 5, Leistung mäßig, Display mangelhaft, Mobilität mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/16/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% performance: 60% display: 50% mobility: 60%

Samsung Q1 Ultra Pro

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Average Score: 66.3% - average

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50% Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Ultimately, the $1,299 Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium, like its predecessors, feels like a pricey mobile Internet device. We could actually get more work done on a mini-notebook such as the HP 2133 Mini-Note (starting price of $599), which features a nearly full-size keyboard, larger 8.9-inch (1280 x 720) display, and an ExpressCard slot. And the high-end version of that notebook costs $750 less. Unless you’re absolutely enthralled with having tablet functionality, the Samsung Q1 is one to pass on.
2.5 von 5, Leistung gut, Display gut, Mobilität gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 40% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%

70% Samsung Q1 Ultra HSDPA review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Samsung Q1 Ultra HSDPA is a great device if you just need to stay online while you're on the move, but it's not really equipped for anything more taxing. It's also a bit too big to be easily portable, and the keyboard can be frustrating.
(von 5): 3.5, Verarbeitung 3.5, Ausstattung 3.5, Preis 3
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/20/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% features: 70% workmanship: 70%

50% Samsung - Ultra UMPC review
Source: IT Reviews Archive.org version
The Ultra Mobile PC, or UMPC for short, is a breed of computer that is like a small laptop without a hinged screen. Or, if you prefer, like a large handheld computer. Either way, it is an unusual format for a computer. Too large for the pocket, too small for serious use as your main computer.
The Q1 Ultra is Samsung's second attempt at the UMPC format. It is an improvement on what went before, but it does not come cheap and it doesn't live up to expectations in every respect. We remain unconvinced about the UMPC format and await further developments.
mangelhaft, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/29/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 50%

70% Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC Review
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The Samsung Q1 Ultra isn’t a machine for the everyman, as you’ll have to have a specific need in mind to get the most from it. We used it for a couple of weeks and never really got used to the limited battery or slow start up. It’s got a WOW factor and Samsung is certainly moving the UMPC in the right direction but the concept just hasn’t found it’s purpose yet. It’s a brave new design that improves usability but we’re still left wondering who will actually use it.
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7 von 10, Display gut, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/06/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% display: 80% mobility: 50%

Samsung Q1 Ultra Review - UMPC
Source: Hardware Central Archive.org version
Come November, it'll be five years since Microsoft started prodding PC vendors to build systems for its Tablet PC initiative. Now history is repeating itself, with Intel rather than Microsoft as the instigator: The chipmaker's CEO Paul Otellini has predicted a market for ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) totaling $10 billion by 2011. Officially, Intel draws a distinction between UMPCs -- traveling PC companions that run desktop operating systems and applications, with screens measuring about 7 inches -- and still smaller mobile Internet devices (MIDs) -- Web, messaging, and entertainment gadgets with screens measuring about 5 inches.
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Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/31/2007
Rating: display: 80%

61% Samsung Q1 Ultra (Vista Home Premium)
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The Samsung Q1 Ultra (Q1U-V) improves on Samsung's original and much maligned UMPC effort, but it still finds itself caught between two worlds. It can't replace your laptop as an everyday productivity tool because it's still too underpowered, and, despite the addition of a small keyboard split across the screen, text input becomes a chore for anything more than typing a URL or the briefest of e-mail responses. So, let's view it as a portable media player. The Q1 Ultra's 7-inch screen is far larger than anything you'd find on a smart phone or other handheld device, but its meager specs struggle to power Windows Vista and even simple tasks such as smoothly playing video. At $1,199, it's cheaper than other UMPCs we've seen, but that price is harder to justify when you see everything the iPhone can do for half that amount. Given its flaws, we found ourselves enjoying the Q1 Ultra when used only as an on-the-go Web-surfing machine.
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(von 10): 6.1, Leistung 4, Ausstattung 6, Mobilität 6, Preis/Leistung günstig, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 61% price: 80% performance: 40% features: 60% display: 80% mobility: 60%

80% Intel's new Steeley processor and McCaslin platform make for a solid UMPC
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
However, the Q1 Ultra remains one of the cheapest UMPCs you'll find and it's definitely the best model we've tested so far. Of course, it's not perfect – the keyboard and general usability still need improving – but its build quality and performance is better than the alternatives from Sony and Medion, and we're looking forward to Samsung's next entry in the UMPC market. Pros: Solid build quality; good screen; better performance than original Q1; battery life; Cons: Keyboard too small; below-average Vista performance; Overall: Everything the original Q1 should have been, but you may still be
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(von 5): 4, Preis/Leistung 4, Ausstattung 5, Ergonomie 4, Leistung gut, Verarbeitung gut, Display gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 100% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%

70% Samsung Q1 Ultra ultramobile laptop PC
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
Samsung's Q1 Ultra is intriguing, but more for its potential than its reality. Ideally, UMPCs would be media powerhouses that would be comfortable for light business tasks such as editing documents and for web browsing and email. However, the Samsung Q1 Ultra, while a useful mobile web and email tool, isn't optimal for other mobile uses. It is about as expensive as many laptops but not as comfortable to use. It's far larger and more expensive than most mobile devices but isn't more adept at tasks such as media playback. In other words, this could be a great device, but it isn't compelling in its present form and price. On the other hand, if it had twice the processor speed and half the price, the Samsung Q1 Ultra would deserve to be a huge hit.
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(von 5): 3.5, Preis/Leistung 3.5, Ausstattung 3.5, Verarbeitung 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/04/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% features: 70% workmanship: 80%

50% Samsung Q1 Ultra
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Bottom line: The second-generation Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC adds a keyboard and pointing devices, but it's still a work in progress when it comes to usability, performance, and price. Pros: Pointing stick and mouse buttons are a pleasure to surf with. Compact size. Sweet screen. Cons: Integrated keyboard is welcome but needs work. Processing power is not up to speed with Vista's demands. Only 1GB system memory. Needs higher screen resolution. Still pricey.
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2.5 von 5, Preis/Leistung schlecht, Leistung schlecht, Display mäßig, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/15/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 40% performance: 40% display: 60% mobility: 80%

Foreign Reviews

80% Samsung Q1 Ultra
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% features: 60% ergonomy: 80%

82% El hermano pequeño del PC: Samsung Q1 Ultra
Source: PC Actual ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 73% performance: 80% display: 80%

Samsung Q1 UltraMobile PC, un ordenador requeteportátil - Hemos probado
Source: Tuexperto ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/13/2007
Rating: performance: 70% display: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 40%

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Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Mobile Intel 915GM chipset. It is the predecessor of Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The performance can be compared with the Mobile Radeon 9000 (with a 64 bit memory bus).

VIA Chrome9 HC: The integrated graphic card (shared memory) VIA Chrome9 HC IGP is found on the VN896 chipset for notebooks and provides DirectX 9 suport and video acceleration. Windows Vista Aero is possible but only with some stutterings.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Celeron M: It is a Pentium M with halved level 2 Cache and limited on FSB 400. The characteristic of this processor is the speed, which is hardly slower than an equivalent Pentium M. However it can change the speed not dynamically like the Pentium M and therefore needs without load more current.
It is also available as Low Voltage Version with very small current consumption.

VIA C7-M: Current saving processors, however not as fast as a equivalent Pentium/AMD processor

Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.

Intel Mobile A: This is a reduced Celeron-M core für UMPCs.

A110: Celeron-M version with very slow clock rate. Predecessor of the Atom CPUs.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

7.00:

This display format is in the mid-range for smartphones. It offers a compromise between good visibility, details and resolution on the screen, and you can still fit it into trouser pockets.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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64.2%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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