
The Samsung Q1 (known as Samsung
SENS
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Q1 in South Korea) was a family of
ultra-mobile PC
An ultra-mobile PC, or ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), is a miniature version of a pen computer, a class of laptop whose specifications were launched by Microsoft and Intel in Spring 2006. Sony had already made a first attempt in this ...
s produced by
Samsung Electronics
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starting in 2007.
They had a 7" (18 cm) LCD and were made in several different versions with either
Windows XP
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Tablet PC Edition or
Windows Vista
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Home Premium.
Variations
Q1 series
Samsung Q1
*Intel
Celeron M
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The first Celeron-branded CPU was introduced on April 15, 1998, and was based on the Pentium ...
ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) 353 running at 900 MHz
*40 GB 1.8" Hard Drive (ZIF interface)
*512MB
DDR2 533
*Max memory 2GB
DDR2 533
*Mobile Intel 915GMS Express
Chipset
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*7 inch
WVGA WVGA may refer to:
* Wide VGA, 800×480 graphics display resolution
* WVGA (FM), a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to Lakeland, Georgia, United States
* WSWG (TV), a television station (channel 43) licensed to Valdosta, Georgia, United St ...
(800×480) resistive (single-touch) touch screen (using finger or stylus) with the included "Easy Display Manager" software allowing the user to downscale from 1024×600 and 1024×768 with a few button presses.
*VGA port
*Weighs 0.78 kg
*3-cell battery (up to 3 hours) or 6-cell battery (up to 6 hours)
*WLAN 802.11b/g
*LAN port 100 mbit
*
CompactFlash
CompactFlash (CF) is a flash memory mass storage device used mainly in portable electronic devices. The format was specified and the devices were first manufactured by SanDisk in 1994.
CompactFlash became one of the most successful of the e ...
port Type II
*Stereo speakers
*Array mics
*AVS mode using Windows XP embedded
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Bluetooth
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enabled
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Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
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*2 USB ports
The Q1 is one of the first ultra-mobile computers (UMPC) produced under
Microsoft
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's "Origami" project. The Q1 can boot into two different modes: typical
Windows XP
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(OS can be replaced), and AVS mode running Windows XP Embedded. AVS mode runs in a separate partition and boots directly to a music, photo, and video player with no Windows Explorer interface. The AVS feature is unique to the Q1.
Samsung Q1 SSD
The SSD version is identical to the Q1 except that the 40 GB
hard disk drive
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has been replaced by Samsung's 32 GB
solid-state drive
A solid-state drive (SSD) is a type of solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data persistently. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device, solid-state device, or solid-state disk.
SSDs rely on non- ...
. At release, the SSD version was about twice as expensive as the normal Q1.
Samsung Q1b
The Q1b was Samsung's second UMPC device, with a much improved battery life and 30% brighter screen compared to the Q1. The
CF card slot and the Ethernet port were removed on this version. It also had a mono speaker and a single microphone.
*
VIA C7-M ULV @ 1 GHz
*5 Hour Battery Life (using standard 3-cell battery)
*30% Brighter Screen (LED backlight)
*
Wi-Fi
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(802.11 b/g support)
*
Bluetooth
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v2.0
*512 MB DDR RAM
*40 GB Hard Drive
*Optional
WiBro Module
*Optional
HSDPA cellular Module
Samsung Q1F (Pentium M)
Manufacturer Part #: NP-Q1-F000
This is almost identical to the original Q1 but with a faster 1 GHz
Intel Pentium M
The Pentium M is a family of mobile 32-bit single-core x86 microprocessors (with the modified Intel P6 microarchitecture) introduced in March 2003 and forming a part of the Intel Carmel notebook platform under the then new Centrino brand. The ...
processor (723) which enables SpeedStep technology for better battery usage. It is possible to buy a 6-cell battery instead of the default 3-cell to double the time on all these devices. The Pentium edition also has:
*1 GB DDR2 RAM
*40 or 60 GB Hard Drive
*Microsoft Windows Vista
Q1 Ultra series
The Q1 Ultra series differed greatly from the original Q1 series with more features, including:
* Split keyboard
*
SD card
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slot (replacing the
CF card slot on its predecessor)
* Higher-resolution screen(1024×600 compared to 800×480)
* Front-facing camera
* The ability to use the joystick as a mouse.
Samsung Q1 Ultra
The Ultra model runs on a 600/800 MHz Intel A100/A110 (Stealey) processor and includes dual cameras, a 40GB/60GB hard disk,
HSDPA
High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is an amalgamation of two mobile protocols—High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)—that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunic ...
and just like its predecessor, it comes installed with either Windows XP or Vista.
All Q1U models offer a new split keyboard, 1GB of RAM (user upgradeable to 2GB), an
SD card slot (excluding the base model), and a 1024×600 screen. A
GPS accessory is also offered, which may be used with the included mapping software.
Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium
Uses an Intel Core Solo U1500 processor at 1330 MHz. 1GB of RAM upgradeable to 2GB.
This was the last and highest performance machine in the Q1 and Q1 Ultra series.
See also
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OQO
*
Tablet PC
*
Sony Vaio UX Micro PC
The Sony Vaio UX Micro PC is an Ultra-Mobile Portable Computer ( UMPC) first marketed in 2006. It weighs around 490–544 g (1.20–1.27 lb), and has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, Intel Core 2 Solo processor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and ...
*
VIA NanoBook
*
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
*
Nokia N800
The Nokia N800 Internet tablet is a wireless Internet appliance from Nokia, originally announced at the Las Vegas CES 2007 Summit in January 2007. N800 allows the user to browse the Internet and communicate using Wi-Fi networks or with mobi ...
*
Pepper Pad
References
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External links
Official Samsung Q1 Specifications (archived)Official Samsung Q1b SpecificationsOfficial Samsung Q1P Specifications (archived)
Mobile computers
Q1