Mini laptops are popular. Dell’s entry to the mini laptop market performs not disappoint. The Inspiron Mini 9 is small, compressed and indeterminate at merely 2.28 lbs. The Inspiron is out there in two Operating Systems: Ubuntu Linux 8.04.1 or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

The Inspiron Mini 9 is powered by Intel’s Atom Process N270 (1.6GHz 533Mhz FSB 512K cache). The LCD panel is a glossy 8.9 inch LED score in a resolution of 1024×600. Memory comes in either 512MB or 1GB. The hard push is firm state, allow me to translate it’s quiet and in with out a doubt no moving parts. Hard press sizes begins at 4GB, 8GB or 16GB.

The Mini 9’s video card is powered by Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 and the unit comes surrounded by a wireless 8.02.11g mini card among battery livlihood virtually at to be had 4 hours. The laptop comes in two colors: Obsidian Black or Alphine White surrounded by a 1 year warranty main-in service.

What are particularlly of the circumstances you can do surrounded by the Mini 9 laptop? You can listen to your prefered music, surf the web, chat, moment messaging and particularlly sunbeams office spinrt amid a word processor, spreadsheet or presentation software.

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There are lots of ultra-mobile computers on the market, and most of them are beleaguered tad gizmos: part the size of a laptop, but also portion the speed, half the storage, half a keyboard, and in short, half-assed. In the light, it is terrific to spend one or two long time surrounded by a little machine that is broad of real PC capability — still if it comes at complete PC price.

It’s called the Model 02, and it is assembled by San Fransisco-based company called OQO. The company’s mission: shrink a full-scale Windows PC down to pocket size, without sacraficing usability. I’ll save you the suspense: they have completed it right.

The Model 02 is a full-blown Vista Business Edition PC so comes in a variety of hardware configurations. My test exemplary was the top of the line: a power-sipping 1.6GHz VIA processor, 64GB firm sector hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and a gargantuan array of pretty wonderful accessories. The best extra is certainly the discrete, black docking station, that has the possibility to make the OQO a full desktop replacement with its built-in DVD burner, HDMI and VGA interfaces, USB 2.0, ethernet and audio out. Models initiate at $1300, but the pricetag on my exemplary rung in at nearly $3200 without the $600 accessory pack. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The 1-pound device itself is housed in a sturdy magnesium frame and sports a 5-inch screen, a 3- or 6-hour battery, and a pretty sizeable little backlit keyboard amid one of those little pencil-eraser tracksticks for mouse navigation. That may sound old-fashioned, but the OQO trackstick is particularly a question of precision; the pencil-eraser has turn up a extensively way since its ubiquity a decade ago. Precision is also a hallmark of the keyboard, which has a solid feel and well-spaced keys. And additonally I was nerdily overjoyed to find a number pad and nice, big “enter” and “delete” keys, some of the keys are overburdened investing in two or three different drives such a are somewhat dizzyingly associated amongst the shift, function, and control keys. (Witness the bad wonder about mark, that shares a key amidst the find slash and the wireless dashboard shortcut, oddly displaced to left of the spacebar.) You can also use a Wacom tablet pen for touch-screen input, while I was content with the trackstick and keyboard for a large amount of applications.

You might have chortled a bit when I mentioned this fact functions Vista Business Edition — I did too. But after talking amongst Bob Rosin, SVP of Marketing at OQO, I can understand the rationale: Vista has a good deal quicker wake-up long time from its standby mode as opposed to performs XP, and it has pretty advanced power management abilities to boot. With Aero and a lot of other superfluous stuff turned off, it runs admirably on the Model 02 and rarely lags. Of course, OQO has baked in a lot of tailored functionality to cause Vista useful on such a particular device; the a good amount of salient model is their Wireless Dashboard, that allows you to quickly switch between WiFi, Bluetooth and integrated mobile broadband (which is an option, and drives with Sprint or Verizon treatment plans). There are in addition zoom keys on the keyboard that make it easier for you to, well, zoom in or out on whatever you’re viewing on the OQO’s screen, and a “rotate” function that turns the screen to score in vertical portrait mode. In such a high-end device, I would have expected a built-in accelerometer too could do this without neccessitating a button-press, but I was quickly placated by the touch-sensitive scrollers on the sides of the screen. They had a tendency to be jerky at times, but it was nice to be able to manipulate the rating even a small bit without rummaging for a stylus.

So, granted, it is a cool gizmo. But once the inital oohs and aahs subsided, the Model 02 didn’t straight off find its niche on my desk. There it sat, between my desktop PC, my laptop, and my iPhone, its role unclear. I stared at it. Not as handy for email as a smartphone, and more frustrating for word processing as opposed to a laptop. Where did the tiny bit of guy fit?

As it turns out, it is not price levels attempting to wedge the Model 02 between your pre&wshyp;existing suite of gadgets, due to the fact that it really drives sharper as a replacement for all of them. It took me a week to agree presently out, detaching my monitor based on information from its tower, putting the laptop away and paying off the docking station to make the OQO both my desktop and on-the-road PC. When on the road, the iPhone still handled quick internet excursions, but when it came time to book a hotel room on the train, or write a long-winded email to my sister in Europe, out came the Model 02. Back in its docking station, the Model 02 left little bit to be desired from my other PCs; only when it came phase to do some managed in Adobe CS did I retreat to my Core 2 Duo laptop.

It’s worth mentioning that the a larger number of specialized the application, the more useful the Model 02 has the potential to be. For the average person, who travels only occasionally and performs most of their work from a desk, it’s hard to justify a device like the Model 02 — especially considering its potentially magnificent cost. But for somebody like, say, a journalist — typing up notes based on data from the field or examining digital photos to make guaranteed you got the try before you directed residence — it can be invaluable. This isn’t lost on OQO, that bids a good amount of accessory packs tailor-made for different skilled applications. Logistics coordinators, technicians, field scientists and a littany of a large amount of workers are able to likely take in the Model 02 a great small amount of companion for such a endeavors, actually wanting to its tablet interface and its ability to run any Vista-compatible service without caveats. Hopefully they will hard work for organizations amongst deep pockets, when the OQO, in all its glory, ain’t cheap. But when you compare it to other UMPCs who sport severely limited hardware and application functionality for only slightly lowered money, it’s fairly clear this you get how you pay for.

Summary: 5? sliding widescreen/touchscreen, weight: 1 pound, VIA C7M ULV, Currently produced/sold

Similar Laptops:
- Replaces the OQO Model 01+
- Similar in size to Sony VAIO UX
- Similar in size to Toshiba Libretto U100 / U105
- Search Small-Laptops.com for OQO News

Product Name: OQO Model 02
Official Page: OQO.com
Manufacturer: OQO
Announced:
Available: January 2007
Status: Currently produced/sold
Price: Starting at $1499 (see Manufactur’s site for details)
Markets: Worldwide

Models:
- “good” : $1499, 1.2GHz CPU, Windows XP Home, 30GB HDD, 512MB Memory
- “better” : $1699, 1.5GHz CPU, Windows XP Professional, 60GB HDD, 512MB Memory
- “best” : $1849, 1.5GHz CPU, Windows Vista or XP Pro, 60GB HDD, 1GB Memory

Features:
- Tiny – 5? screen, weighing around 1 pound
- Slide screen that can cover the keyboard and reduce the size
- Includes replaceable screen protectior
- Universal power supply
- Spare track stick cap
- Magnesium alloy chassis
- Several antennas wired into chassis for various wireless connections
- Shock-mounted hard drive with drop detection
- Backlit keyboard
- Ambient light sensor

Improvements over previous model:
- Improved CPU
- 2x improved cooling design

Manufacturer’s Description:

Weighing a mere one pound, the model 02 features innovations including 5? sliding WVGA LCD screen, integrated thumb keyboard and track stick, and capacitive TouchScrollers™. Available with 1.5GHz CPU, 60GB HDD, and 1GB RAM, the model 02 computer supports Microsoft’s next generation operating system, Windows Vista™ for anytime/anywhere productivity. The model 02 delivers extended and uncompromised access to the internet, email, and business applications with the built-in EV-DO WWAN option.
Specifications:
CPU: VIA C7M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) – 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz
Chipset: VIA-based
Front-side Bus:
Memory: 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Capacity: 512MB – 1GB (1 slot)

Graphics/Display:
Display: 5?
Resolution: 800×480 (1000×600 and 1200×720 interpolated modes using zoom feature)
Widescreen: Yes
Touchscreen: Yes (Active Digitizer)
Graphics Chipset: VIA VX700 with integrated GPU
Graphics Memory: Shared
Other: VGA, HDMI, DVI Out (adapters)

Storage:
Hard Drive Type: 1.8? ATA 100
Hard Drive Capacity: 30GB or 60GB
Optical: External
Other: Shock-mounted hard drive with drop detection

Connectivity:
Wireless: Atheros tri-mode 802.11a/b/g with diversity
Modem: No – optional USB
Ethernet: Adapter included
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0
Mobile Broadband: Wireless WAN (optional): Integrated EV-DO modem

Input/Output:
Audio Chipset: AC97 Compatible, HD Audio capable
Internal Speakers/Microphone: Microphone, 1x Speaker
Audio I/O: Line-out, Line-in
USB: 1x USB 2.0
Firewire: No
PC Card: No
Flash/Memory Card Reader:
Keyboard/Mouse: 85-key, TouchPad, Track Stick
Other: Docking connector/replicator available

Security:
Biometric/Fingerprint: No
Trusted Platform Module (TPM): No
Other: Security Cable Lock Slot, VIA Padlock hardware AES encryption engine

Software & Warranty:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, orWindows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home
Other Software:
Warranty: 1 year limited warranty, can upgrade to and 3 year extended express
OQO Model 02 Drivers: OQO.com/Support

Battery:
Options: Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Polymer – 4500mAh (standard), optionally: 9000mAh (double capacity)
Battery Life: 3hrs (standard) 6 hours (double)

Dimensions:
Width: 5.6 inches / 142.2mm
Depth: 3.3 inches / 83.8mm
Height: 1 inches / 25.4mm
Weight: 1 pound / 0.5kg (with standard battery)

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Fast SSD, GPS, Web cam, sub 700gm weight, great styling, hi-res LED backlit screen, good accessories and a capable platform that’s giving  ‘I don’t really bother to measure it’ battery life. And how much is this going to cost? $599. That’s half the price for way, way more features than even the best devices were offering in 2007 or 2008. I’m looking at a price comparison site right now and the (hard drive equipped) Q1 Ultra (3G) is still selling in Germany for the equivalent of about $1400. Forget the Q1 Ultra folks. It’s time to move on.

We met with Viliv in Computex and talked about their roadmap for 2009, the S5, the S7 (still on the roadmap) and they kindly handed over an X70 EX Premium Air (the 32GB SSD and 3G version) for long term testing. This one is ‘98%’ ready so we’ve effectively got a release candidate in our hands here. All the packaging is final and we’ve also got the car kit and the leather case.

Unboxing was a rather careless affair as I stripped the packaging down for the journey home from Taiwan but it’s all good quality and much the same as with the S5. My first five minutes with the device were spent at altitude while others slept around me but again, there were no show stoppers. I was immediately happy with the speed of the device. Fast boot and fast access to apps without any stalling is a good indication of a fast SSD.

If you’ve followed reports of the Viliv S5 you’ll know that everyone is happy with the build quality. They use strong but stylish plastics, good design and have a high production quality. The same is true of the X70 which is slim and robust. From me it also gets the award for the best ever backside!

Ergonomics and balance are good although I do have to highlight that it suffers a little from Kindle disease. The buttons on the left and right parts of the frame are all too easy to press when you’re holding the device in one hand. Fortunately there’s enough unused frame space to get round the problem but it takes a few days use before you adjust your the holding position.

Viliv have recessed the ports into the side of the device which creates a nice lip for holding it. You’ll find a single USB 2.0 port (that could be an issue for some,) a video breakout port (the same as found on the S5. VGA, component and S-Video out) an SD card slot, reset button, power port and a mini USB port.  On the top you’ve got a headphone output, power and lock slider, indicators for Wi-Fi, disk and power, an antenna (connected to the 3G antenna on the 3G versions) and a an extending stylus.

Across the front fascia (clockwise from top-left) you have a cursor joystick, webcam (1.3mp) A, B and C buttons, on the bottom left there’s an external mic (many people missed this from the S5) the on-screen keyboard button, FN button and Menu button.

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The VC5090 vehicle-mounted mobile computer can be mounted on any vehicle no matter how rough the terrain is. You can mount it on tractors, forklifts or even on your own vehicle. Despite its toughness, the VC5090 looks stylish enough that you would want to have one of your own.

The VC5090 looks like a small desktop pc with a thin monitor that would be mounted with its cradle and screwed on your vehicle to keep it sturdy. And with it is attached a small keyboard through a cable.

Its rugged construction is made with IP66-sealed aluminum housing and it comes with touch screen monitors, programmable keypad, and Intel XScale PXA270 processor with speed of 624 MHz, 64MB SDRAM/192 MB Flash or 128MB SDRAM/192 MB Flash with Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Professional operating system. It can operate at temperatures of -30°C to 50°C. It has a Bluetooth connection and wireless LAN.

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