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Samsung has done a lot of noise in the United States NC10 NETBOOK with him, but the Ultra-Mobile PCs never really took off with consumers. They were too expensive (over $ 1000) and presented a split keyboard that awkward overlap a small 7-inch touch screen. However, these devices have gained traction in vertical markets, including workers who need to enter data on their feet.

The last edition, the Q1EX-71g, ditches the keypad design of a slate, although an option dock / NETBOOK case of a keyboard and touchpad size. Samsung will also replace the 1.3 GHz Intel Ultra Low Voltage processor with a slower 1.2 GHz CPU VIA nano, presumably to reduce costs. The result is a UMPC with an affordable price ($ 749), but shorter than the standard battery of resistance, making Q1EX ideal for less than the target.

Design

Weighing only 1.4 pounds and measuring 9.0 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches Q1EX is undoubtedly among the best in Travel slate tablet on the market, and is both lighter and thinner than its predecessor. (The Q1 Ultra was weighed 1.9 pounds and 1.2 inches thick). It fits easily into a backpack and his weight and height were barely perceptible. Although the device is not Ruggedized certainly feel solid in your hand.

The left side of this UMPC has a menu scroll / click wheel, which lets you adjust several parameters on the fly, and a combination of Power / Hold button. You will also find attached a strap. The belt was a part of space to store the entire pencil, Q1EX too bad, there was no case of a pencil. A Ctl + Alt + Delete button, it takes power, and two USB ports on the right side of the device. The top houses the 3-in-1 memory card reader and audio connector, while the bottom is the docking connector.

On the back of the Q1EX is a 1.3 megapixel camera, which could be useful for workers who wish to capture images in motion. Unfortunately, unlike previous models of the P1, this unit does not have a webcam in front, so that you can not do video chats. The rear also has a practice and not put a battery indicator button turns five LEDs that tell you how much juice left, even with Q1EX is in standby or off. We also appreciate the two strips of rubber on the back of the unit, which provides grip and prevents it from sliding around (or) a table.

Touch the screen and audio

The 7-inch LCD screen Q1EX is one of its greatest strengths. Is strong at 1024 x 600 pixels, remarkably well informed, and generous viewing angles horizontally. If a 720p video stuttered during playback, color accuracy and detail were very good. The resolution of this UMPC is also ideal for surfing the Web, because it does not have to scroll horizontally to view entire page.

As a touchscreen, the finger is easily Q1EX to a point. By clicking the Start button and selecting the icons and programs is relatively easy, but it is more likely to use the stylus to exit or minimize applications, or for selecting links on a Web page. You also want to use the stylus to enter text on the screen using the keyboard to overcrowding. Unlike previous devices Q1, it does not have a simple keypad.

Although the short Q1EX Tablet PC Edition of Windows XP supports the Samsung Touch resistant, which does not use a scanner, it is not sufficient accuracy for handwriting recognition. Journal Writing in Windows with the stylus is a pretty futile exercise, because we had enough drive to the press to sign up for our scribbles.

To test the speakers of the crank Q1EX Sublime “Santeria” by Slack. The sound is surprisingly powerful and comfortable in this small system, and there is no distortion at maximum volume.

Samsung also includes a voice recording with the camera, which allows the capture of the audio format WMA or WAV. Even with the record volume of 100 per cent, the volume of reading is a bit low (but understandable). You may have problems with the registration Q1EX meetings, but should be sufficient for conference calls. The volume slider is too small, too, even with the tip of the stylus is hard to adjust.

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