Samsung Officially Announced Q1 Ultra UMPC

Samsung Electronics has officially announced the Q1 Ultra ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) family at the Samsung Experience in New York.

“Complete with an integrated split-QWERTY keypad, mouse, and user-defined function keys, the Q1 Ultra UMPC is designed to enhance productivity, ease-of-use and portability in a range of personal and professional scenarios. With an increased battery life of 4.5 hours coupled with faster speeds, flexibility and mobile functionality, the Q1 Ultra product provides a compelling solution packed into a 1.5 pound package,” Samsung says.

The Q1 Ultra UMPC features a seven-inch touch screen that boasts resolution of 1024 x 600, the new A100 or A110 Intel Ultra Mobile Processor running at 600 or 800 MHz respectively, and a 1 GB of DDR2 system memory. The device includes integrated 802.11b/g wireless connection, Bluetooth and the factory optional 3.5G HSDPA cellular modem. Samsung’s Q1 Ultra also features a 300-pixel web-cam and dual-array microphone for video conferencing, while for video recording and taking still pictures there is built in 1.3 mega pixel camera.

The new UMPC comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or with Windows XP Tablet Edition operating systems.

According to Samsung, the Q1 Ultra UMPC is available in a number of configurations, starting at $799.00 and can be purchased through a variety of retail and e-tail outlets including Best Buy, Circuit City, CDW, CompUSA, Amazon.com, NewEgg.com, Buy.com, Costco.com, Tiger Direct, PC Connection, B & H Photo and PC Mall. The Q1 Ultra UMPC is also available through distribution via Ingram Micro.

Press Release

[…] Samsung’s Q1 Ultra UMPC, based on Intel’s Ultra Mobile Platform 2007, has been officially announced in May. Every Q1U model features a 7-inch 1024×600 touch-screen display, an integrated split-QWERTY keypad, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, as well as 802.11b/g wireless, Ethernet LAN and Bluetooth connections. […]