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Review summary: A split keyboard and better battery life make this ultra-mobile PC a better option than the original, but we're still not sure when and where we'd use it.

Review summary: Intel's new Steeley processor and McCaslin platform make for a solid UMPC

Review summary: Review: Samsung Q1 Ultra ultra-mobile PCIntel's new Steeley processor and McCaslin platform make for a solid UMPC

Pros: Solid build quality ; good screen ; better performance than original Q1 ; battery life

Cons: Keyboard too small ; below-average Vista performance

Verdict: Everything the original Q1 should have been, but you may still be better off with an ultraportable notebook

Review summary: Despite making improvements to its UMPC, Samsung still has work to do. The underpowered Q1 Ultra is best used for on-the-go Web surfing, but there are better and cheaper devices for that specific task, including that new device from Apple you may have ...

Pros: Appealing, polished design ; multiple input options, including a QWERTY keyboard ; lightweight ; big, bright screen ; inexpensive for a UMPC ; relatively roomy hard drive

Cons: Poor performance limits its versatility and appeal ; battery life is still short of what's needed for a UMPC ; no cellular broadband ; the keyboard is an improvement over onscreen keys, but typing is still a challenge

Verdict: with a mobile broadband chip from Cingular.

Review summary: 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, ...

Pros: Appealing, polished design ; multiple input options, including a QWERTY keyboard ; lightweight ; big, bright screen ; inexpensive for a UMPC ; relatively roomy hard drive

Cons: Poor performance limits its versatility and appeal ; battery life is still short of what's needed for a UMPC ; no cellular broadband ; the keyboard is an improvement over onscreen keys, but typing is still a challenge

Verdict: Despite making improvements to its UMPC, Samsung still has work to do. The underpowered Q1 Ultra is best used for on-the-go Web surfing, but there are better and cheaper devices for that specific task, including that new device from Apple you may have ...