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Review summary: While they're still calling the portable computing solution the "Samsung Q1", they've tacked on the "Ultra" moniker to let us know that this second-generation machine means business...

Verdict: While they're still calling the portable computing solution the "Samsung Q1", they've tacked on the "Ultra" moniker to let us know that this second-generation machine means business. Designed to improve on its predecessor in just about every way, the ...

Review summary: The project formally known as Origami, officially known as Ultra MobilePC (UMPC), has materialised in the form of the Samsung Q1.

Pros: Good build and battery life

Cons: Sluggish operation

Verdict: It's a good-looking machine, but what would you actually use it for?

Review summary: The UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) may not have caught the imagination of the consumer in exactly the way Microsoft and its partners intended, but this version could change that.

Pros: Flash drive makes it much quicker to use, Packed with handy features, Excellent screen, with solid touch abilities

Cons: Battery life isn't much of an improvement, Some of the software is clunky

Verdict: The addition of the flash drive makes this a far more tempting tool. But it's not for everyone

Review summary: Samsung's ultra mobile PC, the Q1 SSD. Now with flash memory

Pros: Flash drive makes it much quicker to use, Packed with handy features, Excellent screen, with solid touch abilities

Cons: Battery life isn't much of an improvement, Some of the software is clunky

Verdict: The next iteration is to come with 3G, which will turn the device into an even better business tool. It may not be the fastest device around but the use of a solid state hard drive makes it a far more appealing device

Review summary: - Microsoft has a habit of coming up with ideas and then leaving it to the hardware manufacturers to make it happen. In recent memory we've had the home display, which died a death and the Tablet PC, which is still around but not in the form MS first ...

Pros: No moving parts, small, easy to carry

Cons: Poor software, not that powerful

Verdict: Essentially an upgrade of the first Q1 but with a solid state hard drive, which makes it more usable but still not perfect