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Voltron 2009-01-09 08:17
sub $500 MID coming to USA, watch out nokia
 
http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/01/us...ith-windows-xp

this was announced today by velocity micro. its the same comal mid / gigabyte m528 design but its going retail in the usa. for $500 I can see this selling very well especially with windows XP as most consumers are familiar with it. I think the rx-51 will need to be very special to compete with all these new pocket devices.

meizirkki 2009-01-09 08:22
Re: sub $500 MID coming to USA, watch out nokia
 
Nah... atom = shitty battery life

Voltron 2009-01-09 08:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by meizirkki (Post 255704)
Nah... atom = shitty battery life
it says it gets up to 5 hours but thats the price you pay for x86 software compatibility:rolleyes:

still it looks like a decent device

D'ohboy 2009-01-09 10:24
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I could be wrong but don't the gigabyte m528 type MIDs get their wifi though a sido card. I kinda think that's a bad idea compared to a built in module.

Voltron 2009-01-09 10:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D'ohboy (Post 255725)
I could be wrong but don't the gigabyte m528 type MIDs get their wifi though a sido card. I kinda think that's a bad idea compared to a built in module.
it uses a built in wifi chip but there are no xp drivers for it yet so people have been using usb wifi dongles.

D'ohboy 2009-01-09 11:03
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So does this MID from velocity micro differ in that it has internal wifi as compared to wifi though SDIO in the gigabyte m528? Because, reading reviews here and here the gigabyte m528 has wifi through sdio.

fatalsaint 2009-01-09 16:03
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I'd load linux on it anyway... maybe that'll have wifi drivers for it :)

Lord Raiden 2009-01-10 21:38
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Hey, if you guys want to wait until my Monday update, I've got info on another company, a tiny little outfit really, who's producing a MID similar to the n810, but with a much better kick*** interface and features. It's like crossing the iPhone with the n8xx series. Still gotta dig out the press release from the pile of info I brought back with me, but once I find it, I'll include it in the update. Just check my site Monday for the info. :)

Phen0m 2009-01-10 21:57
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Viliv s5?
(10 char.)

Andyschism 2009-01-10 22:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 256259)
Just check my site Monday for the info. :)
Sorry, what site is that?


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