Get a clue, you have no clue what the mainstream wants.  How many UMPC's sold in all of 2007? not many as only 350k sold between every single brand and model worldwide.

A 7" x 3.6" x 1" UMPC will fit into any jacket pocket Krusty.  99% of the world uses full windows with a touch type keyboard and they have proven they will not buy UMPC's with thumb or pen input.  Thus until a UMPC provides both a small size to carry in a jacket pocket and a touch type keyboard, they will continue to be unpopular computers that only techno geeks buy and you are not in the mainstream Krusty.

Who has the best UMPC?

I do :lol: my R2H is the best :lol:

I see I'm reading the same comments as a couple of years ago from the same people that never touched one but they know how it feels... it's a pitty really.. Anyways, feels so good to be a geek :-)

Primaz:

Get a clue, you have no clue what the mainstream wants.  How many UMPC's sold in all of 2007? not many as only 350k sold between every single brand and model worldwide.

At first I was going to ask where you got that number, cause from what I've seen there aren't sales figures like that. Then I saw it was you, the guy who likes making statistics up. So nevermind, I know your figure was made up.

Primaz:

You do not read very well do you?  I want a 7" long and 3.5-4" wide screen and yes that is jacket size

That is not jacket pocket sized. That is clown pants pocket sized. UMPCs were not meant to have demand beyond geeks. Sacrifices were made that mainstream users wouldn't be able to deal with, as you have clearly demonstrated. It takes a so-called geek to be able to deal with and adapt with UMPCs sacrifices (processing power, user interface, resolution, no CD/DVD, limited input capabilities, etc) UMPCs are not, nor were they ever meant for mainstream users. The Tablet PC was. The UMPC was for those who could put up with certain sacrifices in exchange for ultra mobility.

Anyone who needs a mouse pointer on a tablet pc just dosent get it!

NeoTechni:

Primaz:

Get a clue, you have no clue what the mainstream wants.  How many UMPC's sold in all of 2007? not many as only 350k sold between every single brand and model worldwide.

At first I was going to ask where you got that number, cause from what I've seen there aren't sales figures like that. Then I saw it was you, the guy who likes making statistics up. So nevermind, I know your figure was made up.

Forbes December 2007 had an article which cited IDC stating that the worldwide UMPC total sales was 350,000 units. Also the SF Weekly had an article about OQO since they are a local SF company.  They listed their total sales of 20 million and using say an average of 1500 per sale of an OQO with accessories which is conservative as their accessories can bring the total over 2K and approach 3K, will yield a yearly sales of 13,333 units.  

The reality of all UMPC's is that full windows is used with a touch type keyboard and yes the mainstream would love a jacket pocket version of their laptop but it must replicate a similar way to use full windows.  Not by your thumbs or pen only input.

And yes a typical jacket pocket for sport coats, business suits, etc. are able to handle a computer about 7.4" x 4.25" x 1.4" in size.  The more thin and narrow the dimensions would make it easy to carry. 

The only clown is you whom work in some other realm?  maybe you forgot to take your medication, are you on prozac or should be?

Here are some market facts even Krusty's best friend can't dispute.

Past sales figures of clown sized UMPC:

2006 Zero
2007 Zero

Projected sales figures of clown sized UMPC:

2008 Zero
2009 Zero
2010 Zero

From these market realities, we can conclude that ordinary UMPCs are infinitely more successful than the clown pants poketable, touch typable contraption our friend here so desires.

i have an asus. it starred out with xp, but i wwnt ahead and installed vista and it seems to work ok.

knock on wood

 

Primaz:

The reality of all UMPC's is that full windows is used with a touch type keyboard and yes the mainstream would love a jacket pocket version of their laptop but it must replicate a similar way to use full windows.  Not by your thumbs or pen only input.

No, the reality is YOU want that, NOT the mainstream

You do not speak for everyone

Primaz:

And yes a typical jacket pocket for sport coats, business suits, etc. are able to handle a computer about 7.4" x 4.25" x 1.4" in size. 

Typical, for clown pants. 7 inches of anything won't fit in any normal pocket.

Again no facts! then you resort to being an childish Canadian.

Mainstream is not UMPC's so far as the sales still are so weak.  The so called netbook UMPC's sell and you know why Krusty Kanadian, its the keyboard dude, they have keyboards and your slates do not.

UMPC's are not able to be very many peoples primary computer and thus no sales.  For cheap people will buy a netobook since it has a keyboard.  UMPC's need to fill a real demand to be popular.  What they can do is design a true laptop in your pocket with a touch type keyboard that will have big demand for business users whom can afford to spend a bit more for increased mobility of not lugging a laptop sized computer all the time but only if it has a decent touch type keyboard.