OQO ultrapersonal computer gets real on October 14th

by Peter Rojas, posted Sep 13th 2004 at 8:29AM

Speaking of the Neonode N1 and vaporousness, the current heavyweight champion of vaporware, OQO's oft-delayed Model 01 ultrapersonal computer (that handheld with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard that runs on a full version of Windows XP and has a 20GB hard drive, 1GHz processor, and built-in Bluetooth and WiFi), is all set to become a reality when it finally becomes available on October 14th. Our lustful hearts can't wait.

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Thomas Hsu @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM

This is probably my most coveted gadget as of right now. All I'm worrying about is the price. Where in the world am I going to get the money? ~_~

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marcus bennett @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM

Don't get me wrong, I have been waiting for an OQO like device for over 24 months now. Had OQO 01 aka http://www.oqo.com/hardware/specs/ been out say Jan 2004, I'd had paid whatever, today they are gonna need to price it at about 1000 USD or lower. At that price I'd justify it as a stepping stone to a more usable machine. Here is why:
-> The keyboard needs some work, bet it is inferior to my workhorse psion 5 (thats a 6 year old keyboard palmtop)
-> Users will want 802 11g not B
-> 20GB hard drive is no longer large enough when an iPod has 40Gb today
-> Battery life needs to be sufficient to be used for a working day between charges, maybe I can live with the promised 3 hours, maybe now
-> Could they have considered a hybrid design whereby it could operate in a reduced mode PDA mode from an internal Flash memory, and as a full blown computer from Hard drive
-> 256MB memory is too small for 2004
-> screen size, unit size and weight - fantastic
So price your product right OQO and you have a chance, I mean the Sony VGN-U70 is already shipping, and its pretty similar.
regards marcus b.