Samsung's Q1 appears on the FCC

Yeah, there's a certain novelty to getting FCC shots and info -- it's usually nothing we've never seen before, but after all those pristine press photos and well-buffed display units, that down and dirty FCC photography is jarring in a good way -- kind of like tabloid shots of your favorite star a drunken wreck early Sunday morning. So if you wanted the lowdown, the Q1's (still) got a Celeron M ULV, 256MB (upgradeable to 1GB), an Intel 915GMS chipset, 60GB drive (up from 40GB!), Ethernet, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, two USB 2.0 ports, VGA out, audio out, a 7-inch 800 x 480 display, and three cell battery. Like we said, not a lot there we didn't know. But if you did want to snag a sneak peek at how Microsoft Touch Pack and all that UMPC multimedia software works, they've got a hefty 140-some-odd page user manual for you to peruse at your leisure (PDF links part 1 and part 2). Say goodbye to your afternoon.

[yet another Matt @ Mar 29th 2006 10:27AM]

USB ODD? How Odd!
I assume its a docking port for the doc (shown on page 9 in the overview) anyone know more on this?

[furby @ Mar 29th 2006 10:28AM]

Looks like Mickey mouse in the reflection. I always new he was cleverer than he looked!

[Greg M @ Mar 29th 2006 10:57AM]

What a waste....no EDGE/UTMS/Other cellular wireless built in??? Are they out of their minds releasing something that is supposed to be a true portable device without this? Most of us are getting very tired of paying for those public fee based WiFi hotspots (Starbucks, ATL Airport, etc.). Come on guys!!!

[Layne @ Mar 29th 2006 10:59AM]

You just happened on this document because you woke up and said "Hey, I wonder if ..." or did you search for it because other places pubilshed that FCC gave approval? Come on guys. Give attributions to your stories. Be fair to the other sites.

Regardless, please correct this line: the Origami (aka Microsoft Touch Pack) ...

Origami is not aka Touch Pack. Origami was the internal project name for the hardware specifications which Intel and Microsoft decided to call Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC). According to the Microsoft website: The Touch Pack is a preinstalled suite of software that is built on top of the Windows XP operating system, specifically designed for UMPCs by Microsoft.

[Ryan Block @ Mar 29th 2006 11:37AM]

When I spoke with Otto Berkes that's now how he characterized it, but that's fine, I'll make an edit.

Best, Ryan

[Pablo @ Mar 29th 2006 12:00PM]

The real quesiton is - can anybody figure out what digital camera the FCC uses?!

[Todd @ Mar 29th 2006 12:07PM]

# 1- this looks like a powered USB port for use with a forthcoming optical disc drive (CD or DVD). I haven't seen anything suggesting that Samsung will create a proper docking station for this, as has TabletKiosk for their UMPC model.

[Will @ Mar 29th 2006 12:27PM]

How much? When will it be released?

[James Alston @ Mar 29th 2006 3:17PM]

#4 are you serious? You would pay an extra $80 (I'm being very nice) just because you want a wireless card with builtin 3G, not to mention it would be limited to carrier? What's wrong with getting bluetooth usb dongle and thethering it or just using a usb connection to your phone for less than $20 from ebay?

On top of that, it would probably push this back just because they would have to setup a contract with a cell carrier which would probably have some crazy data plan.

BTW, EVDO > EDGE

[Rob Bushway @ Mar 29th 2006 4:42PM]

The same basic info is available on the samsung site
http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/mobilecomputing/ultramobile/np_q1_v000suk.asp?page=Features

[RM @ Mar 29th 2006 8:43PM]

From the samsung site,

Weighing just 779kg and only 24.5mm deep, the Q1 is the world�s first Ultra Mobile PC without compromise.


how much does it weigh?

[bnet504 @ Mar 29th 2006 11:04PM]

779kg is 1717.40102 lbs according to the calculator on google... http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator

[Jeff Lewis @ Mar 30th 2006 4:07AM]

It's supposed to be 779 grams, not kilograms (man, when will the US join the rest of the world?) or about 1.7lbs.

It's also 24.5mm deep, which is around an inch.

And USB ODD is USB Optical Disk Drive - IE: A DVD drive - most likely a burner.

[JMAN @ Mar 30th 2006 4:30AM]

where did you find this info on the fcc website? I went there and couldn't find it.

Can you also find info about other upcoming stuff there as well?

Thanks.