Hands-on with SPH-P9000 Deluxe MIT

The Samsung SPH-P9000 Deluxe MIT is just that: deluxe. We had the chance to go hands-on with this Korea-only device during one of those rare opportunities only CES can provide. With a mini Mobile WiMax network setup here at the show, we had the opportunity to test that (supposed) ultra-fast access for ourselves. More on that in a bit. Based on the pictures previously published, we had our doubts as to the rigidity of the unit. So we were easily impressed by the fact that it actually felt solid in our hands. However, without constant tender loving care, we're pretty sure we'd snap a hinge under sustained use. The keyboard is small, the touchpad is small, the power switch and screen are small -- everything that requires interaction is just really, really small. Still, it's usable and maybe with prolonged used, we'd get comfortable with it -- we doubt it though. Anyway, what you're really wondering about is the Mobile WiMax speed right? Well, sorry to say, it was slow. Like 56kbps dial-up slow. But this is day 3 of the show and well, everything is just a bit slower today. Besides, it's just on a demonstration network, Las Vegas is a long way from South Korea. All in all, it's an impressive piece of engineering that we can live without.

Hands on with the SPH-P9000 Deluxe MIT

[Zakk @ Jan 10th 2007 11:06PM]

Hmm... samsung laptop thingy huh? Well it has a cool idea for portability, but I wouldn't see it outside japan anytime soon.

[Salem @ Jan 11th 2007 10:57AM]

@Zakk

I think you mean south korea?

[retsel @ Jan 10th 2007 11:32PM]

i rather get an iphone

[Atanas Boev @ Jan 11th 2007 5:17AM]

probably the ... fingers of the users there are also really, really small :P

[J.P. @ Jan 11th 2007 7:04AM]

Is it just me, or would something like an IBM Trackpoint (the red eraser-head thingies) work better on this? There seems to be an unlabeled key to the right side of "G" (on the left split of the keyboard); just stick an eraserhead there and a couple of mouse buttons on the bottom. Or just change the touchpad to a joystick thingy; either way, a trackpad that small isn't really practical.

A touchscreen would be neat too...

Or you could hook up a tiny laptop mouse (which would actually look pretty neat... or... dare I say... cute?)

-- J.P.

[TJ @ Jan 11th 2007 7:07PM]

im seriously disappointed how ppl keep thinking Samsung or LG is Japanese. the one brand that everyone knows is korean - and is because they think the company sucks(which it doesnt) is hyundai. I dunno bout u but im korean and i feel like shouting at ppls faces when I go to best buy and i hear ppl saying wow how come americans can't make the same tvs as the japanese(pointing to a Samsung LED DLP)

[Dan Dennedy @ Jan 14th 2007 4:47PM]

Slow Mobile WiMAX? Uh, I setup the MobiTV demo in their booth, and we were successfully streaming video peaking at nearly 2 mb/s. Maybe that is why it felt slow, or maybe it was just the internet connection that was slow--I didn't check that.

Also, I had a chance to test this device while we were there. It was not powerful enough to decode the VGA res 1mb/s H.264 video; however, the Q1 UMPC is. Also, the mouse control was very difficult to use, but I could imagine turning down the accelleration would help until my fingers calibrated themselves.

[Monica Jung @ Feb 5th 2007 7:32PM]

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