Samsung's Q1 UMPC down to $580

We aren't generally ones to pass along gadget deals, but every so often an opportunity pops up that just seems too interesting to ignore. Merely 1.5 years after the highly-anticipated Q1 hit shelves for $1,100, the UMPC is available now (in refurbished fashion) for nearly half of that. Granted, you won't be buying Sammy's latest and greatest Q1, but maybe that inexplicably short battery life won't bother you so much when you're only shelling out $579.99. So, now that this thing has reached new lows (in price, that is), will you finally buy in, or will you try and squeeze one more year out that Newton?

[Thanks, Ben]

[Georgi @ Nov 14th 2007 4:23PM]

Wow, it's almost like slashdot, countless useless links in mid-text but none going the the actual page where you can buy this thing...

[Ekauq @ Nov 14th 2007 4:34PM]

Like the Read link?

[Colin B @ Nov 14th 2007 4:38PM]

Hmm..might want to try that "Read" link there bud. Last I checked, every single Engadget post that ever was has the appropriate site linked to in "Read". Clicking this one leads you to Woot/Yahoo!. The links in the text are simply for extra, mildly related info. Don't like em? Don't click em!

[Georgi @ Nov 14th 2007 6:23PM]

Of course it works now, either Engadget fixed the link, or Yahoo's store is back online, but it wasn't working before.
Wow, people are judgmental here, I had a valid post, a link not working, and got lowest ranker because of that? Get a life :)

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Nov 14th 2007 4:38PM]

Wow I almost bought one yesterday...

[hal2k @ Nov 14th 2007 4:46PM]

It is still a device in search of a market. A more expensive, bigger Nokia N800 with poorer battery life. A less portable ipod touch/iphone that you have to remember to take with you. It is more capable that any of these mentioned in terms of the software that can be used on it, but where/when would someone use one? Instead of a laptop? Is that enough of a percentage of the potential market to justify developing specific software to take advantage of the form factor and it's mobility? I ask these things because Microsoft did not.

[Andrew Norris @ Nov 14th 2007 7:22PM]

It also runs stock Windows apps out of the box. From what I've seen of the N800, ports of standard Linux apps are pretty non-trivial. I don't want to knock the N800 -- those are really cool devices. But there are a lot of cases where being able to run stock apps is going to be a giant win.

[Zarniwoop @ Nov 14th 2007 5:31PM]

This is the Asus Eee PC effect on pricing, methinks. If more manufacturers try to hit the

[Zarniwoop @ Nov 14th 2007 5:34PM]

Weird, never seen a post truncated like that before. Anyway I'll just post it again, so forgive me if Engaget finds the remainder of my last post after I repost it again and it ends up as a double post... Maybe it is because I used less-than dollar-sign in my post. I'll leave it out this time.

This is the Asus Eee PC effect on pricing, methinks. If more manufacturers try to hit the under $500 price point in an UMPC then the consumers will enjoy even more options.

Here's my idea, sort of like reverse thinking on Tablet PC... Keep the unit small to where it's still a good touch-type keyboard, and then allow the attachment of whatever size screen you want to lug around. Need a 2 pound laptop? Stick on the 7" screen and go. Want to do some huge spreadsheets in the conference room? Stick on a 15" or 17" screen and haul that thing in there. Sitting at a desk? Hook up the DVI and run it at 1600x1200 on the 20" at the desk. What about those glasses with the built in LCD monitor, now you don't even need carry a screen on it at all...

[StammesOpfer @ Nov 14th 2007 5:04PM]

Alright I don't mean to be an ass or anything but.... In the last week or two I have seen multiple woot.com items come across the pages of engadget now I am a long time wooter and perhaps they have just had better deals than normal lately but comeon this isn't really news that the old generation of product refurbished is cheap. I love you Engadget and I love woot but thats why I check woot.com, shirt.woot.com, and sellout.woot.com (yahoo's joint effort) daily. Just had to get that off my chest.

[Shannin @ Nov 14th 2007 5:08PM]

im waiting for oqo to drop in price alittle

[iofthestorm @ Nov 14th 2007 7:31PM]

The OQO (Model 01/01+, can't say anything about Model 02) gets extraordinarily hot extraordinarily fast. Also, the batteries have a tendency to just stop working. Not sure if the Samsung ones are better, but it is an issue if you want to get an OQO.

[joey @ Nov 14th 2007 5:09PM]

WOW, and yet its still a waste of money.

[3rdsun @ Nov 14th 2007 5:28PM]

Maybe if they started at this price they might have sold more

[Alex M @ Nov 14th 2007 5:37PM]

I'll wait for the windows xp eee pc

[Fred @ Nov 14th 2007 5:41PM]

Wow, I was all excited there for a second. Around $500 is exactly the price I'm willing to pay for something like this, and I thought that Samsung had dropped the price. But then I find out that it's just a one time offer from some site. Bummer.

[Mike @ Nov 14th 2007 5:42PM]

Hehe... My 2100, me thinks!

[scooby03 @ Nov 14th 2007 5:53PM]

Tempting but, no.

[Constable Odo @ Nov 14th 2007 7:15PM]

It's nice enough, but save your money for the Mac subnotebook that's going to be the next rage of the computer world.

[Bandit @ Nov 15th 2007 12:22AM]

Hey, that's cheaper than the original price of the iPhone. That says something.