http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/chrome://performancing/content/editor/entmid” doesnt link to anything.]]>May 13th 2008 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
Please learn how to replace -- with —

Double hyphens are for typewriters only, and it's especially heinous in the title.]]>May 13th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 18th 2008 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
This feels like an overpriced 3G Touch smart phone.]]>May 13th 2008 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/I have an answer for you
"Wasn't Atom supposed to be the cheapest processor Intel would ever produce?" In five-ten years from now i guarantee intel will have made a cheaper processor It is inevitable
]]>May 13th 2008 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 6:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
Uh, you get a handheld computer with it, dude.
..but yeah, that's awesome. It'll probably be a ton easier to kill windows mobile than it will be to kill windows XP.]]>May 13th 2008 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
A couple of typos there. Replace j with g and insert the missing n.]]>May 13th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/The HD-DVD one was so much fun!]]>May 13th 2008 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/For that price you could get a Apple/Sony/Toshiba/HP/ any other name brand laptop .One thing these companies seem to ignore is umpc's never caught on due to their high price tag. but when you lower the price (ie eeepc) they sell like hot-cakes. Heck for $500 I could have an iPhone or eeepc and have change left over depending on which model'ss i bought]]>May 13th 2008 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/for 1200, i rather get an OQO model 02!
www.oqo.com.
no sacrafice in power, ports, size, and weights!]]>May 13th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
I'm guessing this thing will have a hell of a time beating the N810 at anything, and those run for about $400.]]>May 13th 2008 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
With festival and espeak, I wouldn't expect all your tech interaction to be graphical five years from now.]]>May 13th 2008 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/--sorry about that.]]>May 13th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/Why does anyone bother with these, even the Eee PC is crap compared to a 2nd hand IBM thinkpad X40 1.4Ghz Centrino . 12" 1024x768 . thin as a supermodel and full of really smart design.
They usually sell for £240 on ebay with refurb warranties.]]>May 13th 2008 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/talk about slow...]]>May 13th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
http://www.oqo.com/

I wonder if you could just purchase this for $1100 and get a copy of XP and install it on there...]]>May 13th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/05/m528-pricing-drops-into-the-safety-zone-expect-750-in-the-us/

Chippy.]]>May 13th 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
It'll look nice right alongside my Nokia N810.]]>May 13th 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/Yeah, I'll go as high as $800, but at $800 it had better be the best damn portable computer I've ever used. It better make me feel like my N810 is a complete toy and a waste of money.

IMO, it should be price competitive with the N8x0's. But, yeah, if this thing ends up at $750, I will most likely buy it. I'd feel better about it being $500 though.
]]>May 13th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
The specs may be slow for an MID running Vista, but that should make Ubuntu Mobile and full browsing quite zippy on this thing (which can't always be said for the N8x0)]]>May 13th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/Looking at the specs on the OZ site, it reveals 3 things I didn't know about this device:

1) WWAN via a card .. good, leaves open the possibility of other WWAN cards, like for EVDO, LTE, and WiMAX

2) Wifi via SDIO ... bad, unless that's a different slot than the microSD card for storage.

3) Bluetooth via USB ... bad, just plain bad, if they mean external bluetooth dongle.

If #2 and #3 are as bad as they sound, then I wouldn't be willing to pay even $500 for this thing. Much less, really.]]>May 13th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
Autralia is not a fucking country.

Australia, is. Jesus Christ learn to read.]]>May 13th 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
This thing is brand new, and if the trend with Intel holds true for the Atom, the price will start dropping significantly.]]>May 13th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/Yeah, a Mac MID or UMPC would be absolutely lovely.

Something like a Samsung Q1 (the one without the physical thumb keyboard), running OSX, with an iPhone and multi-touch interface and apps, but also the ability to run all standard OSX apps (so, port iPhone stuff to OSX, and run on an intel CPU, not the other way around), options for SDD storage, USB ports for physical keyboard and mouse, etc., ExpressCard slot for WWAN cards, micro-DVI port, and built-in bluetooth and wifi ... that'd be rather cool.

Could even style it like an over-sized iPhone/iPod-Touch.
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Any laptop, umpc or n810 doesnt ]]>May 13th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/
I'm not sure if any other Aussies have replied here (as honestly I'm too lazy to read through it all) but I'd like to point out in Australia our PC gear is ridiculously over priced.

For example a bottom of the line Mac Book Pro when converted to Aussie dollars from the US sale price should come in at roughly AU$2000. HOWEVER the current price listed on the Australian Apple Website is AU$2699. So that’s roughly (and I’m being really rough here) a mark up of US$650 for an identical piece of hardware.

So whack off a fair chunk for the price of that MID and your looking a little better.
]]>May 13th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 14th 2008 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/May 13th 2008 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/13/first-intel-atom-based-mid-gets-priced-1131/http://openpandora.org/ The benchmarks on the newest prototype units can clock up to 900mhz.]]>May 16th 2008 12:21AM