Hot vs. not: Viliv's S5 vs. UMID's Mbook M1

While neither has officially gone on sale yet here or abroad, two anticipated MIDs, the Viliv S5 and UMID M1, both went on pre-order last week in their home nation of Korea, and while the S5 sold out of its initial allotment of 1,000 units in just 8 hours, UMID still has unclaimed devices from its first batch of 500. This is at least in part due to some sketchy quality on the M1, with a finish on early machines that looks like a Tamiya kit haphazardly glued together by a four-year-old. The company is saying it will step up and replace all of the pre-ordered units with better ones once it gets its molds to line up, but having to trade in your new computer after a few weeks seems to partially defeat the purpose of getting one early in the first place. Of the two only the S5 is said to be officially coming to America at this point anyway, so hopefully that's the one that caught your fancy.

[diasvfx @ Feb 26th 2009 10:17AM]

I'm in love.

[BLee @ Feb 26th 2009 1:11PM]

me too!..
Where can I get her?

[aikions @ Feb 26th 2009 2:14PM]

Seoul, South Korea near Incheon...

[Jonathan @ Feb 26th 2009 2:17PM]

That's Soo Young from SNSD/Girls' Generation, South Korean girl group I think.

[sodapop @ Feb 26th 2009 4:00PM]

They need to start selling the girls!

[Will H. @ Feb 27th 2009 5:24AM]

She's one of the best looking waifs I've seen.

[absinthe party @ Feb 26th 2009 10:18AM]

Aw, this is embarrassing. I have on the same outfit.

[eggothewaffle @ Feb 26th 2009 12:15PM]

Best comment ever. Thank you for that nice bit of refreshing originality in this overwhelming sea of mediocrity.

[Hoof @ Feb 26th 2009 10:19AM]

Lucky me the s5 is the one that caught my fancy. Cant wait for it to get to the US will be getting it asap.

[Raptor @ Feb 26th 2009 10:22AM]

I vote HOT!

[baipai @ Feb 26th 2009 10:35AM]

I'll take da girl any day over that thing.

[Hoof @ Feb 26th 2009 11:00AM]

who said you cant have both! ;)

[Patriks7 @ Feb 26th 2009 11:02AM]

But the question is; will she take you?

[myga77493 @ Feb 26th 2009 10:50AM]

닥치고수영찬양!!!

[skyblaze @ Feb 26th 2009 10:59AM]

i totally agree, shes perfect for skyblaze! XD

[trevor @ Feb 26th 2009 11:02AM]

i'd give up my super cool speed shoes for her..........

[lled @ Feb 26th 2009 11:25AM]

SNSD rules~!!!!

[jinjin @ Feb 26th 2009 11:09AM]

oh hot damn..

this is just one of those quality articles where you MUST click read link

[TJ @ Feb 26th 2009 11:14AM]

Absolutely...the one on the far right in the read link looks like a younger Sharon from BSG.

[bottomdweller @ Feb 26th 2009 11:25AM]

wouldnt you just LOVE to see her grab her ankles and do the "peek-a-boo" thing at you with that same little grin on her face????

wow..

in other news, the S5 looks like its going to rock.

[genesiscoty @ Feb 26th 2009 11:29AM]

I love Yoona of SNSD. Vo.oV

[Bryan @ Feb 26th 2009 11:38AM]

Unless your selling hot asian women, i'd either make the product hotter than the girl or get an uglier model.

My eyes and would be hands are locked on her chest and not the touchscreen device.

[cree @ Feb 26th 2009 12:59PM]

Soo Young!! yay SNSD!

[Steven @ Feb 26th 2009 2:36PM]

The girls are nice but I want the S5.

[Sven @ Feb 26th 2009 3:14PM]

and look!
she has enough friends for all of us!
http://asia.cnet.com/u//023/076/4e552a4049a554e5400x400.jpg

[sandusky @ Feb 26th 2009 3:31PM]

Have you seen Soo young's sister? WOW!

[Kuonji @ Feb 27th 2009 6:44PM]

http://asia.cnet.com/u//023/077/4f14d4d049a554f1400x400.jpg

I will continuously test how difficult it might be to put pocket PCs into her back pocket. I will not tire. I will do this for science.

[Peter F @ Feb 26th 2009 4:17PM]

There's something stuck in her eye

[brandon @ Feb 28th 2009 8:25PM]

I want her!

[Person @ Feb 27th 2009 3:45PM]

She's Choi Sooyoung from the 9-member girl group, Girls' Generation in South Korea. They have a very up to date international forum if you want to find out more about the other nine: http://soshified.com . Also a pretty fast subbing squad as well, they're super cute girls.

http://www.youtube.com/user/soshisubs2