Kohjinsha PA series tablet ships in November, value not guaranteed

Kohjinsha had a slew of portables on display at CEATEC earlier this month, including the classification-bending PA. Its design fits in somewhere between a MID and a tablet netbook, with its 4.8-inch, 1024 x 600 touchscreen and 1.33GHz Atom processor, but now we're learning that it's price roughly equates to a netbook and a MID. The device hits Japan early next month for ¥69,800, about $770. That's certainly not cheap, but if you need one elsewhere you're probably going to need to go through an importer, and their prices are ¥79,800 and up. That's about $870. Yikes.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 9:47AM]

uh, ill pass.

[One Love Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:19AM]

Your pass is sick?

[xirsteon Posted Oct 26th 2009 9:56AM]

I guess they'll make it and buy it back themselves. $870 in this kind of economy is way over my head and pocket.

[Luke Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:15AM]

Too big and too small.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 11:21PM]

Some reason the keyboard reminds me of the old HP calcs:
http://www.hpmuseum.org/10c.jpg

[tylersmyler Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:31AM]

that bezel is still too big

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 10:39AM]

Japan is increasingly behind the times technologically, due to failure to adapt quickly enough, price fixing/cartels, and unwillingness to source internationally. They are getting eaten alive by the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Koreans in a number of ways. The remaining fields where they currently enjoy dominance, such as LCD technology, will be up for grabs in not too long.

This expensive monstrosity of a brick Kohjinsha device tells the whole story

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 11:06AM]

They should people $870 for using this hideous "bending PA"

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:06PM]

you can see a video demo of Kohjinsha PA series tablet on http://www.ilogan.info/la-serie-pa-de-kohjinsha-en-vente-a-partir-novembre/

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:13PM]

Reach around included?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:19PM]

I'll take 2! (reach arounds that is)

[Jeff Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:24PM]

XP? lolwut?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:59PM]

Price is ridiculous, but precedented by overpriced Fujitsu's & Sony's.

Bezel is good for taping sticky notes to, but not for viewing.

The keyboard is lame a__! Note to MID makers.... edge-to-edge keyboards & screens please!

Otherwise, I'm sad I still can't find the perfect MID.

[simbr Posted Oct 26th 2009 1:56PM]

The size of the bezel does not adversely affect the visibility of the screen.

[kiyu727 Posted Oct 26th 2009 4:16PM]

Bought my Sony vaio P for ~ 600$ this week.
It's bigger but at least it looks good :D though I want a touchscreen on it :(
The last MID I got was the Archos 5 IT (the new one with Android) and I have to say ... resist buying this piece of bugged device ....

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 2:06PM]

It's the LifeBook all over again.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2009 3:02PM]

But look what it does to your thumb! Damb!

[grover Posted Oct 26th 2009 8:07PM]

Reality Check :

it's made in Korea :P