ApoTheTech’s friend UMPCportal.com has recently published a huge review about the ASUS R50A, which is a premium category UMPC. Here are the specifications of R50A:
- 5.6″ 1024×600 gloss touchscreen
- 1.33GHz Atom Z520 CPU
- 1GB of RAM
- 32GB SSD
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- 3G HSDPA, Bluetooh/WLAN, GPS
As we can see, there is nothing spectacular about the specifications. True, is has 3G to offer, but I lost all the interest when you come to know that this UMPC retails at $1300+. No doubt, UMPCportal is also very disappointed with ASUS R50A.
Here is what they have to say about it:
I’ll start out by just saying that I’m disappointed in the R50A. It is hard for a product like this to really succeed though. When you think about it, the R50A tries to fill a niche within a niche. Unless you are specifically looking for a handheld device that can only be used as a slate, I couldn’t recommend the R50A to you. I can’t think of many situations where a full sized slate, or convertible Tablet PC wouldn’t be a much better alternative than the R50A.
Click here to read the full review at UMPCportal
LG is implementing a concept never used or heard before. LG has developed a type of LCD panel, which uses the sunlight to power the monitor, while it is used outside. It uses reflective plates in the backlight panels to reflect the sunlight so that you are able to use your device outdoors. Interesting point to note is that it consumes 1/4 th of energy compared to what is consumes when used indoors. This is due to the fact that it has to use backlight to light up the screen, which consumes a lot of energy.