Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:09:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Review: Kohjinsha SC3 - By Jenn K. Lee
Browsing information on Kohjinsha today came up with a pretty well done review of their SC3 model SC3WP06GA: http://www.pocketables.net/2008/07/review-kohjinsh.html I was wondering about the quality of Kohjinsha notebooks, but most of what I’ve read so far has been pretty positive. As far as support, CNET Asia has this comment in a review of the older Kohjinsha SA1: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050489,40768322p-2,00.htm "The Kohjinsha has little to offer in terms of support, with only system drivers available for download at the Web site. There are no phone helpline or technical support email, and any hardware issues will have to be resolved by the distributor." Something significant I neglected to mention that I read on that EBay auction is that the screens in new Kohjinsha UMPCs (UMPC© Microsoft: Ultra-Mobile PC) are relatively readable in sunlight. At least with respect to what we’re used to. Here’s another pocketables.net page with pictures of 6 brands of UMPCs out in the sun: UMPC display comparison: Sunlight visibility: http://www.pocketables.net/2008/08/umpc-display-co.html#more The pocketables.net forums look like an excellent alternative to this list these days: http://forum.pocketables.net/ If Toshiba does ever come out with a competitive UMPC, it’d be a great alternative to this list. There’s a 'parent' forum there dedicated to UMPC Mini Notebooks: http://forum.pocketables.net/forumdisplay.php?f=6 And a sub-forum devoted to the Kohjinshas: http://forum.pocketables.net/forumdisplay.php?f=72 There’s a thread in there on the new Kohjinsha 8.9" SX series with the built in optical drive: http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=320&highlight=Kohjinsha+SX But it’s been waiting over a week now for feedback from jcb who reported having just received his. While browsing the forum there, I found mention of an interesting looking 235(W)x180(D)x28~42(H)mm Gigabyte M912 that sports an Atom 1.6GHz CPU and HDD size availabilities of 120/160/250 GB: http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=410 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Notebook/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2835 An interesting looking device from HTC called the Shift: http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=1160 And though it’s 10” wide notebook, and pathetic at 2 hours battery life, at $500 the MSI Wind with a 1.6GHz Atom CPU is an interesting looking little beast: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4498 Even though there’s little discussion about them here, there’s sure no shortage of competitors for the mini-notebook market out there these days. On the size discrepancy of the SX3KP06MA in the EBay auction I mentioned in my last post, I overlooked the obvious. The SX3KP06MA on EBay is in fact listed on Conics as being the same notebook as the SX3WP06MA, with the 'K' standing for black model, and 'W' standing for the white model. So the auction’s dimensions of (W) x 155mm (D) x 25.4~33mm (H) are in fact wrong, and should be 233mm x 191mm x 22-33mm as Conics specifies for both of those SX3 models. Matt Libretto list info: List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/libretto@basiclink.com To unsubscribe: http://www.mail-archive.com/libretto@basiclink.com/msg16212...html