Samsung goes small in '08 with new UMPC, printers

Samsung has announced it will be releasing an addition to its Q1 Ultra line in 2008.

Packed in a tiny sub-2 pound form factor, the Q1 Ultra Premium PC will have a 1.33 GHz ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 Pentium processor and 1 GB of DDR2 system memory. The device is powered by a 57.7 watt hour Li-Ion 0cell battery with about 7.5 hours of life. It features a split QWERTY keyboard. integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 300 pixel webcam, dual-array mic, 1.3 megapixel camera, 7" wide WSVGA backlit LED 1024x600 monitor with touch screen capabilities.

Value-added features touted by Samsung include a docking station, supporting 3 USB 2.0 ports, additional battery charger, audio out and mic-in ports, GPS receiver, USB-based keyboard with point stick and mouse select buttons, extended life power bank, as well as DVD R/W +/- Dual Layer external optical disc drive.

In keeping with the small UMPC, Samsung Electronics America has also announced the nationwide distribution of two compact printers: The ML-1630, a monochrome, single function printer with 1200 x 600 dpi resolution, and the SCX-4500 multi-function laser printer with 600 x 2400 dpi resolution. Both are capable of 17 pages per minute with a 5k monthly duty cycle.