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New e-ink device from Samsung

This drive looks fabulous! Ink note taking with little lag, plus a
host of additional apps all built-in. Hoping to learn more later.

GBM Week In Review

Here is a quick look at some of the most popular articles from this past week:

• Lenovo W700ds Quick Hands-On Video, Part 1
• Lenovo W700ds, Part 2
• Free Inking Applications for your Tablet PC
• 2009 Predictions - Rob’s Take
• 2009 Predictions - Warner’s Take
• A Christmas List for Tablet PC and Mobile PC Geeks
• Samsung Prepping New Netbook for 2009
• Netbook Sites Getting Cease and Desist Orders
• Sony’s New Mobile Device

Sponsor Needed for Biggest, Baddest Head to Head Netbook Video Review Ever

We want to do a head to head video review between the following netbooks - in one big video review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook, Lenovo S10, Acer Aspire One, HP Mini 1000, Samsung NC10, Toshiba NB100, the Asus 901 Eee PC, and possibly others. We want to compare the keyboards, the webcam, the screens, the weight, typing speeds, the standard battery life, the size, and more. Wouldn’t that be a heck of a video review?

We’ve had some of the units in at various times, but never all at one time, and in one place, in order to pull off such a head to head review. If your company is interested in sponsoring this video review for us, getting some fantastic press, and making a lot of mobile pc readers happy, contact me at rob@gottabemobile.com.

Samsung Prepping a New Netbook for 2009

It looks like Samsung is prepping a new Netbook for April 2009 release. According to Blogeee, Samsung is planning on following up the NC10, which has captured a lot of attention, with a newer version. Maybe we’ll catch a glimpse of this at CES 2009 in a few weeks.

via jkkmobile

Foldable OLED Screen Concept

Yeah, it is just a concept from Samsung, and yeah it is probably way down the road if it ever comes to be, but it sure is fun to look at and dream, now isn’t it?

Via Crunchgear

Laptop Mag Goes Hands On with the Samsung NC10 Netbook

I’m not sure why, but the Samsung NC10 Netbook catches my eye is a way that other netbooks don’t. Perhaps it is the more spacious keyboard. I don’t know. In any regard, I’ve got some more virtual eye-balling going on, now that Laptop Mag has gotten their hands on the NC10. There’s a bevy of pictures as well as some video for you to check out as well.

Samsung NC10 Netbook Coming to the States

Good news for those netbook fans who like a little more room on their keyboards. The Samsung NC10 Netbook looks to be coming to the states. You can also drool over pictures (if that’s your want) on this translated German language site.

Via Engadget

Samsung SSD Drop Tested, Super Talent SSD Drops Price

It’s a well-advertised claim that SSDs stand up to abuse much better than their spinning platter counterparts. I’ve always been a sucker for destruction tests, and this three story drop of Samsung’s SSD really rocks my socks. There’s just something about abusing technology that gets me every time. Anyway, Steve Weinger, the senior marketing manager for Samsung proves his company’s mettle in this video by chucking the SSD off a rooftop onto the pavement below. At ground level, a colleague pops the SSD into a waiting laptop and powers it up with no ill effects. Impressive indeed.

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Via Slashgear

In related SSD news, Super Talent has announced a significant price drop of their solid state drives. A standalone 128GB unit is now selling for $300. That’s $2.35 per gigabyte if you’re keeping track. Of course these drives aren’t as fast as the recently announced drives from Toshiba and Intel, but they can hold their own with data speeds of 100MB/s read and 40MB/s write. Alongside the 128GB unit, Super Talent is also reducing the price of their 64GB SSD to $179, or $2.80 per GB. Although this is still a bit on the pricey side compared to regular HDDs, it marks a significant decrease in SSD pricing. The 128GB SSD option from Dell, for example, costs $475 on an XPS. Similarly, HP still charges $750 for a 64GB SSD on its 2510p. I think I’ll make the switch when pricing approaches $1.00-$1.50 per GB. What’s your threshold before you’d take the plunge?

Via Gizmodo

Samsung Releases Apple MBA and Lenovo X301 Fighter

Samsung used this year’s IFA in Berlin, Germany as a launchpad for its new MacBook Air and Thinkpad X301 competitor with its very own X360. The X360 sports a 13.3″ screen and weighs in at a scant (and MBA beating) 2.8lbs while sporting 3 USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, a multi-format card reader, a fingerprint reader, and an ethernet port. For processing power, Samsung uses the ULV series processor to maximize battery life and claims run times of up to 10 hours. Thickness ranges from 0.66 inches to 1.2 inches. The only choices for storage in the X360 is either a 64GB SSD or a 128GB SSD, costing  around $2200 or $2900 respectively. Unfortunately, the Samsung won’t be available in North America, but will be available worldwide starting in October.

Via Electronista

Samsung Releases Low-Cost SSDs for Netbooks

Samsung announced that it has developed a high-performance, low capacity, and super compact SSD dedicated to the growing netbook market. The drives will boast 8, 16, and 32GB capacities in a form factor that is roughly 30% smaller than traditional 2.5″ drives. These new drives will start production next month. According to the press release,

The low-density Samsung SSDs use the same high-performance SATA II controller technology as that being used on Samsung’s just-introduced MLC-based 128GB SSD.
Samsung’s new MLC-based SSD at 32GB capacity will read data (sequentially) at 90MB/s and write it (sequentially) at 70MB/s – performance levels much greater than low-density SSDs on the market today. The 16GB reads at 90MB/s and writes at 45MB/s, while the 8GB reads at 90MB/s and writes at 25MB/s.

“We’ve refined our manufacturing techniques and redesigned our low-density SSDs to get what the low-priced PC market is looking for in the way of improved cost, performance and availability,” said Jim Elliott, Vice President, Memory Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc

Hopefully with these new drives, the prices of netbooks will finally start dropping to their anticipated $300-$400 sweetspot while still offering a decent amount of performance and storage capacity.

Via Akihabara News

Samsung Refreshes The Q1 Ultra Lineup

Samsung has unveiled two new flavors of the Q1 UltraMobile PC. The Q1U-CMXP comes with integrated HSDPA and the Q1UP-V comes with Vista Business pre-installed. Aside from the famous Samsung non-sexy naming conventions and aforementioned changes, these Q1 Ultra’s offer the same package as those currently on the market. The price tag is still steep at $1499 for the Q1U-CMXP and $1449 for the Q1UP-V. Samsung is aiming the Q1UP-V at the commercial market so I will be interested to see how they market that approach.

Here’s a link to the press release.

UPDATE: See all this ultra’s and numbers just cloud my brain. The Q1U-CMXP with HSDPA is based on the Q1 Ultra, not the Ultra Premium. The Q1UP-V is based on the Q1 Ultra Premium. I wish they’d call these things, black, white, red, blue, green, and anything else.

Otterbox RAM Mount Kits for Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium

One of Hugo Ortega’s resellers hacked together a really interesting solution for mounting a Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium in a car. They took an Otterbox case and hacked it on to a RAM Mount. Very ingenious!

Any interest in seeing these mass produced?

Samsung Set to Start Production of Next Generation 128GB SSD

The chatter around Tom’s Hardware’s battery life test prompted industry insiders to respond; LAPTOPMag ran their own battery life tests using simulated real-world usage and repudiated Tom’s Hardware’s finding.

According to Akihabaranews.com, Samsung has announced the start of production for the next generation 128GB SSD. The 64GB variant had already started its production cycle earlier this month. This next generation of SSD’s will offer lower power consumption (thus longer battery life), higher operational speeds, and better longevity. Plans for a 256GB version is slated for the end of the year.

Samsung SSDs feature far greater reliability, faster boot times and faster application start-up times than hard disk drives. Power consumption for the Samsung SSD is exceptionally low in standby mode at approximately 0.2 watts and in active mode at 0.5 watts.
The Samsung MLC-based SSD has a write speed of 70MB/s and a read speed of 90MB/s - performance levels that approach those of single-level-cell (SLC)-based SSDs now in mass production. Moreover, the new 128GB SSD will last approximately 20 times longer than the generally accepted 4-5 year life span of a notebook PC hard drive.

What caught my eye was the "20 times longer than… 4-5 years…" If my math is correct, and I think it is, Samsung is claiming 80-100 years worth of operational life expectancy. Wow. That’s a dramatic increase. Let’s just hope it’s close to being true and not simply a typo.

Technorati Tags: SSD,Samsung,Battery Life

Samsung Unveils Faster, Cheaper 256GB SSD

The SSD race is in full swing and Samsung is running hard. They’ve just unveiled plans for breakthrough in SSD technology and will be featuring that breakthrough in a new 256GB SSD planned for release later this year. According to this post on electronista it will read data twice as fast as its predecessors, with an even greater increase in write speeds bumping up from 70MB per second to 160MB per second.

The new SSD uses a multi-level cell storage technology as opposed to single cell which supposedly costs much less to produce. Also this advance comes with improved controller technology that offers a life of the drive that is comparable to single cell drives, and supposedly as good or better than some spinning hard drives.

Otterbox 1990 Case for Samsung UMPCs Now Shipping

Remember the Otterbox 1990 case we told you about last month? Otterbox now has them in stock and they are finally available for ordering. They can be ordered in black and yellow for $79.95.

Technical specs:

Compatability/Features:
This case was designed to protect any Samsung Ultra Mobile PC with either Q1U or Q1UP as the prefix in the model name. This includes the Q1UP-XP, Q1U-CMXP, Q1U-SSDXP, Q1U-XP, Q1U-EL and the Q1U-ELXP.

• 3 LAYERS OF PROTECTION!
• First, thermal formed protective clear membrane that protects against scratching, as well as dust and water intrusion.
• Second, a hi-impact Polycarbonate shell.
• Lastly, a 1/8″ Silicone skin to absorb bump and shock.

Dimensions: 9.5″ x 5.4″ x 1.9″
Weight (case only): 11.5 oz.
Notes: Accommodates standard (4 cell) and extended batteries (6 cell). This case is NOT intended for underwater use/full submersions.