Dell Axim Evolution UMPC?

Pocketbrain · 06-29-06, 01:28 PM

Rumor has it, their UMPC will becalled the Axim Evolution. I think it's appropriate! I hope it has a quick-on mode.
http://umpcfocus.com/2006/06/24/dell-umpc-in-the-works/

http://www.ultranauts.com/umpc/p,141/

UMPC specifications:

800 x 480
7" touch display
Full OS version capable
Capable of running anything written for XP
USB 2.0
Min. 1GHz Celeron or Pentium M, or VIA C7-M processor
Min. 256 MB, up to 1GB RAM
Min. 30GB to 160 GB HDD.

Suggested options: (options in bold are highly desirable)

GPS receiver
Webcam
Biometric (fingerprint) reader
TV tuner
Memory card reader
Bluetooth
WiFi
Ethernet

Shizelbs · 06-29-06, 01:38 PM

Hmmm. Could be interesting. Can Dell bring us a UMPC at a reasonable price?

Pocketbrain · 06-29-06, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Shizelbs

Hmmm. Could be interesting. Can Dell bring us a UMPC at a reasonable price?

We can only hope! Would be nice to have a fully capable yet fully portable PC. I would have all sorts of external storage and a USB hub or two, dock that puppy and plug in the external monitor, when I'm home.

Morphy · 06-29-06, 01:53 PM

Sounds like it has a lot of potential. Only issue will be price. If Dell can keep it around $700.00 I'd be interested.

Xcilion · 06-29-06, 02:43 PM

Same here. I hope Dell makes it nice and small and the price very good (500-700 region, like Bill Gates originally promised). If they can manage that i'm a buyer, but above all, it would make for competition, forcing competitors to lower their prices.

darkdestroyer · 06-29-06, 03:35 PM

Battery life is another thing that I hope Dell nails. If they do give us a 700$ unit with 1.2 ghz ULV Core Solo processor (<----- wishing) I sure hope the battery lasts longer than 2 hours.

06-29-06, 03:47 PM

I just hope it looks something like this Haiku I'll be happy.

06-29-06, 04:02 PM

I actually think Dell will bring exactly what is needed to the UMPC market. They have always been very good with value for money, and as well all know the current UMPCs are anything but cheap.

I would wait for the Dell UMPC but it is just going to take too long until it gets here, it hasn't even been officially announced yet. I am waiting for the Asus r2h myself.

Pocketbrain · 06-29-06, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by darkdestroyer

Core Solo processor (<----- wishing)

I'm thinking it's gotta have a Core μP, by the timetable and by the simple facts of power consumption and capability. Core is based on PIII Tualatin offshoot Pentium M, which is quite mature as far as low-power mobile processors are concerned.

Shizelbs · 06-29-06, 04:17 PM

If I had to bet, I would imagine Dell would roll one out at a reasonable price. If it was around the $700 neighborhood, I would probably bite.

w3iner · 06-29-06, 04:27 PM

LOL, 700 dollars still seems high. I would rather have a Axim for 350. I like pure PDA's more then I like the idea of portable PC's.

Shizelbs · 06-29-06, 04:47 PM

To each his own I suppose.

06-29-06, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by w3iner

LOL, 700 dollars still seems high. I would rather have a Axim for 350. I like pure PDA's more then I like the idea of portable PC's.

Yeah I can see what you are saying, I believe in the long run UMPCs will wipe out the top of the range PDAs. The whole pocketability thing is not a large issue for me, my axim was hardly ever carried in my pocket. I think 700 dollars is not too high at all though, if you think how much tablets are still going for nowadays.

JoeQFlyer · 06-29-06, 05:39 PM

I thought it was gonna be called the Dellie . What ever happened to that rumor?

-Q-

06-29-06, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by JoeQFlyer

I thought it was gonna be called the Dellie . What ever happened to that rumor?

-Q-

That was a classic that, Dellie LMAO. Like most I didn't even realise it was meant to be an april fools joke at first

Dell Axim Evolution is nowhere near as good a name as Dellie.