Now that we’ve got the whole "netbook Atom" versus "UMPC Atom" business squared away, UMPCPortal brings word of a new HSDPA-equipped Wibrain UMPC called the I1 that is due for release in October. The upcoming device looks very similar to the B1 series, with the most notable hardware changes being some nicely rounded corners, a WWAN antenna, SD card slot, and what looks to me like a slightly different finish. The I1 will take a seat next to the Kohjinsha SC3, Willcom D4, and Fujitsu U2010 on the Centrino Atom (Menlow) bus, though it will likely have to sit in the back row because of its 1.1GHz (Z510) and 1.33GHz (Z520) processor options.
In addition to a few spring-inspired casing colors, other options will include your choice of operating system (Windows XP or Linux) and storage space (30/60GB hard drive or up to 64GB SSD).
Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but there’s already a placeholder product page up for it at Dynamism.
This is something I am looking forward to, a nice refresh to a great product and the fact it includes an SD card reader is great. Hopefully they will keep the same price range.
neeto i want one if its not too expensive
I like the fact it runs the option of XP and it is a nice size but that thumb input is just never going to enable this thing to catch on. They should change the design and do something more like the Sharp D4 and use a clamshell input design.
I really hope it’s not like $1,000. UMPC are really expensive now.