Over the weekend, my friend Charlie Lu was able to get his hands on the Sony and Samsung UMPC. After getting some hands-on time, here are some of Charlie's comments on the UMPC's:
Resolution is so high – 1028×600. The "hello from sf" message you see on the screen – I wrote it in 50-point font. Having a keyboard (thumboard) makes a big difference, even when the keyboard isn't that good (it's hard to reach letters in the middle unless you have big hands – but if you have big hands, the keys may be too small). Still, typing an URL was easy enough. It is a lot smaller than it seems in photos (the Samsung is just the opposite), and it's tastefully constructed. (Samsung's chrome plastic buttons don't look too good in comparison..) Unlike any other touchscreen I've used, writing/drawing on this screen renders perfect strokes. No weird, jagged lines. I was really impressed by this – you can make a sketch almost as good as you could on a piece of paper. It's probably because of the high-density screen, and a good software (I can see that its smoothing effect is software-assisted, but it is really good.) Like the Samsung, this one has been crossed out on my wish list. The keyboards is not good enough, and EDGE is very slow.
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