HP's New UMPC Unveiled

Engadget is saying it may use Via processors instead. I want there to be at least an Intel option.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/hps-new-umpc-2133-hotness-to-run-via-not-penryn/
http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1257

I saw that source saying it will use a 45-nanometer Penryn processor and be out in April. Hmm, there are no Intel ULV Penryn processors out yet (SU9300, SU9400) and they won't be out until May at the very earliest.

 

Yeah, if it actually performs, AMD should just shoot themselves. Outperformed by VIA? It's going to be an underdog's triumph.

 

Another "leak" from a chinese newspaper at Digitimes.com http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080220PB201.html

Says Penryn CPU, WinXP and it's a "high-end" UMPC for more than NT$20,000 ($630 USD).

 

UMPC Portal believes that article is wrong.

 

This could be VERY interesting. I want to see what happens; the VIA chip could help keeps costs down.

 

but are VIA chips powerful enough?

 

Powerful enough to power a UMPC quite respectably, I'm sure. I wonder if these are the 1W CPUs that were announced. Going to be interesting (=

 

I think its more likely those 64bit processors that they announced a few weeks back.

 

Am I the only one who is wary of Via and would gladly pay extra for this to have Intel's chipset, processor inside?

Looks like its most likely going to have a Via processor.

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2008/02/cnet-hp-2133-to.html

I'm also enamored by Kohjinsha's UMPCs, very nice machines, may get that in the future.

 

I'm with you, I would rather have Intel. But my reason, is that this could potentially make the perfect Hackintosh for me... No go if its a via chip.

 

I doubt if it serves as a good Hackintosh. I could be wrong though.

@rahulnirmal: Kohjinshas are *very* nice (=

 

It's highly unlikely this unit will use VIA CPU/chipset. I think the Penryn is a better bet. Also, I am quite certain this will cost upward of $1000. These rumors are similar to pre-MBA release rumors. No one really knows but we can rule out a few things (price & CPU being two of them).

 

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2008/02/cnet-hp-2133-to.html

This is definitely not going to use Penryn, it uses too much power. It may use a 45nm processor from the Menlow or some other intel low power platform. And why not use VIA? There are rumors that it may have different versions for different price points.

 

I am willing to go with the umpc-portal view that this will house a Via Isaiah CPU.

My biggest worry is the GPU as Via onboard GPU's are atrocious.

Hopefully they will make a version with the new S3 400 GPU.

 

NEW INFO on HP and ACER!

Link 78
Link 2
Link 3

 

If this has a Linux option as stated elsewhere then this thing would rock.

 

8.9" seems like a real sweet spot.

it's going to be good having Asus, HP, and Acer all competing in this segment.

 

Also MSI and Gigabyte.

 

I'm really looking forward to this subnote. The market has been deprived of affordable ultraportables for far too long! I do hope its 1024x600, not 1366x768 as that resolution is already too high for the 11.1" screen of the Vaio TZ.

Any hope for Bluetooth built-in?

 

Thanks for the links. But according to Digitimes -- SSD will not be an option on the HP. That pretty much eliminates HP as a possible purchase for many

 

This must finally be the explanation for the "tamper proof" case. HP is trying to sew up the business side of this market. I had been wracking my brain for a reason for a tamper proof case and could come up with only two possibilities that might outweigh lost sales to would-be hackers:

1) You are going to rent them out (not likely in the US or anywhere else I know of).

2) You operate a business and don't want your help desk people to have to figure out how your workers have hacked up their PCs.

I guess the rest of you had this figured out a long time ago