( 8 reviews )
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Posted: 08-03-2008
When I first received the Samsung Q1U-EL, I booted it up with great dismay to find it had come with Vista, which in my opinion is a terrible operating system for any computer running an 800mhz processor with 1 Gig of RAM. So, within an hour of opening the box I installed Ubuntu Linux 7.10 'Gutsy Gibbon' and am now happily typing this review on said setup. Linux found all the hardware except the touch-screen, which I was later able to successfully configure using a tutorial I found on Google. I also set up a Windows XP partition which works equally well, after having downloaded the drivers from the Samsung website. I haven't really found any cons to this product as of yet except maybe the price and the low processor speed (I can play games such as NeverWinter Nights, Unreal Tournament, and Starcraft fine, but nothing much more complex). Other Notes: I haven't tried Ubuntu 8.01 on the Q1U-EL yet, but I'm sure it will work just fine. If you have any questions about the Samsung Q1U-EL, feel free to e-mail me at xxsiegfriedxx@gmail.com.
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Posted: 06-03-2008
The Q1 Ultra EL is a grete product for the price u pay there is nothing else, I upgrade to 2gb of ram vista runs fine a little slow but no problems the HDD is fine but i recommend the 60gb is esy to fill 40, The OS. I dont know the problem but the system from factory is bad and slow I formated the disk and istalled the XP works like bullet even with all the windows updates(SP3)but u have to buy the handwriting recongnition and there is nothing compers to vista so a few weeks istalled the vista and not problem even with the norton internet antivirus(only that have to do some tips to d sofware to works fast like cancel the vista index) The 1990 Series Samsung Q1U/Q1IP Defender-Yellow case of the otterbox is "Awesome". Recomendation: Dont buy refullished (express solutions)the service is bad my Q1u have the screen damage and the contact offers the haven until is time to see some action "money or other" they leveme a lot of mails, they say "ups sorry mate but dont worry we replacet as soon is posible we cover all the expences u need to make u tablet work" days later they dispears (amazon warrenty) in the end I have to buy the screen of my own cost (250 bucks + taxes + S&H) and replacet by d time I do this u are a knowledge machine of how the Q1u operates and the parts u need in futures case.
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Posted: 03-30-2008
Pros: It has a good screen...very bright and suitable for viewing photos, videos or just cruising the net. I particularly like its compact size. The keyboard is oddly arranged, but I adjusted to it pretty quickly. (I am using it as I write this.) Cons: It is very slow! Ocassionaly, it will lock up and ignore the mouse and keyboard input for as long as 30 seconds. I noticed that the CPU meter is pegged when this happens. I don't think Samsung can be blamed for this. I think this is a "feature" of Windows Vista. This Windows release seems to be a resource hog and very slow. I think if this device were to be offered with something like Umbutu Linux (much more suitable to a device of this size) as its native operating system, it would perform much better. Maybe someone will read these words and do it.
