[NTLK] Newton vs Samsung

Hello all!
Check out this article I found online: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?
p%1
Pretty kewl huh?
Ermin
July 28th, 2006
Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPC
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 5:00 am
Categories: Gadget, Intel, Apple

While it's admittedly unscientific I found it very amusing that a 10-
year old Newton MessagePad 2000 beat a brand spankin' new Samsung Q1
UMPC in a head-to-head battle over at CNet UK.

Two of the most high-profile devices in this category are the Apple
Newton and the Samsung Q1. Though separated by over a decade, they
share a form factor, work in a similar way and were designed with the
intention of redefining how users interact with computers.

You can read all of the details for yourself, but the main reason why
the Newton MP2k kicked the Q1's butt is battery life. The Newton gets
30 hours of run time from a pair of AA batteries while the Q1 gets a
paltry 2.5 hours of run time on a proprietary battery back. Oh, and
there's the price:

The Samsung is on its way down, but I'm going to give it one last
slap before it eats canvas. The Samsung costs £799, but you can pick
up a Newton on eBay for £50.

The Q1 has several advantages over the Newton: color display, WiFi,
Bluetooth and SRS surround-sound - obviously their tongue is pretty
heavily planted in cheek. It makes you think what Apple could do
today if they put their mind to building a tablet Mac.

...and still like dust, I rise...
-Maya Angelou

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