Samsung Q1Ex To Hit U.S. for $749

Samsung is officially ready to unveil its update to its Q1 Ultra. The Q1EX-71G features quite a few interesting changes, the biggest being its new Via Nano processor and  keyboardless design. Measuring 8.96 x 4.92 x 0.90 inches the  1.5 pound UMPC (or Mobile Internet Device?) sports a 1024 x 600 7-inch touchscreen display with a on-screen keyboard. The previous Q1 had a physical keyboard which straddled both sides of the screen. Powered by a 1.2Ghz Via Nano U2500 processor and 2GB of RAM the Q1EX runs Windows XP  Tablet Edition and contains a 60GB hard drive.  The $749 Q1Ex will sport 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 1.3 megapixel cam and is rated to have 4.5 hours of battery life with the standard 4-cell battery and up to 8.5 hours with the 6-cell battery. According to Samsung additional accessories will be available, including a docking station that includes touch pad keyboard, mouse button, and VGA and LAN ports. We are expecting our Q1EX early next week so stay tuned for our impressions and full review.