UMPC Showdown: Who Ultimately Cares?

I honestly don't know why anyone would by a UMPC, but here you go: http://jkontherun.com/2009/05/10/v [...] e-for-you/

Hum...

I have a UX (modified with a core2DUO inside, and a 120gb hdd) which is allways in my pocket... I take pictures, make little videos, surf the web, use a keychain gps when needed, watch 1080P videos, play WoW and eve-online during boring meetings, have full office running faster than on my laptop (dell latitude 531)... and while at home I dock it on a 22 inch screen and use it has a standard deskotp...

So, I can't understand why people would people use desktop computers? Retarded? ;P

My prefered UMPC is a modified Sony UX280p (as Sony discontinued the product line... I have found a very bright guy who continues the development of the product alone... he installed a core2duo (U7700) and a 120gb hdd in my UX... making it the most powerfull UMPC ever made...).

With this device, I have always a versatile it system with me wherever I go, and when docked, its an average desktop PC able to cover most needs (except high end gaming...). So there is no need to synchronize anything as I have the core of my main computer with me anywhere...

It has:
-U7700@1.33ghz (but can be adjusted from 485mhz to 1450mhz)
-weak 950gma (adjusted 200mhz to 400mhz)
-Touchscreen (if you haven't tried firefox with the grab&drag module and a touchscreen... you can't know what having a clever interface means... you can also try cooliris... or play with crayon physics...etc.)
-trackpoint stuff
-fingerprint reader to avoid entering manualy all your passwords
-sliding screen which reveals a little backlighted keyboard (not a productivity tool, but usable...)
-edge modem, enough for internet/youtube/world of warcraft/eve-online/skype/etc. too weak for webtvs
-3 to 6 hours on battery, depending mostly on cpu workload and radios (wifi/bt2/wwan)
-it can run xp/vista/w7/ubuntu/mac osX
-two cameras
+I have a 3.5gusb modem when I need it, a bt gps, a car charger, usb-dvd/rw, usb 1 to hdd

Then, has I always need to have a real computer with me anywhere, but hate having a suitcase for a laptop... I couldn't live without this device anymore....

(By the way, the guy I was speaking about should soon prepare for me a UX490/core2duo/128GB SSD/XP/vista/MacosX... which should be fun too...)

Haha, looks like mobility is more important for you than power... that desktop can literally blow your UMPC out of the water... at the cost of bulkiness of course