[CoLoCo] New HP Mini-Note enters the Ultra Mobile PC Market

[Andrew]

I still like the look of the noahpad. I'd like to get one when they
sell them. It even looked like Ubuntu is the native Linux distribution
from the youtube videos.

http://www.noahpad.com/product-umpc-video.php

-Andrew


On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Michael TheZorch Haney
<thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:
> siblog wrote:
>  > ....And now it looks like Dell will be joining the game here soon,
>  > hopefully they will put Ubuntu on these models
>  >
>  > http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/compal-8-9-inch-dell-laptop-coming-in-june-for-less-than-499/
>  If I recall, I think it was Sony who worried about a flood of these
>  UMPCs hitting the market and affecting their laptop sales.  Looks like
>  their worst fears are realized.  Of course, I don't see why Sony doesn't
>  try to enter this market.  They had one UMPC that I know of, one of the
>  smallest with a built in cellular modem.
>
>  As for HP using Ubuntu, don't hold your breath.  They're staunch MS
>  supporters and have dragged their feet when it comes to releasing Linux
>  PCs unlike Dell.
>
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