According to PCWorld.com, Samsung has quietly released two new versions of its ultramobile PC product – the Q1. One version has a faster Intel processor inside while the other version swaps the Intel processor for a Via processor.

The two new models are the Samsung Q1-Pentium and the Samsung Q1b.

The Q1-Pentium employs an Intel Pentium M 723 processor running at 1GHz. The Q1b has a VIA C7 1GHz processor inside. The original Q1 UMPC used a Celeon M processor clocked at 900MHz.

The Samsung Q1-Pentium (NP-Q1-V002) has the following specs (and can be found at Newegg.com):

  • Intel Pentium M 723
  • Intel 915GMS chipset
  • 7 inch touchscreen widescreen display with 800 x 480 resolution
  • Intel GMA 900 graphics
  • 60GB HDD
  • 1GB DDR2 533 MHz memory
  • 802.11b/g wireless
  • Bluetooth
  • 1 Type II CF card
  • 3 hour battery life
  • Measures 9″ x 5.5″ x 1″ and weighs 1.7lbs

The Samsung Q1b (NP-Q1BV000) features:

  • Via C7 ULV 1 GHz processor
  • VX7000 Integrated chipset/graphics
  • 512MB DDR2 memory
  • 7 inch touchscreen  widescreen display with 800 x 480 resolution
  • 40GB HDD
  • 802.11b/g and Bluetooth support

Newegg is selling the Q1 Pentium for around $1200 while the Q1b is going for $899.

[Samsung Q1-Pentium and Q1b via PC World.com]

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