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Willcom D4 WSO16SH : Willcom D4 WSO16SH Hands-on!

Posted on 2008-04-14 02:26:00  |  by: Daimaou  |  Comments 8 Comments
Category:  PC   |  Tags: WILLCOM, SHARP, BLEUTOOTH, ATOM, CENTRINO, LED, VISTA

Willcom D4 WSO16SH Hands-on!

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Finally we're back, and GOOD Lord this new Atom powered device is impressive! Stunning design, stunning size (84x188x25.9mm), stunning weight (470g), stunning screen (5” with a 1024x600 resolution and LED backlight), but average performance.

Powered by a 1.33GHz Atom Z520 with 1GB of RAM, the D4's performance with Windows Vista is quite… unimpressive… We're pretty sure that it would be much faster with XP. To give you a better idea how quick it is, compare it to a VAIO UX 72... Nice, but could be better.

Our D4 has an external Bluetooth phone which allows you to place calls (PHS) or use Skype.

We should receive a test device soon. In the meantime, here's over 80 pictures just for you, and we'll upload a quick video of the beast within minutes now.
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Posted on Mon Apr 14, 05:10 by Timotei, NEET, Sweden ( Soon Japan )
Home Page: http://hobbyjapan.blogspot.com/
I must say, this was a gorgeous little thing. It looks really compact and nice, but if it's slow with Vista, then it fails. Will it be expensive?



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Posted on Mon Apr 14, 10:05 by MicroDesign, Webdesigner, Den Haag
Home Page: http://www.microdesign.nl/
It'll probably be very expensive. Good design by the way.



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Posted on Mon Apr 14, 10:18 by IcyHotStunted, Nonetonite, Nonetonite
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When you start to get into handheld gaming size I'd appreciate a joystick/mouse knob on the side. Why hack a PSP when you can run MAME?

Vi$ta (a.k.a. XP DRM Edition) is a bad choice for a mobile CPU. Seeing as M$ has extended the timeframe for XP Home on UMPC/Low Power laptops I wonder why the big V is on this thing.



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Posted on Mon Apr 14, 01:44 by Al, California, USA
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It appears from the measurements of about 3.3 x 7.4 x 1" and the pictures that the keyboard is long enough for touch typing like clamshells years ago like the HP Jornada 720? is that right?

If so I would definately see this selling very strong to mobile sales and executives whom would rather have a pocket laptop. Can I buy one in the US now or when?



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Posted on Tue Apr 15, 01:52 by mavadotar, Ottawa, Ottawa
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Wow, that thing just screams for a forearm mount... any word on battery life on that thing?



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Posted on Tue Apr 15, 06:35 by Soul_Est, Mississauga, Mississauga
Home Page: http://gadgeticmusings.wordpress.com
This + *buntu = Impressive
(for me at least)



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Posted on Wed Apr 16, 04:17 by onitake
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[quote]Powered by a 1.33GHz Atom Z520 with 1GB of RAM, the D4's performance with Windows Vista is quite… unimpressive…


that's why japanese people/companies should stop relying on microsoft operating systems so much.
i bet this thingie would kick ass with the soon-to-be-finished kde4.



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Posted on Sun Apr 20, 04:59 by brz, london, london
Home Page: http://www.latest-mobilephones.com
Really nice looking, but not so good at technology.



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