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I really enjoyed my Psion Mako while I had it (which could have been longer, but the hinge turned out to be a weak point in its design). I could have used that as a UMPC forever, and could have replaced a PDA with it, too.
Today, my biggest problem with evaluating UMPCs is finding one to evaluate. With the decline of the electronics chains like CompUSA, there are fewer places that carry electronics, and only a few of them allow you to do any creative test-driving of a device to see how it works. And I have little interest in paying over $800 on a device that I've never even turned on.
A local electronics store has moved into the old CompUSA space in Rockville, and I've had the chance to check out the Asus UMPC, as well as a few small laptops for comparison. But I haven't seen some of the others I've wanted to check out, so I'm taking my time before I pick anything.
So far, I've seen nothing particularly compelling about the UMPCs I have seen, other than the price of the EEE PC (and I'm still trying to figure out how they can justify charging you extra for a black case, as opposed to a white one!).
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