Comments on: Mobile Tech Minutes– Hands-on Video with Viliv S7 UMPC

By: L'Emmerdeur

L'Emmerdeur — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:41:47 +0000

Now torn between an X70 + Stowaway KB (where does one get one these days?) and the S7.

S7 seems a better bang-for-the-buck ($68 less for the 32Gb SSD/HSPA model), X70 a bit slicker and more compact.

A question for your inevitable in-depth review: the little reading available on forums mentions crappy Wifi on the X70. Are you seeing this on the X70 and/or the S7? I’ve got an AT&T USB card coming tomorrow, and I can plug the SIM directly into the X70, but I’d still like usable Wifi available.

By: SAM

SAM — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:34:43 +0000

Reminds me of the Toshiba Libretto u105 form,
but with a touch screen.

I would think white would be a nightmare to
keep clean. Do they have other colour choices?

It’ll be interesting to see if you can write
at all on it.

By: Schustring

Schustring — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:49:22 +0000

This is great info but lets get to the important stuff… will it run World of Warcraft?

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:50:50 +0000

Touch typing is not possible for me on this keyboard. The keyboard is just too small. The Fuji P series has a bigger screen (8.9 inches), and that size is the smallest that can support a keyboard that can handle touch typing IMHO.

By: techme

techme — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:50:33 +0000

If this could run Tablet OS, then I might consider it to replace my P1610. How does the touch typing on the S7 compared to typing on the Fuji P series?

By: tsog

tsog — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:30:13 +0000

great form factor, but the “super small keys” turns me off
any news on the 2.0 ghz models?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:47:58 +0000

Great video James! It will be very interesting to see your real world usage of the S7, as well as what kind of battery life you get out of it.