Before I go play with the REDFLY mobile companion, I should probably get the obligatory benchmarks out of the way on Samwise. Take them for what you will; some folks swear by benchmarks while others couldn’t care less. Me? I think they provide one of many indicators as to how a device will perform when compared to devices with similar but different specifications. Meaning: I prefer the "feel" for how a device performs, but I realize that’s subjective. So I’m providing both in my coverage: objective measurements and subjective thoughts. Please note that I’m using an updated version of CrystalMark (R3 vs. R2); it shouldn’t cause any major differences in results, but I wanted to mention it.
Feel free to compare the Q1 Ultra Premium scores with ones I did on the Q1P with 2 GB of RAM. Or you can compare them to the Q1P with 1 GB of RAM or even the Samsung Q1B results. It’s up to you. I can tell you that you won’t be surprised: the Q1 Ultra Premium with just 1 GB of RAM handily trumped all prior scores. How much? Well, the best overall CrystalMark score up to now was the score of 20349 received by the Pentium-based Q1P with 2 GB of RAM. The Ultra Premium with half the RAM scored 28508… roughly 40% higher. As I said the other day: this is a notebook processor hiding in a UMPC form factor. It might make for a low-end notebook, but it’s definitely a high-end UMPC in my book.
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