You mean $1600 vs whatever zaurus goes for these days?
You do understand that oqo price tag includes much better processor, memory, etc (as you have listed yourself)? The difference is clearly not just the qwert keyboard?
No, not compared to a Zaurus but to the Asus P2H I have mentioned. I can see only a faster CPU and a builtin QWERTY when comparing both for a price difference of approx. $900 -> $1600
like a huge disapointment before it's even released - again no keyboard, closed to third party
I have now made my company to buy one for me, and I am positiviely surprised.
It comes WITH a QWERTY keyboard (foldable) and a mouse. WLAN and Bluetooth work out of the box. It even has a wired Ethernet interface. I have attached a photo comparing the Asus P2H with the Zaurus C3100 and a SIMpad.
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Well, it is much larger and most notably heavier than a Zaurus, so it is more difficult to carry along - and you won't really use it like a Zaurus making notes in a seminar. But using it is sometimes easier, since the screen is larger and if you connect the QWERTY you will also connect the mouse. XP has sometimes problems with the WVGA screen since some Windows are designed too large...
Now, I am tying to install Ubuntu through instlux which would IMHO make it a nice platform for developing new software. Since the device has every interface you can think of (WLAN, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Video out, Audio in/out, GPS, Fingerprint, SD, USB), it is a great platform for software creativity.
And, Intel has just these days announced the next generation platform A100 and A110 which should allow much smaller designs with more power efficiency. I would not even be surprised if the iPhone is based on one of these but they can not announce yet. For Apple it might have been the root reason to switch to Intel (you remember Steve telling us about very nice things Intel has on their roadmap?).
-- hns
