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55 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 55 reviews of Samsung Q1. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the connectivity and design. The reliability and usability are also appreciated. Many are negative about the keyboard and durability, while views are divided on the size.
portability, usability, reliability, design, connectivity
performance, screen, battery, durability, keyboard
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung Q1 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Samsung Q1 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the image quality and size are overall positive. The screen and usability also get good opinions. There are mixed reviews on the performance and portability. Some have doubts about the reliability and durability.
usability, screen, size, image quality
durability, reliability
100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Riyad Emeran (trustedreviews.com)
Samsung was quick out of the gates with its UMPC, but now you can get the Q1 with a solid state disk.
The solid state disk is also much lighter than a standard mechanical drive, so the overall weight of the Q1 SSD is 734g compared to 779g for the standard Q1. Does 45g make a big difference on a device like this? I guess that depends on how light you...
Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)
Does the UMPC have a future?
Good build and battery life
Sluggish operation
It's a good-looking machine, but what would you actually use it for?
Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)
The flashy little ultra mobile PC
Flash drive makes it much quicker to use ; Packed with handy features ; Excellent screen, with solid touch abilities
Battery life isn't much of an improvement ; Some of the software is clunky
The addition of the flash drive makes this a far more tempting tool. But it's not for everyone
Expert review by : Stephen Patrick (pocket-lint.com)
Origami, the art of folding paper to make something delicate and new. At least that's what it meant until Microsoft turned it into their codename for the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), where they've created a specification that allows manufacturers to turn...
Small, Windows XP
Poor battery life, bulky design
Therein lies the problem, Samsung has put together a machine that works reasonably, but not outstandingly. You have to ask yourself do I really want to spend this kind of money on a machine that only lasts a little over 1 hour, takes ages to boot all...
Expert review by : Ben Camm-Jones (techadvisor.co.uk)
The chip in this card may sound familiar to those who read June's 7600 GT review. In terms of basic architecture, the 7600 GS and 7600 GT are identical, but there are a few subtle differences.
Kudos to Samsung for being the first to put an Origami device on sale. However, it has plenty to do to make the concept attractive enough to shift a significant number of units, and it certainly isn't going to do so at this price. There are also design...
Expert review by : Daniel Lim (hardwarezone.com.sg)
After giving the Samsung Q1 a thorough going over, we were left highly impressed and concluded that UMPCs as well thought-out as this are a special "breed" that is worth anyone's attention.
Expert review by : Daniel Robinson (it week)
This perception was borne out by a low Business Winstone 2004 benchmark score of 10.3. However, our review unit had a 900MHz...
The Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC is easy to carry but slow and short on battery life
Expert review by : Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (techworld.com)
Microsoft's Origami is causing excitement at CeBit. We played with one of the first examples.
You can't buy this yet, but when you can, it looks like it will be rather expensive for something that doesn't have a very long battery life.
Expert review by (engadget.com)
Rats. Just when we thought that someone had figured out how to make a winning UMPC configuration for consumers, out comes a review to pan it. While the Samsung...
Expert review by : Cyrus Farivar (engadget.com)
We've just come across a complete review of Samsung's Q1-SSD UMPC, the first device in its class with a solid state NAND flash drive. Sammy's had some ups and downs with its Q1 devices over the last few months, giving us all the more reason to wonder...
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