In my last post I touched on a few reasons why the Samsung Q1P does not quite work for me in my work life. No offence to anyone who loves the Q1 range - heck I do too - but it does not fit how I work. Lets face it the "P" in PC & UMPC stands for personal.
That said I do use the Q1 quite a bit and there are some use cases that it absolutely owns.
Here are some areas I use the Q1 where it just rocks.
- As a Navigational tool. I use the Q1 in the car with a beta version of an application called C1 Mobile. The C1 interface is really easy to use with a finger and the screen size an geometry is perfect for moving map applications. I just need to get a bracket so I can mount it in my car.
- Personal media device. I catch a train to work and home again every day. It is about 40 minutes each way and I usually work. However sometime I can't be bothered working. I just want to kick back and watch an episode of Family Guy that I recorded on the media centre the night before. Excellent.
- Games! I am so addicted to Chuzzle from Pop Cap games.
Those are some areas where it works for me. I also think that for some mobile workers who primarily perform a particular task - like for instance meter readers - you could build a pretty compelling mobility story around a UMPC, location and a touch optimised line of business application.