Isaiah's Tech

The same makers of the UMID M1 have just churned out another MID, the mbook M2 - the direct successor to the M1. This photo above is the "pre-finalised prototype." The M2 has: a 1.2GHz or 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPUs, 1GB of RAM, and Windows 7. UMID is targeting a November release date for the M2 and it will only cost you $499 USD - for the base model I assume. Other changes from the M1 include: real ports (no need for those silly adapters), an optical mouse, and a screen that bends back just a little bit further.

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The sexy black UMID M1 MID is now available for pre-orders on Dynamism. You can pre-order this MID for $599 USD. This will get you: a 4.8-inch touchscreen display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom 1.33GHz Z520 CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 16GB SSD, WiFi b/g, and Bluetooth 2.0. If you're willing to spend a bit more money, you can pre-order one with a 32GB SSD - this will cost you $749 USD. Dynamism may have a short supply of these MIDs, so you should probably head over to their official website now.

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Remember the sexy black model of the UMID M1 that we saw back in May? Well, UMID has just confirmed that this model - along with the white one - will be available in bulk starting in September. UMID will also set the stage later this year at IDF 2009 - which takes place on September 22 to 24 - to announce a new model of the M1, quite possibly named the M2.

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Yes, that's right folks! The UMID M1 MID is now available worldwide!! Justek is now shipping the M1's at a pretty high price - according to myself. The Linux version is retailing for $659.42 USD and the Windows XP version is retailing for $765.78 (with an 8GB microSD card). Unfortunately, it looks like there is no [sexy] black model currently available, so that's an upset. It could be an option in the future though, we'll just have to wait and see.

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UMID has finally strayed away from their traditional white keyboards with a new all-black version of the M1. The keyboard is still pretty tiny, but I have to mention that the black model is definitely much better looking than the white one. I think it looks less cheap. Apparently, UMID has a new port replicator the M1 which will allow you to use an external monitor using DisplayLink USB technology. As of right now, there's no word on when this DisplayLink addition will be available.

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Yes, it is quite expensive for the UMID M1, but if you take out Windows XP then it could immediately cut the cost by $110 USD. But, for most users that's not an option since some of us don't like to use Linux. Anyways, the M1 has a 1.33GHz Intel Atom CPU, 512MB of RAM and has a 16GB SSD inside of it. Remember that this $750 USD device doesn't have 3G so that's a huge negative. Looks like it's better to wait for the M2 MID from UMID - that is, if they sell enough of this one.

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