The OQO is sexy done right. Anyone can take a look at this machine and clearly see that it looks amazing. The various reviews on the internet praise the OQO for its good keyboard and excellent screen. Being that it has an active digitizer (a special pen is required to ink) the ink will come out more crisp and better looking.
No device is perfect though and the OQO is no different. The downfall is the VIA C7-M processor which has been regarded by many for being weak. Why yes it is no desktop replacement, and the graphics department is severely lacking, that is not what a UMPC is ment for. Also there is no place to add a memory card for external media and only one USB port on the bottom of the unit.
Sony's take on the 5" UMPC is their UX line (which is actually a 4.5" screen when we get technical) which sports a powerful Core Solo processor. This is one of the fastest UMPC's out there, passive digitizer, has a slot for Pro Duo memory sticks (which is mostly what all my memory sticks are), and a docking cradle included in certain model packages.
The major Achilles heel of the UX is its keyboard. I have actually had the chance to use the UX keyboard at a local Best Buy and let me tell you, it was horrendous. Not a nice user experience at all. Other than that and the lack of sexyness of the device I can find no other fault with it.
These UMPC's though have a hefty price tag ranging above $1500+, generally high for my budget. I love the pocketable form factor because as a kid I was out a lot with family events and I have fond memories of just me, my gameboy, and rooms full of strangers. Being able to have the ability to do what I wanted (which as a smaller kid was just play video games) where I wanted is a good thing to me. I will wrap up my search in the final post for this series.
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