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Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker

The Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker is a mid to expensive netbook released in late 2009. Sharp describes the netbooks as a Mobile Internet Tool that is easy to handle as a mobile phone but still has all the functionality of a PC. The Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker has a quick launch function, a necessity for modern netbooks, where the netbook can allow the user to access e-mail and instant messaging services in under three seconds while the rest of the operating system loads in the background. The LCD is a 5-inch touch screen - a very unique feature for the price that Sharp is asking. Other touch screen netbooks on the market are priced at over a thousand, and sometimes over two thousand, a huge difference from the four to five hundred range that the PC-Z1 NetWalker is in.

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Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker
MSRP $479.00
Release date October, 2009
Brand Sharp
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Pros:
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5" touchscreen display
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extremely portable design - great to see in a time when 7-9" netbooks are being phased out / replaced by larger 10-12" models
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affordable compared to similarly sized competition
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10 hours of battery life for all day computing
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runs Linux (Ubuntu)
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original form-factor concept - somewhere between a netbook and PDA
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microSDHC storage expansion
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3-second quickboot
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quality build, good keyboard for the size
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optical pointer mouse
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Cons:
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large screen bezel - looks like the display could have been made larger
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no internal 3G
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non-removable battery
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based on an ARM processor - not X86 compatible (no Windows compatibility)
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smaller size impedes usability
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Features

  • 5-inch Wide SVGA touch-screen LCD
  • Full keyboard
  • Business documents can be created and edited
  • Palmtop size
  • Quick Launch function
  • Internet Access
  • Can be used as electronic dictionary and e-book
  • Comes in White, Black, and Red
  • Linux/Ubuntu*7 9.04 (Smartbook Remix for ARM-based systems, Sharp customized version)
  • i.MX51 multimedia applications processor manufactured by Freescale Semiconductor
  • 512 MB (fixed)
  • 68-key keyboard (key pitch: approx. 14 mm*8; key stroke: approx. 0.8 mm)
  • Optical pointer (optical pointing device)
  • microSD Memory Card/microSDHC Memory Card

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This report was started September 24, 2009 at 5:16 pm by sionorn
with the last edit occurring October 7, 2009 at 12:16 am by Yale
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Pros

  • 5" touchscreen display
  • extremely portable design - great to see in a time when 7-9" netbooks are being phased out / replaced by larger 10-12" models
  • affordable compared to similarly sized competition
  • 10 hours of battery life for all day computing
  • runs Linux (Ubuntu)
  • original form-factor concept - somewhere between a netbook and PDA
  • microSDHC storage expansion
  • 3-second quickboot
  • quality build, good keyboard for the size
  • optical pointer mouse

Cons

  • large screen bezel - looks like the display could have been made larger
  • no internal 3G
  • non-removable battery
  • based on an ARM processor - not X86 compatible (no Windows compatibility)
  • smaller size impedes usability

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PC, Z, 1, PCZ, Z1, PCZ1