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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.
MSRP $479.00
Release date October, 2009
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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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MSRP $899.00
Released February, 2009
Pros
- great screen with an amazing resolution for the size
- extremely lightweight and small
- sleek Sony Vaio styling
Cons
- expensive
- no Linux version available
- GPS uses Microsoft Streets and Maps by default which means no turn-by-turn directions
Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker
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MSRP $799.99
Released September, 2008
Pros
- Extremely powerful for the size
- Doesn't run too hot
- Included graphics card makes for decent 3D performance
Cons
- Touchscreen isn't quite good enough for tablet use
- Hard drive speed doesn't match the speed of GPU/CPU
- Low battery life compared to newer netbooks/laptops
Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker
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Released January, 2009
Pros
- capable of 720p/1080i video decoding
- great battery life
- touchscreen with convertible swivel functionality
Cons
- no controls on the sides of the screen
- no easy to use touchpad or pointer
- somewhat obscure manufacturer
Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker
vs.
viliv S7
MSRP $879.00
Released September, 2009
Cons
- no QWERTY keyboard
- niche device - very expensive and underpriced for a device which is less powerful and more difficult to use than a netbook
- runs Windows XP
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September 26, 2009
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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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