Product Description

The OQO Model 02 Ultra Mobile PC is a tiny, ultra-portable computer designed for the mobile professional. The computer features a 5" widescreen LCD and powerful wireless capabilities. The Model 02 can rest in the palm of your hand so the screen slides up to reveal a comfortable QWERTY keyboard with an integrated track stick-pointing device. The Q1 features 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi to connect to standard wireless networks and hotspots. Bluetooth support is also integrated into the device, allowing you to interface with your wireless devices. Shock-mounted, drop detect hard drive protection technology 1GB DDR2 533 MHz Speed SDRAM Memory 58 keys input backlit thumb keyboard, 4 SmartLock keys, 18 function keys, & number pad Dedicated mouse and zoom buttons, track stick pointing device, TouchScrollers Audio jack - 3.5mm x 1 line out/line in Video out - HDMI, VGA/Ethernet adapter 1 docking/power connector 1 USB 2.0 port Audio AC97 sound system compatible HD audio support internal speaker and microphone Removable lithium-ion polymer battery type, 4500mAh standard capacity, up to 3 hours of battery life Built-in fuel gauge 5 Wide VGA LCD 800x4800 native resolution Wireless LAN - Atheros tri-mode 802.11a/b/g with diversity Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 technology with EDR Rugged magnesium alloy chassis Operating system - Windows Vista Business Dimensions - Width 5.6 x Height 3.3 x Depth 1.0 Weight - Under 1.0 pound with standard battery

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3609 in Personal Computers
• Brand: OQO
• Dimensions: 8.00 pounds
• CPU: VIA-Cyrix C3 1.5 GHz
• Memory: 1000MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 60GB
• Processors: 1
• Display size: 5

Features

• Included accessories - Standard lithium-ion polymer battery, universal power supply, replaceable screen protector, VGA/Ethernet adapter and spare track stick cap
• 1.6GHz VIA C7M ULV processor
• VIA VX700 with integrated GPU graphics chipset
• Dynamically allocated shared video memory video RAM
• 60GB Hard Drive Capacity

Customer Reviews

Do Not Buy This Flawed Device
I own a Model 02 OQO. My device has a built in "motherboard flaw" that causes it to "lock up" and become an unusable brick. Customer service told me they are "aware of the problem" and the tech I spoke to said he "just worked on one like it yesterday." It is amazing that they ship an expensive device like this one with such a major flaw. Worst of all, after I had to ship it back to them and after I was assured "it will be fixed quickly" THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE TWO MONTHS TO FIX THE PROBLEM before they would ship it back to me.

This is unacceptable. Do not waste your time or money on this flawed device.

beautiful but slow
(+) very nice design
(+) tablet functions work wells with both XP Tablet & Vista
(+) large screen for size and weight.

(-) slow. needs cpu upgrade & faster hard drive spin speed. more RAM would be nice.
(-) weak antennas. needs "n" upgrade.
(-) have to carry peripheral devices, so defeat the small size.
(-) small keyboard.

***only purchase if you enjoy gadgets. I have both this and the Sony UX50. did not use them much and ended up reselling them.

Misses the Mark
The OQO Model 2 should be a pass unless you have got a strong supporting reason for using one. It misses the mark in several areas that make other ultraportables much more attractive.

1. The Keyboard. The first thing you will notice is that using this thing is difficult. Unlike my phone keyboard, which is smaller but easier to use, the OQO keyboard is just plain painful to use. In addition, not all the keys are present that should be, most notably the WINDOWS key. You can plug in a USB keyboard, but that sort of defeats the purpose.

2. The radios. Both the WiFi and the 3G radios are weak. Getting a signal on this thing for either network reduces your range by half. In places where I should be seeing mid level power I get nothing. Both networks were verified using other portable devices and worked fine where the OQO refused to pick up a signal. This alone makes it a pass in my book. I looked for ways to increase the power and did not find any.

It is possible to use the OQO2, but it's too painful if you can avoid it. I'd much rather use my phone or another ultraportable or even a plain old featherweight laptop. Get something else if you can.