You are probably right about it being a niche market – of course if this were a Wondows XP unit, i would have already bought one. ;0)

I strongly considered it, but ended up opting instead for the Compaq Tablet PC, which (without the keyboard), is only a little more than double the size of the Nexio but runs any Windows application I want. With smart use of power schemes and hibernation, my Tablet’s battery lasts as long as the Nexio’s and boot up time isn’t such an issue. I can also read the screen while standing, unlike a normal laptop. Let’s face it, the Nexio isn’t going to fit in anyone’s pocket anyway (unless you wear a ScotteVest all the time!) so the issue of portability was moot…

Interestingly, in the two years since Samsung introduced the Nexio locally, I haven’t seen a single person who owned one! And this is a country where 60% of households have broadband and cellphones are more abundant than deskphones.

Personally, I think Samsung made the wrong decision is choosing CE for the Nexio’s OS. I think products like the Nexio that try to fill the niche market between subnotebooks and PDAs will unfortunately face the same future as the Newton…

Ken Hong
Manning Selvage & Lee
Seoul, South Korea

I’m going to replace my Clie NX70v and my laptop (Vaio SRX77 with wifi) partially with this. I thought long and hard (it costs as much as a laptop :’( ) but I finally realized that I didn’t want to carry a laptop around while on the go when all I want to do is surf, check email and instant message (my workplace is fully wifi enabled, so is my home). I have a wifi card for the Clie but surfing was a real drag on the narrow screen. Also, I am unfortunately an early adopter so I am willing to pay up the nose for what I “think” is exactly what I need.

I’m already compiling a list of programs to try out, can’t wait!

Judie :0)