Difference between a MID vs UMPC
January 11, 2008 by colbert low
Filed under Announcements, CES, Handhelds
Intel’s Global Internet Segment Manager of Ultra Mobility, Mr Dan Monahan, tells us the big difference between a MID vs UMPC. In summary, you’ll get a MID if you are
a consumer and an UMPC if you are an enterprise user. A MID is Mobile Internet Device and the UMPC is Ultra-Mobile PC. Interesting MIDs include Lenovo’s new Menlow MID, while notable UMPCs are HTC Shift , and Everex Cloudbook.
above: HTC Shift
UMPC
* Business-class device for enterprise users
* Runs a “heavy” OS like Vista
* Optimized for office-use applications like Excel, Word, etc.
above: Everex Cloudbook
MID
* Consumer-class lifestyle device
* Runs a ‘lightweight” OS with quick startup like Linux
* Optimized for things like media playback and web surfing
* In 2009 (or so) Moorestown-based devices will be classed as MIDs only
So far I think both types of devices have no clue what most people want in a mobile computer. I want a basic laptop that I can touch type and carry in my coat pocket. I do not want a thumb input device. I also would say only geeks want a computer that you need a man purse to carry with your and also a geek to want to use pen only input.
I agree! Computer companies have no ideal what a normal user wants. I just want a pocket laptop with a touch type keyboard and I do not care what you call it but it needs to run full Windows.