Samsung's Handheld Windows XP Tablet from 2007

[@hclnet]

About 12 years ago I bought a used Q1Ultra P which was the last model and has a 1.2ghz core solo cpu. Gave it a boost in power over the atom based ones. I upgraded it to Windows 7 and used it as a network troubleshooting device. Wifi Radio scanners and such software. I used it for that for almost 10 years before retiring it for a smaller one of those pocket size PCs that were trendy a few years ago. Surprisingly it still carries a charge on the battery. As a handheld pc that I could map out wifi signals and having physical ethernet port for doing things like packet sniffing when troubleshooting networking gear it worked great. It has an extra slot that was meant for a cellular modem. I installed an upgraded wifi card and modified it with external antenna ports. Someone commented that I looked like a ghostbuster with a pke meter when I was doing a site survey once haha.

[@nicosoftnt]

That's so cool honestly

[@lucasvidz9488]

​@paulonavarrosolis7081bro thinks a rare tablet computer is worth "a couple bucks"

[@andresbravo2003]

Portable PCs has come a long way even I liked Windows XP more than ever.

[@magvs_mæstro216]

Definitely. XP was my favorite as well

[@douglas9630]

Remember I wanted to buy one of these a couple of Years ago as it had a 3G modem option that could be retrofitted

[@bro_leo]

Yeah, I agree that windows XP was so good, so beautiful and kind of futuristic to me. I am a newer generation person who doesn't grow up with windows XP. My first computer back then was running on windows 7. But when I try installing windows XP on a virtual machine and explore a little bit, I am really impressed like wow, this OS looks so good for that era. The user interface looks so good. I don't know, why now Microsoft changed everything.

[@henlohenlo689]

amazing how much just only in the last 100 years alone or let alone 20 years how much technology has advanced. as a kid we barely had tape players switching to cd, and then long after that was having smaller digital storage pods to play music etc etc.

[@menace2society00]

​@@brianbabin6333Windows 10 is just so damn ugly to me, windows 7 to me was way better. 10 felt like they were trying to make it too simple and more of a console like interface

[@Kalphalus]

Michael MJD, if you see this, thanks for being on the KZbin platform and giving years of entertainment! I have been watching for over 3 years, and your content always gets my interest, causes me to click it, and I always enjoy it. Thanks for making videos, thanks for being on the platform, and thanks for being awesome

[@Kalphalus]

I'll edit this later, idk why I replied lol, I can't remember why I was gonna

[@TheMeowthTeamV2]

100th like

[@certifiedcelingfan]

cool

[@kabirwastaken]

you honestly deserve more love and recognition from the retro community keep making great videos

[@chasinggamer]

i agree

[@dylanlindsay1993]

same thing here guys!@@chasinggamer

[@samholdsworth420]

He's no linus tech tips! 😊

[@liyifenn]

@@samholdsworth420 Linus is a prick, so that's a good thing.

[@trance_trousers]

@@samholdsworth420 that's a good thing!

[@funey9541]

love tablets like these! so surreal to think that a tablet would have fully fledged xp!

[@mono_vt]

Indeed! At this time, my phone was running Windows Mobile 6 (and it was rather gutless too) but I could at least access word documents and stuff, this tablet is on another level.

[@hgbugalou]

I get that the Windows experience did not translate well into mobile, but I still get annoyed how Microsoft gets little credit for mobile and tablet computing. They were doing this stuff way before apple. Apple perfected the user experience for sure, but the hardware and general concept was done by MS and PC makers for years before the iPhone or iPad.

[@amiesports]

True. Never cared for Apple ever since my 2012 ipod shorted after a mere 11inch drop...

[@Natsukashii1111]

Well the issue is that they aren't for the same public. Umpc where for tech savy business ppl while Apple targets general audience. For sure Apple didn't really invent stuff but they where smart at making it mainstream. Now it's for Microsoft to try to bring it back and I hope they will try harder as I like my windows tablet and might be interested in gaming portable pc.

[@kubev]

I'd say Windows 8.1 was the closest Microsoft ever came to tablet greatness, especially when HP released its $100 Stream 7 tablet. That thing was an incredible value, and Windows 8.1's Start screen and charms menu worked really well on it.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

@@kubev At the cost of alienating the desktop PC sector.

[@LoneWanderer905]

At the end of the day, all those products ended up in the "failure bin" due to their low sales and no one remembers the fails. The iPad and iPhone sold like crazy, because, at the end of the day, the user experience is what matters. It doesn't matter that it runs Windows and all my stuff at the bus if it's not good enough to the point where I'd use it on the bus. And I say that while unapologetically loving the device on this video.

[@allanalmeidapa]

The grandfather of Steam Deck, those umpc were designed to capture the pocketpc / palm on business side but failed on my opinion due to price and notebook with higher specs that were flooding at the time. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work.

[@LeftoverBeefcake]

Also low cost netbooks like the MSI Wind, Asus Eepc, and others were also flooding the market around this time. I have a Lenovo netbook that can fold its touch screen around and act like a tablet, and I probably paid less than $500 for it brand new. This Samsung Q1 seems a little cooler, though, too bad it was so expensive. :)

[@ccricers]

I like the clam shell ones more like HP Jornada and Sony Vaio P with the extra wide screen. They are kind of making a comeback with GPD Win Mini and pocket and they should continue offering low cost options.

[@ototurmanidze5578]

of course if u want to make it the price will be awful while laptops have better specs at least

[@timmyp6297]

Then it wasnt the grandfather of the Steam Deck lol

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

@@LeftoverBeefcake You could get an Eee PC for less than $200, even though it had horrible specs for the time.

[@hulk3503]

Don't make fun of McAfee. I found my gaming PC is way too fast, McAfee helped bring it down to a much more stable Pentium 3 speed.

[@MochachaTech]

How much are you getting paid to say that 😂

[@korneliusfrik9545]

I had the same problem. Tried AVG... Didnt work as good.but mcafee helped me out. Finaly laggy animations.

[@semandjay]

@@MochachaTech i think 500 per second

[@randm2841]

Trend Micro Maximum Security Is probably a better choice.

[@itwasntmebro2669]

funny think is the creator/billionaire that created said software admitted that it was to collect data from everyone, including anyone in the govt that was dumb enough to use it. He has so much on them...but he RIP now...

[@pancheezey]

I got this right out of highschool in 2007/8ish after doing hours of research to find something that suited what I needed. I had an early AT&T 3G dongle too and felt like I was living in the future considering this predated smart phones and tablets by years. This machine turned so many heads and was such a great investment back then. Saved me from so many hours of boredom because it was capable of so much in terms of media and gaming. Thanks for highlighting this little obscure slice of history with this wonderful video!

[@ShoalFox]

I have one of these in my collection. Replaced the old tiny hard drive with an mSata to 1.8” IDE adapter and maxed out the RAM so it feels a lot better to use now. The thumbstick ain’t half bad for games either!

[@Trevor_2988]

These are pretty rare nowadays. Can't believe you found one brand new!

[@airtaxi]

9:25 "Etiquette mode" was a kind of proper noun in South Korea in the 2000s that referred to Silent Mode. It seems it was translated as it is when it was released in North America

[@momos_SDG]

good to know

[@irontron6]

I remember my dad worked in IT for a while and while at the company they would frequently throw stuff out and he got to take stuff home that they were just gonna toss and we had like 2 or 3 of these tablets. Been trying to figure what they were for years now so I'm glad this video came out lol.

[@CableWrestler]

You lucky duck!

[@aliteraldumpsterfire672]

This guy is the guy i come to when I need that weird/interesting tech fix

[@TheGuyWhoAsked68]

Same tbh💀

[@lasgio_]

Why am I fascinated with obsolete tech that’s older than me lmao

[@colormitz3]

@@lasgio_I have the same thought

[@CableWrestler]

LGR CRD Technology Connections Computer Clan This does not compute Big Clive Julian Ilet EEVBlog Here's a few more. Some are niche and definitely more towards electronics.

[@prctor4753]

bruh how old are you @@lasgio_

[@lazyboyghrol]

Super cool device and kind of like a proto- SteamDeck or ROG Ally. I miss some of the old form factors, like qwerty phones, so it's super thrilling to see them come back, even in a limited way.

[@morgantrias3103]

I still ue a qwerty phone and i'm never going back, if there's no functioning qwerty phone on the market I'm just not gonna have a phone.

[@LoneWanderer905]

man, the customization on this thing was WILD. I miss having that much control, especially over the hardware stuff like buttons.

[@WinPC99]

Hey man! I’ve bought several (and broken several) of these. For the battery, with it plugged in, remove and reinstall the battery. Make sure to slide the latch to lock it. I’ve gotten every one of my new in box ones to charge this way, even if they were stubborn. Beware that rear camera when removing the bottom. I have had a couple of casualties due to those…

[@WinPC99]

The rear camera is adhered to the motherboard with some adhesive. It’s not connected directly to the motherboard. It’s connected to the display assembly. You can gently pry it off of the motherboard if you want to take the board out (to remove the cmos battery, repaste, etc)

[@FakestLoogi]

I discovered UMPCs a few months ago and they've fascinated me ever since. I find the concept of mushing a laptop into a pocket size really interesting and I liked to see how different manufacturers made these, especially with Sony's UMPCs. Unfortunately there's not many videos on KZbin covering these types of devices, so it's nice to see you release a video with the full unboxing experience, showing off everything!

[@ptonpc]

I had an Advent one. It served me well.

[@fresco_dinero5155]

The OG ROG Ally

[@thefoxguy]

I just wanted to leave this here. But y'all are amazing and unique in your very own way, even if life keeps letting u down sometimes then don't loose track of your path and keep going. Everything will eventually sort itself out, life has ups and downs and there is so much to still enjoy and be amazed by. you look good no matter what you think and even if others tell you you dont then don't listen to them. Keep it up champ, life got your back, even if it doesn't feel like it sometimes.

[@MeettheNASA]

You could very much basically jump start the battery. Most of batteries I come across on older devices that are dead and show no charge it's likely from the BMC of the battery shut off due to low cell voltage. I've charged the cells themselves (by opening partially the battery) to access the leads and raw charge the cells to atleast 3.7v then plug the battery back into the device and try and charge. It's worked most of the time for me

[@elcouz]

be careful when cells reach a certain discharge threshold there is a risk of dendrite formation. This is why BMS disconnect and prevent charging. If dendrites pokes through the insulation you got a nice short if unlucky a thermal event.

[@borderlinecoree]

i tried this and the battery started puffing up so i kept it inthe fridge.. any suggestions?

[@CAMSLAYER13]

​@@borderlinecoreeget rid of it before it burns your house down

[@elcouz]

@@borderlinecoree throw that somewhere safe i.e not in the house and not in the garbage can.

[@proxythe1337]

​@@borderlinecoreebury it into a bucket of sand then throw away the bucket.

[@LG-ro5le]

Subscribed, i remember seeing things like this in shops around 2006-2007 its good to see them properly in use, they arnt half bad! Interesting time in technology

[@DaviDeXtA]

What is astonishing is this was almost the best UI MS could come up with using touch while Apple was months away from announcing the first iPhone when this was announced.

[@Imraan120]

That has a stylus (I think)

[@TransitAndTeslas]

Windows 10/11 tablets are the successor to this. I still am amazed that I can use a whole computer in a tablet form.

[@sabershadow587]

Love me some MJD content. I vaguely recall a friend of mine having a Q1 Ultra in high school and using it to play Minesweeper at lunch. lol

[@Setupthemabomb]

I was recently into late 2000s UMPC, got my hands on Vaio UX with Core 2 Solo just a month ago, it was weird seeing a fully fledged 64-bit Windows on a tablet form. i've plan acquiring samsung Q1 and Vaio P in the future and this video just assured me to hunt Q1 even more...

[@RynoDBones]

I was supposed to be issued one of these as at the time I was an IT person. After several got dropped and destroyed they started issuing slightly fancier laptops than the rest of the staff. Always wished I was higher on the list so I could have at least used one for a while.

[@squidgychurch]

Michael i have nonstop watched your videos for the whole weekend i love your videos

[@dakotadeepdisaster106]

MJD's videos are my kind of asmr. They really bring me comfort and peace of mind.

[@StereoBucket]

When I saw the title and thumbnail I immediately got a desire to see Half-Life running on it... was really nice seeing you having the same idea.

[@crispy_bedbug9]

i always love seeing unconventional computers like this, and i like seeing them run half life even more lol. great video!

[@ZayanZeed]

Micheal MJD, Thanks for all the effort you put in to create fun youtube videos

[@AlexandreLabranche]

Always a great day when mjd uploads

[@blazeLLC]

Hi

[@JquakeVids8263]

thats real

[@mrdrflamingoarchivedvideo3103]

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[@DGGamer_]

Hi Michael, I love watching your videos about retro stuff like the floppy disks and the rare touchscreen iMac G3 and so much other cool stuff! Keep going and make more awesome retro content for all of us to enjoy! Bye! :D

[@100PercentJake]

Any chance we could get an image of that recovery CD? Mine didn't come with one and I wasn't able to find it online anywhere.

[@bhasitl]

You should really dual boot Windows Vista and Windows XP on the Q1 since you already have a 2nd blank partition and you could then experience Windows Origami which was an interface designed especially for UMPCs. I have both Windows Origami executable setups which i have archived on the Internet Archive. Just to know how it will perform in Windows Vista, since the OS had been well focused on Mobility for UMPCs and Tablet PCs.

[@fearbot69]

Growing up I've always wanted a UMPC but never had the money to afford them. Glad the fad is gaining more mainstream attention now that I have money to buy stuff like the GPD Win, Steam Deck, or ROG Ally.

[@YepAr-mx2nl]

Thanks a million for uploading the software to archive because I can now use that with mine that's coming in a few days

[@HydrogenatedBread]

now there’s literal pc consoles (the kind of windows pc but portable and with joysticks)

[@SL4RK]

Amazingly, after all these years we now have gpd win and steamdeck which have a similar form factor and even let you play games.

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

After going through various OS I would still love to see the tizen os on upcoming devices encourage samsung not give up for many reasons. Bought 2 TV so far and the kind of experience you enjoy is unbeatable. Weather it's picture quality or audio quality .I tested many sound bars as well the fact is that the audio quality from the TV itself will surpass most of the high quality products. Actual buyers review.

[@NebukadV]

Great stuff! I got an Asus R2H kicking around, which is surprisingly similar. As for the battery: It might be worth leaving it plugged in for a whole day or even two - doesn't hurt anyway. If it is completely depleted, it might take ages to tickle-charge back up.

[@dovahkiin2108]

Man, so elegant... Plus windows XP, so nice.

[@martha_torres]

Just purchased mine. So excited!

[@KiraSlith]

7:30 It's a classic trick to speed up performance of an HDD under XP. HDDs partition by cylinder, and the closer to the center of the spindle you were, the faster your HDD would read and write, there were a few names for this practice like "Shimming", "Column Partitioning", "Partition Alignment", etcetera. So companies and smart IT Admins would make a generic small partition at a low cylinder number, and thus close to the spindle, install Windows there to force the fastest possible startup, and then expand the partition later. It seems like instead of expanding the partition, they just used a second partition to make the remaining space available, which can still be helpful to have already done if you know about the trick and plan on taking advantage for your applications too.

[@_helmi]

Good fun fact

[@MrBronkz]

Who else was waiting for him to peel the plastic 😔 damn!

[@TJBarnes-f9z]

I own one of these and love it, with a few simple upgrades they are still really useful i use it for doing RTA in theaters...

[@g_cracker7745]

Michael I loved your videos. I've been watching for a few years at this point.

[@thekidnextdoor21]

I AM SO HAPOPY TO SEE THIS. I used to be really into umpcs and went through playing with most of them. This samsung one was my favorite cause of the fact it was true to the umpc vibe. On the note of the temp partition, it was kind of used as a linux like temp partition from what I learned. You can just re install any os and reclaim the space or do it manually like you said. I sold all mine recently, bust still love this form of pc. Why i think I love the steam deck so much ahah.

[@sirflimflam]

I wanted one of these so bad back in the day. I loved the idea of mobile computers that weren't just laptops. I had a Dell Axim x51 PDA a few years before that came out, and even though it was pretty limited being based on WinCE, I spent so much time writing little programs for it for this or that.

[@unknown547]

So I had one of these gifted to me back in 2012 as a second hand unit. It was an ok performing pc if using basic applications. Mine came with a ‘case’ of sorts which had a usb keyboard/mouse combo with a small usb hub on. It was an ergonomic nightmare with the case, I never used it. The tiny keyboard takes some getting used to but if you were a blackberry user, it was perfectly serviceable. Thanks for the memory, it bought a lot back to me!

[@HN-oq3gf]

i was fortunate enough to buy one of these. it was great! ahead of its time.

[@earthling1984]

I had the Q1. I sold it many years ago. Kind of wish I kept it. Cool piece of tech. Maybe could have added a SSD to make it run a lot faster. But really nothing to use it for these days. So I guess glad it's not just sitting in my closet collecting dust. But it was really cool back in the day. I even recorded my first KZbin videos on this and a USB web cam connected to it back in 2008!

[@RTheren]

This is the "We have Steam Deck at home" tech.

[@inkco420]

I saw multiple car mechanic using this thingy :) as its windows based while software they use for diagnostics etc with ECU is mostly designed for windows. its easier to hold than laptop, but still its big enough :)

[@TechX1320]

I have a few of these. Absolutely love them. I bought em awhile back when they weren't well known and we're like 30 dollars on ebay

[@twistedrules1]

Omg! I remember this tablet! I got an amazing story to tell. Back when I was in the 5th grade getting ready to go to middle school, the school decided to try an all computer only course, and I decided to sign up for it cause I thought it was pretty cool. I got selected along with 59 other students for a total of 60, and we were given these Q1 tablets. It was an amazing idea on paper, but in reality, it was poor execution. Computers were slow turning on due to all the school software they had on em, and getting everyone connected to a program took forever. The school provided us a flexible keyboard mouse and casing so we didn't have to use the small keyboard/mouse. We even got to customize the cases we were provided. My dad actually spray painted mine silver, so it will be easy to spot. In the end, we only did the program for the first quarter of the school year before we reverted back to regular learning, but we got to keep the computers until the very end of the year. The very next year, the school ended up using the tablets among the 3 different grades moving forward.

[@Depta25]

I remember seeing this in south korea back when windows 7 didn't release

[@davidcho1579]

The beeping on touch and release was way too hilarious and probably made my whole day.

[@SlickSloth]

just a thought but I feel like the gaming experience could've been vastly improved by changing the display orientation to landscape flipped. that would've allowed you to use the analog stick for aiming the way people are used to and might've made other keybinds more easily accessible while playing since they'd be right below the d-pad / analog stick.

[@blackcharcz]

Bought Q1 Ultra few months ago specifically to play strategies and adventures on a plane. I was lucky, my battery still holds like 4-6 hours of charge. And it's a beast for HOMM3. Yeah, that I was getting weird looks sometimes but it's totally worth it. My model came without webcams or SD slot, but it actually had 4G and TV tuner - Even with pull-out antenna!

[@aidanguill9939]

Ayy finally another mjd video I always look forward to seeing your videos mjd as always

[@Cooe.]

God... I remember Microsoft's Project Origami ARG like it was yesterday... So much hype for so little substance lol.

[@Artsy_shad]

Your videos are pretty much solid, and very well. I love your videos so much.!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JeffCD77]

Omg, I would have LOVED this back in '07!

[@orangeyellow-me1pz]

People mention the iPad all the time in reviews and i just dont get it. Back in the day an iPad would not do anything I'd need for my computer to do and this still holds true for me today. The iPad's software was and is so limited that it just can't cut it for me despite how powerful the processor is. It cant help me root my phone, it can't manage all my music, it can't convert them easily, the browser is a joke, there are MANY multimedia formats that it just straight up doesn't understand, no torrenting so i cant download whatever i want (especially back in the day), and the list goes on. No, the iPad would've been terrible for me back then.

[@hrr597]

The touchscreen is surprisingly good for 2007

[@TrioChoasWolves]

I wish we could get some old tech, but with modern features. I know it seems redundant, but the nostalgia!

[@ZeitInstants]

"mom, i want a steamdeck" "We already have steamdeck st home" The steam deck at home:

[@chaoticsky]

I love this design, it gives me tv-show hacker pad vibes

[@xebagac0109]

Samsung and their ultra really go way back. Even now they have ultra this ultra that

[@epakai]

I had one of these around 2010. I bought it second-hand in pretty good shape, and I think it was still a few hundred. For a while I used it pretty heavily as a video chat device on my desktop. This was before Microsoft took over Skype, and it could still run on this machine despite the pretty weak CPU. Software moved on though, and I didn't have any useful alternative software to run on it so it's gone. I remember the 1024x600 vertical resolution being really limiting. Lots of apps don't cope well with that height, and things end up off screen. It was part of what made gaming nonviable even with older titles.

[@suntannedduck2388]

Never experienced but I miss UMPCs. More than smartphones and well great to see compared to Steam Deck, Aya Neo, GPD and more handhelds of today.

[@AdmiralSym]

Wanted one of these so bad. I was so into the UMPC craze as a kid

[@Nas_Allie]

My test on classic devices is "if this can run half life its a beast"

[@aresnir2725]

This is precursor to modern Windows 10 tablets. Very interesting

[@BlakeHelms]

I had the original Q1 and as my primary computer for several years. It was a good device.

[@renakunisaki]

I wish they still made things with this form factor. I want a tablet that's a _PC_ with buttons and LEDs and ports, not a dumb screen with a toy OS that's only good for watching KZbin.

[@johnkressel2178]

This is so nostalgic! We were each given one at my school

[@PrimalSonic]

Great Vid Mike I Have 3 of these sadly one is dead but my fav one still works

[@numberyellow]

The timing on this was pretty good given Half Life just had it's 25th anniversary.

[@alexandermason-sx2og]

The reasoning for that “temp partition” is short-stroking, which isn’t nearly as dirty as it sounds. It’s used to identify the most performant sections of the drive- those closest to the edge, where the disk is spinning fastest and therefore access times will be fastest- and install the OS to those sections only to increase the perceived responsiveness of the OS

[@ototurmanidze5578]

this device looks so awesome if Samsung tried to continue making it it will have so much sales i would definitely buy

[@SpaceThatBlaster]

6:10 "We have to do some stupid in every MJD video". Gotta love that, and yes. You really do

[@marquesread]

Dude avstation was sick

[@hemreinan]

With that low hardware, XP runs like a monster. Today's softwares sux the hardware :(

[@keaton718]

If only Microsoft had the foresight for an iOS-like design, we'd all be using Microsoft on our tablets and phones now.

[@przemslaw]

that was pretty common to have one partition for system and another for "data" in the XP era. That was because it was a very first "always on-line" era and people tended to malware up or screw up their disk all the time. I'm surprised you forgot about that.

[@thoraldshib4393]

omg I had this computer before I had a smartphone!

[@thracian]

soon as i saw the specs i thought about half life 1 xd. then i saw you installing it my heart skipped a beat lol you ROCK!

[@JoeWithTheGlasses]

My gym teacher in 5th grade had something similar to this, I have no idea why. He would hold it in his hands all class just staring at the desktop.

[@Lachlant1984]

This video started playing in the background while I was working on other tasks, at first I thought this was a Cathode Ray Dude video.

[@Mirra2003-f9s]

I don't wanna know how an 800mhz processor and 1gb of ram would run Vista. It seems snappy with XP but Vista would probably be another story

[@Pasi123]

I have a HTC Shift with the same Intel A110 800MHz (Pentium M Dothan) and 1GB RAM. It does run Windows Vista and 7 better than you'd expect, but more RAM and an SSD would help a lot. The 1.8" HDDs are REALLY slow

[@glitchboi1741]

steam deck looking 🔥🔥🔥

[@roblox123admet]

Omg this is a great video thank to michael mjd

[@davinp]

That was a problem with devices from the early 2000s and 2010s that have batteries that will die if not charged while the device sits turned off

[@PatrickJFurlong-c6z]

Great video thanks! I've just got one of these myself but need to install an operating system..

[@maroon9273]

Before the windows tablet, micro/handheld pc's and pioneered it. I miss the 00s tech period especially the pc smart phones. Were ever expensive but a must have wishlists.

[@MapleBaconDelight20]

Clearly Valve completely ripped off this gem of a device.

[@oldpcuser3136]

Thats so cool, always wanted to have an XP tablet, Im jealous lol

[@Trance88]

This is a really cool form factor! I think it sill looks pretty modern. I like the split-blackberry style physical keys. If one of these could be upgraded to more current specs, (8 gigs of ram, decent CPU, upgraded graphics) I'd really like it.