Q1 AC adapter or external battery

People with Q1 are asking "What would happen if I lost my ac adapter?".

Buy.com or Best Buy or Frys are selling Targus APA10US Mobile 70 Universal AC Power Adapter with max 70W with several adaptors.

Another way for AC adaptor is to convert an old AC power adapter for Q1. Use old DELL AC Adapter(19 VDC output voltage) with a new adaptor found in Radio Shack. Make sure the center terminal is positive.

Some people are looking for external battery.

APC Lithium-Polymer Universal Notebook Battery should work with Q1. One can use it as external battery and plug it into Q1's DC In Jack. The output voltage of this battery can be adjust to Q1's voltage which is 19v. But you still need to use Q1 AC Adapter to charge this battery. It comes with several DC adapters; one of them should fit Q1. It weights around 2 lbs with 88 VAH(volt-amp-hour) capacity(Q1 standard battery 29 VAH or WH(Watt Hour)). The size: 10"x6.5"x0.65"

In Frys, there is another universal external battery in smaller size at price of $149.

Q1 battery

Q1's standard 3 cell battery:
Manufacturer SAMSUNG Electronics
Designed Capacity 28860 mWh
Chemistry Lithium Ion
Technology Rechargeable battery

It runs about 2.5 hours.

One good free utility to check the battery - Notebook Hardware Control(NHC):
http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm

Q1 is available in Frys stores

Today, there is a Frys Ad for Q1 in price of $1099.99. Right now, people can get Q1 at BestBuy stores or Frys stores. Online, Q1 can be found in BestBuy, CDW, Frys and Buy.com.

First UMPC -- Samsung Q1

In May 2006, the first UMPC hit the market -- Samsung Q1 at price of 1,099 dollars.

It comes with following features:

Intel Celeron M processor 900MHz
40GB hard drive
512MB memory
7" WVGA TFT widescreen touch screen display with 800x400 resolution(switchable to 800x660, 1024x600)
2 USB 2.0 ports
8 way joystick
Build-in wireless LAN(802.11g), 10/100 Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth
Build-in MP3 player
2 Build-in array microphones, 2 build-in 2W stereo speakers, headset plug, volume control button
External monitor connector
Microsoft Window XP 2005 Tablet PC Edition

It is based on a join project by Microsoft and Intel:
http://origamiproject.com