A brief description of the Q1 and its utility for the speech impaired.
When the Samsung Q1 arrived 2 years ago, I must admit that I was skeptical to say the least. How could such a small computer help me communicate with the outside world? For those of you not familiar with the Q1, let me share some information regarding the Q1 with you. The Q1 totes an Intel Celeron, CPU; it has a 7 inch LCD, WVGA computer screen; The Q1’s hard drive is anything but stout by today’s standards, but at 40 GB it gets the job done; The Q1 has 512 MB DDR of RAM, with shared VRAM; The wireless feature includes 802.11g + BT and is wired with 100MB LAN.
The wireless feature of the Q1 has been an excellent feature for me, since I am without speech and mobility. The Q1 works flawlessly with Netgear RangeMax Wireless-N Router. Prior to installing the Wi-Fi, I used the Modem Blaster V.92, USB, from Creative. This modem worked well with the Q1 with minimal line drop.
The Q1 arrived preloaded with MS Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. To beef up the office applications, I installed MS Office Home and Student 2007. This software suite included Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and OneNote 2007. To meet my speech needs, the Q1 was preloaded with Gus Multimedia Speech System for Windows, version 10. Since the Gus System is rather intuitive, the learning curve with the software applications was adequate. The Q1 comes equipped with 2 USB Ports, an external ODD port, a DC power jack, a headphone jack, a wired lan port, a monitor port, dual speakers, a joystick, an auto scaler button for window size, an external volume control switch, an array microphone, a menu button, an enter button, a quick launch button, and a CF card slot.
For viewing purposes, the Q1 has an external stand that folds into the rear of the computer; two positions are available for use, one at 20 degrees and one at 80 degrees. The Q1 has performed well during the past 2 years. With its good looks, portability and flexibility it has served me well.
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Information about this computer should be provided to colleges and universities with Master’s level training programs in Communication Disorders, Speech and Language Pathology, and Special Education. The writer may be able to have this review published in a scholarly journal in one of these fields of study. Although there would be no payment, there would be an additional line on the writer’s resume of “publications.”