Cowon W2 in flesh

So far, we have seen only press shots of the Cowon W2 UMPC. Folks at Aving were able to take some cool pictures of this awesome Windows 7 MID.

Specs: Atom Z510 processor, 60GB HDD, 1 USB port, 1 mini-USB port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and weighs 450gm. Cowon claims that it can run for 7 hours straight.

Cowon W2 MID released

Cowon has rolled-out W2, its newest tiny MID. It has a 4.8-inch 1024×600 display that is touch-sensitive. Equipped with a 60GB/80GB hard disk, it has the Atom Z510 CPU (1.33GHz) which is, without a doubt, not a powerhouse in anyway. It has one USB port, one mini-USB port and runs Windows 7 Home Premium.

Other standard features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0. Measures 143.6 x 88.1 x 27.5mm and weighs 450gm. That is one fat MID!

Cowon claims 7 hours runtime in videoplayer; 230 hours in sleep mode and 10 hours in standby mode

COWON to launch its first MID – That too ATOM-based!

COWON, a popular PMP maker, is going to launch its first MID, W2. The main highlight of this MID is that it will use Intel Atom processor.

It will also sport built-in bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi and of course, high quality music and video playback.

Commentary: Using Atom processor gives the users and manufacture the option to use Desktop OS on a MID which means that we may see Cowon with Windows 7. Windows 7 has proved that it can run pretty nicely on hardware that does not have a lot of muscle.

Also, Atom processors are much more powerful than ARM processors that are mostly used in the MIDs. However, battery life does get a bit of hit in case of Atom-powered devices compared to ARM-processors, but still, Atom processors like entry-level Z-series Atom processors are considered very power-frugal.

So, using Atom processor may not be a bad deal at all for the consumers as-well-as for the manufacture