The official MWg Zinc II 'Ask Paul' thread |
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 May 23 2008, 10:47
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 The Main Man!  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco  |
 I think so... and it's also the new flagship device from eXpansys owned startup MWg. The Zinc II has received positive comments from those in the community who have used the device to date, so once again I thought i'd give everyone the chance to have a little MWg Zinc II Q&A! The device is a Pocket PC (Professional) device, with reasonably good specs, a QWERTY sliding keypad a-la-TyTN II and a fashionable 'flat bezel'. The MWg Zinc II is priced at a not inconsiderable £449.95 from eXpansys and my mission is to find out if it's worth the cash! Specs are as follows...
Incidentally, if you spotted an uncanny likeness with the Eten M810, that's because they are both manufactured by the same OEM! P -------------------- My current devices of choice - HTC Touch HD (Miri 6.5 v11), White T-Mobile G1 (Haykuro ADP1.5Hr3-A2SD), Samsung Blackjack II (6.1 stock)   |
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May 23 2008, 15:23
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 5th March 2006 Member No.: 175,919 |
MWg shows a lot of potential delivering good Windows Mobile devices but in this case (and I find myself saying it a lot) when looking to replace my device, "Bah QVGA and 64 Meg ram!" When are manufactures going to get it! WinMo with a 64 Meg device is pretty useless and QVGA, come on, VGA should be minimum spec by now for anything but an entry level device!
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May 23 2008, 19:34
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 220 Joined: 3rd January 2005 From: Cambridge, UK Member No.: 104,315 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Is this also the E-Ten M810?
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May 23 2008, 23:22
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 45 Joined: 6th May 2007 Member No.: 253,569 Device(s): HTC Tornado |
Oh great!
Another 64MB RAM device 
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May 26 2008, 12:36
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The Main Man! Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco |
Yes, it is very similar indeed to the M810 (same OEM).
And 64MB - bah indeed! P |
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May 26 2008, 15:12
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 26th October 2007 Member No.: 315,532 Device(s): HTC Elf |
What's the build quality like? Hopefully nothing like mwg atom life...
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May 26 2008, 17:41
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 20 Joined: 17th September 2006 From: Near London Member No.: 206,540 Device(s): Ubiquio 503G |
The only thing I can say is that I have one of Expansys' earlier devices when they called the company Ubiquio and their support for it was non-existent! They say device comes with 3 years warranty and they don't even provide extra batteries for sale, so you are stuck if the original runs out! Very little in terms of firmware support and an answer to a question takes ages to get a reply!
If you are a lucky owner of a perfect unit, great! Bless whoever you want for that! But if you have any problems, you are on your own! Check before you buy to see where to return unit for replacement or repair, just in case you need it. It is a closely guarded secret.  Have a peek at the forum for the MWG Ubiquio 503 to see how many disgruntled customers they have. |
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May 26 2008, 20:40
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Jura: i thought my Atom Life built quality was pretty good!
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May 26 2008, 21:53
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The Main Man! Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco |
Build quality seems very good, it's a different OEM from the other MWg / O2 / UBiQUiO devices, so feels completely different in construction.
I thought the Atom Life was pretty solid too  P |
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May 27 2008, 07:48
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Diehard  Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 328 Joined: 2nd August 2003 Member No.: 11,831 |
not a bad device. Ok poor memory by todays standard, but nice size and if you want "light emails" on the go, could do worse
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May 28 2008, 08:54
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 26th October 2007 Member No.: 315,532 Device(s): HTC Elf |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ May 26 2008, 22:53)  Build quality seems very good, it's a different OEM from the other MWg / O2 / UBiQUiO devices, so feels completely different in construction. I thought the Atom Life was pretty solid too P This is what i found when looking for info on atom life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnPd-Dnt2zo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LduuzSYpK3o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaFNk7LS-d8...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSE0N5XH62A...feature=related There are also alot of complains on different forums. After seeing this I'm really sceptic about mwg devices(even though they look really nice and have good specs)... This post has been edited by Jura_CRO(ZG): May 28 2008, 08:54 |
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May 28 2008, 14:46
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
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Jul 3 2008, 15:22
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 3rd July 2008 Member No.: 403,923 Device(s): MWG Zinc II |
may i know the lates firmware that ZInc II have...
mine is version 010 and it's still buggy  Huge thanks, |
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Sep 17 2008, 14:43
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 17th September 2008 Member No.: 427,172 |
Hi.
I am desperately seeking the parts number for the screen of MWG Zinc II. In Norway where I live, there is no MWG repair facility. My item was bought as a gift for me in USA. I was very happy with the MWg, until screen was physically damaged. http://www.pocketpctechs.com/ can repair but will not give me PN number. Expansys UK has not replied Any of these solutions imply a lot(!) of red tape due to customs +++. Simply not worth it!!! So I'm leaving it to my local repair shop. But they're stuck without the PN number. Please help!! Thanks |
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Jun 10 2009, 23:54
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 10th June 2009 Member No.: 551,218 Device(s): MWg Zinc ii |
QUOTE(1syros1 @ Sep 17 2008, 06:43) Hi. I am desperately seeking the parts number for the screen of MWG Zinc II. In Norway where I live, there is no MWG repair facility. My item was bought as a gift for me in USA. I was very happy with the MWg, until screen was physically damaged. http://www.pocketpctechs.com/ can repair but will not give me PN number. Expansys UK has not replied Any of these solutions imply a lot(!) of red tape due to customs +++. Simply not worth it!!! So I'm leaving it to my local repair shop. But they're stuck without the PN number. Please help!! Thanks Hey I dont know if you'll ever get this but I'm in the same situation. I was wondering if you found out the number for the screen and if you got it fixed. Where did u order it from and how much did it cost? Please reply asap!! I'm derperate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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