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a senior company executive said Thursday.
"In order to have more users who can afford this kind of product

we are thinking of coming up with a second version

" said H.S. Kim

executive vice president and general manager of Samsung's computer division

speaking at the launch of the Q1 Ultra at the annual Cebit exhibition in Hanover

Germany.
Samsung won't yet disclose the price of the Q1 Ultra

which will hit store shelves around the world in May. But executives said the device will be priced similarly to:-)
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which retails for around $1

300

depending on the processor and system configuration.
Samsung is counting on the Q1 Ultra to sell two or three times more units than the Q1

which has so far sold less than 100

000 units

Kim said. This is where the possibility of a second version comes in to play: lower costs could make the device appeal to more users

driving up sales.
Kim declined to comment further on the successor to the Q1 Ultra. Given the high-end specifications of the model announced this week

there are several areas where costs could be cut.
For starters

the device uses an ultra-low voltage processor from Intel:-)that has not yet been announced

Kim said. Buying chips from a second supplier or using a different Intel chip could help reduce system costs. Indeed

some Q1 ultra-mobile PCs were based on a processor from Via Technologies

which specializes in low-voltage processors that are generally cheaper than chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices.
In addition to considering a Q1 Ultra that is more affordable

Samsung is also planning to equip some Q1 Ultra units with its:-)
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which includes both a hard disk and flash memory. "We are planing to have this hybrid drive some day in the near future

" Kim said.
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