HTC Shift in stock and shipping in the US
Update 3.19: CDMA version ($1499) announced
The HTC Shift that was announced a year ago and that lost much of its momentum many months ago is finally available and shipping in the US.
Eager consumers have been able to pre-order the 40GB UMPC from what used to be Mobile Planet, Build Your UMPC, and other retailers for a while now, but On the Go Solutions is one of the only places that has the $1630 (!) 800MHz Vista machine in stock today. They've even got photos of unopened boxes to prove it.
An informal report about a March 2008 US release was making its rounds a few months ago (Dynamism is expecting their shipment on March 28th), so I guess OTG Solutions just got their shipment a few weeks early. Anyone buying one?
[via Gizmodo]

Just got mine. Ordered from Clove www.clove.co.uk
less than 1,500 including 2 day international shipping!
Still playing around with it, but so far so good. More versatile than your standard mini-notebook with good tablet functionality.
Snapview is actually quite lame as the integration is hobbled far too much. No attachment support on a WM device?!? Basically useless until someone hacks in full WM6.
Performance is good (quite snappy after I switched to 16 bit graphics)
Definitely not for everyone, but *almost* worth the wait.
Posted by Kakyou | 11:36 PM on Mar 08, 2008
Kakyou, could you post details of the Windows Experience Index (not only the total score but the individual items)? I am debating whether I should get a Shift or not and this would help to push me one way or the other. Many thanks!
Posted by Bruno | 02:41 AM on Mar 09, 2008
Kakyou: Forgot to ask one more thing - have you tried inking (e.g. in OneNote or Windows Journal)? How good is it, how good is the palm rejection etc?
Posted by Bruno | 02:58 AM on Mar 09, 2008
I had an order in for the Shift but I decided to go with the Fuji P1620 instead. I have had it for a few days and it works great. This is my first true tablet PC. The inking exp. is effortless. And the unit is snappy. Of course it did cost a bit more.
Posted by Arthur | 03:21 AM on Mar 09, 2008