[EvilOne]

Originally Posted by kati42

It's a pretty safe bet to say that the 5550 at least will have the PXA255.

And one can only hope for more than that! Otherwise, just buying the flash upgrade to the next OS would be the best bet for the 54xx series..

[EvilOne]

Originally Posted by kati42

It's a pretty safe bet to say that the 5550 at least will have the PXA255.

And one can only hope for more than that! Otherwise, just buying the flash upgrade to the next OS would be the best bet for the 54xx series..

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by EvilOne

And one can only hope for more than that! Otherwise, just buying the flash upgrade to the next OS would be the best bet for the 54xx series..

Well, from the specs I've seen floating around it's PPC2003 and has 128MB RAM, 48MB ROM. Bluetooth & WiFi.

[Gremmie]

Hopefully the WiFi stacks will be more stable.

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by kati42

Well, from the specs I've seen floating around it's PPC2003 and has 128MB RAM, 48MB ROM. Bluetooth & WiFi.

I think EvilOne meant the 5550 should have more than just the PXA255 compared to the 5450 plus the Pocket PC 2003 upgrade. The 5450 already has 48 MB ROM, Bluetooth and WiFi, so the only new things appear to be the PXA255 and 128 MB RAM.

Steve

[EvilOne]

Yes, that is what I meant. If they are just introducing a new line with such minor changes (CPU and RAM) then I will just have to wait and see what else is going to be released. The 2200 looked real good until it became known that it is only 64MB (56 usuable). Oh well.

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by EvilOne

Yes, that is what I meant. If they are just introducing a new line with such minor changes (CPU and RAM) then I will just have to wait and see what else is going to be released.

I'm curious what more you expected? It will have the fastest CPU available, the most RAM in a stock Pocket PC, the most ROM in a Pocket PC, Bluetooth, WiFi and the newest OS.

The only thing it won't have is a CompactFlash slot, but that's a given to keep it compatible with sleeves. Well, it doesn't have the kitchen sink, either. :-D

Steve

[Gremmie]

Originally Posted by EvilOne

Yes, that is what I meant. If they are just introducing a new line with such minor changes (CPU and RAM) then I will just have to wait and see what else is going to be released. The 2200 looked real good until it became known that it is only 64MB (56 usuable). Oh well.

Something you may wanna consider as this approaches is the effectiveness of the new processor and the fact the new OS may better support the XScale code. If the new OS supports the XScale code the processor improvement would be two-fold.

[Hyperluminal]

Originally Posted by Pony99CA

I'm curious what more you expected? It will have the fastest CPU available, the most RAM in a stock Pocket PC, the most ROM in a Pocket PC, Bluetooth, WiFi and the newest OS.

The only thing it won't have is a CompactFlash slot, but that's a given to keep it compatible with sleeves. Well, it doesn't have the kitchen sink, either. :-D

Steve

I can see what he means. The only improvements the 5555 will have are the newer CPU, which they had to include since the old one was discontinued, and 128 MB of RAM. It may be the best (feature-wise) PPC, but it's not that much different than the old one...

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by Hyperluminal

I can see what he means. The only improvements the 5555 will have are the newer CPU, which they had to include since the old one was discontinued, and 128 MB of RAM. It may be the best (feature-wise) PPC, but it's not that much different than the old one...

I understand that, but that just means that the 5450 was so packed with features. :-D Of course, the 5550 will also have Pocket PC 2003, but presumably the 5450 can be upgraded with that.

If you have a 5450, I agree that upgrading might not be worthwihle. However, for someone with an older Pocket PC, I think it sounds like an excellent machine. I'll definitely consider buying that as an upgrade to my 3870.

So I'll ask again -- what more do you want?

Steve

[dcharles18]

To top that off, if these places listing it for preorder are correct, then all this is being offered at a price $50-$100 less than what the 5450 presently sells for.