[Janak Parekh]

http://www.beyondthetech.com/blogs/kjam/

"As quite an active member of HowardForums, I was given some expectation by my fellow members to write a comprehensive review of this new mobile device that literally exploded onto the scene within the last 24 hours (while building a lot of momentum and anticipation nearly a month and a half before that!). Since the idea of the "official review" has been done to death, I decided that it would be in my best interest (hopefully as well as everyone else) that I create a blog of my day-to-day experience with the device, posting anything relevant that comes my way."



PPCT (and HowardForums) member Raphael143 has started up a new blog about his new baby, the i-Mate K-JAM (otherwise known as the HTC Wizard). If you're a new owner of one, or want day-to-day feedback on the device, you might want to stop by and take a look.

[Janak Parekh]

http://www.beyondthetech.com/blogs/kjam/

"As quite an active member of HowardForums, I was given some expectation by my fellow members to write a comprehensive review of this new mobile device that literally exploded onto the scene within the last 24 hours (while building a lot of momentum and anticipation nearly a month and a half before that!). Since the idea of the "official review" has been done to death, I decided that it would be in my best interest (hopefully as well as everyone else) that I create a blog of my day-to-day experience with the device, posting anything relevant that comes my way."



PPCT (and HowardForums) member Raphael143 has started up a new blog about his new baby, the i-Mate K-JAM (otherwise known as the HTC Wizard). If you're a new owner of one, or want day-to-day feedback on the device, you might want to stop by and take a look.

[Paragon]

Way to go BTT. Keep up the good work.

Dave

[JPD6825]

What a relief! We won't be renaming this site X50v Thoughts after all. "Wizard Thoughts" ! How does that sound?

[Raphael Salgado]

Wow, I've been headlined at Pocket PC Thoughts.

Did I mention I'm accepting donations for my blog? :lol:

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by jpd6825

What a relief! We won't be renaming this site X50v Thoughts after all. "Wizard Thoughts" ! How does that sound?

Just in case that's sarcasm and not humor, we do focus on the "hot" devices that are out at any given time. This practice has dated back to Pocket PC 2000 devices.

--janak

[dommasters]

The processor in the HTC Wizard sucks so let's see some benchmarks if it's as "fast" as people say it is.

[jngold_me]

Originally Posted by dommasters

The processor in the HTC Wizard sucks so let's see some benchmarks if it's as "fast" as people say it is.

What basis do you make the above statement? At the last Palm Analyst conference, TI put the OMAP head to head with an equivalent x-scale. From what I read the OMAP, "cleaned Intel's clock".

Plus, the OMAP's savings on battery life make it the right choice for a phone-based device.

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...1101017093.htm

[dommasters]

Originally Posted by jngold_me

What basis do you make the above statement? At the last Palm Analyst conference, TI put the OMAP head to head with an equivalent x-scale. From what I read the OMAP, "cleaned Intel's clock".

Plus, the OMAP's savings on battery life make it the right choice for a phone-based device.

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...1101017093.htm

What do you class as an equivalent x-scale ?

[DaleReeck]

All the OMAP's I've seen are lower speed, e.g. 200MHZ in the iPaq 6300 I had a while back. I've never seen a "fast" OMAP. I doubt a 200MHZ OMAP is going to beat a 500 or 600MHZ x-scale. OMAP may be better in power, but mainly because of it's low clock speed. When TI produces a 600MHZ OMAP processor that's low on power, then I'll be impressed

[whydidnt]

Originally Posted by DaleReeck

All the OMAP's I've seen are lower speed, e.g. 200MHZ in the iPaq 6300 I had a while back. I've never seen a "fast" OMAP. I doubt a 200MHZ OMAP is going to beat a 500 or 600MHZ x-scale. OMAP may be better in power, but mainly because of it's low clock speed. When TI produces a 600MHZ OMAP processor that's low on power, then I'll be impressed

Dale, I think you hit the nail on the head. Once a few more of these get into the hands of some users we'll know for sure. However, based upon my experience with the OMAP proccesor in the iPaq 6315, I would say it's dog slow compared to the latest xscale proccesors.

Doesn't mean it won't be acceptable for many people's needs, but it may be an issue for people who have a need for speed.