09-26-2005, 04:10 PM
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New HP iPAQs Released: Updated hx2000 Series and the All-New rx1950
Yes, more HP news to get you through the working week with the release of four new iPAQs. Continue on for a breakdown of the all-new hx2190, hx2490, hx2790, and rx1950.
HP iPAQ hx2190, hx2490, and hx2790
Following the release of the Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrade for the hx2000 series, HP has just released the hx2190, hx2490, and hx2790. If you haven't already guessed, they are updated versions of the hx2110, hx2410, and hx2750 respectively. But apart from the inclusion of Windows Mobile 5.0, there are some slight hardware differences.
The hx2190 is the low-end model of the hx2000 series, and it features an Intel PXA270 312MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM (note the hx2110 only included 64MB ROM), Bluetooth, IR, CF and SD slots, a 3.5" transflective QVGA (240 x 320) 64K-colour screen, and Windows Mobile 5.0.
The hx2490 is the mid-range model of the hx2000 series, and it features a faster Intel PXA270 520MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM (again, it's worth noting that the previous hx2410 model only included 64MB ROM), Bluetooth, 802.11b Wi-Fi, CF and SD slots, a 3.5" transflective QVGA (240 x 320) 64K-colour screen, and Windows Mobile 5.0.
At the expense of some RAM, the hx2790 now features additional ROM space when put head-to-head with its predecessor, the hx2750. Marketed as the high-end model of the hx2000 series, the hx2790 has been beefed up with an Intel PXA270 624MHz processor, a memory configuration of 64MB RAM and 192MB ROM, Bluetooth, 802.11b Wi-Fi, IR, CF and SD slots, a 3.5" transflective QVGA (240 x 320) 64K-colour screen, and Windows Mobile 5.0.
A table detailing the specifications of the hx2000 series from the past and present can be found here.
The starting price of the hx2000 series is $349.
HP iPAQ rx1950
We've posted on rx1950 rumours plenty of times before, but those can now be tucked away as the device has just been officially released. It sports a Samsung S3C2442 300MHz processor, a meagre 32MB RAM and 64MB ROM, Wi-Fi, a 3.5" transflective QVGA (240 x 320) 64K-colour screen, an SDIO/MMC slot, an 1100mAh Li-Ion battery, and Windows Mobile 5.0.
Sharp-eyed users might notice its stark resemblance to the old iPAQ h4150. Thanks to the exclusion of Bluetooth, the rx1950 will retail for $299.
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09-26-2005, 04:22 PM
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Only 64M RAM in the hx2790, as opposed to the hx2750? How much of it can actually be used?
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09-26-2005, 04:52 PM
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I saw the 1950 for sale at Frys in Phoenix last week. STILL no VGA in the 22XX series?? The Dell X51v is a better deal.
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09-26-2005, 04:53 PM
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This should help you
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09-26-2005, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DavesiPAQ
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Thanks! So, around 32Mbytes free, as in the x51v. 
I wonder how much RAM is available in the rx1950  Your review only says "I have not used it with a lot of memory intensive applications but so far with the limited numbers of applications I have used, it has performed well.", but there're no exact figures...
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09-26-2005, 06:26 PM
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Available RAM
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Thanks! So, around 32Mbytes free, as in the x51v. |
Unless that 23.71 MB is used by programs that always run during system startup, the figure appears to be closer to 56 MB.
Also, remember that Windows Mobile 5 only uses RAM for program memory, not for storage, so it won't get taken up by data files or program installations.
Steve
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09-26-2005, 06:28 PM
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Vibrating Alarms
Do these models have a vibrating alarm? HP seems to have removed that from the original 2100/2400/2700 series, and it's one of the features I used most on my iPAQ 5550.
Steve
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09-26-2005, 06:49 PM
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Pathetic devices. Anyone who would order an iPAQ over the Dell Axim X51 line would have to be nuts! I remember DavesiPAQ slamming the X51v release a week ago. I guess he wil have a lot of crow to eat now.
Unless HP has some Ace up their sleeve they are working on (and can release sometime before next Spring), they are going to have a hard time selling any PDAs except at the retail stores where naive customers can't see what Dell has to offer.
Glad I didn't listen to DavesiPAQ. I'll be very happy with my new X51v that arrives this Thursday!
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09-26-2005, 07:11 PM
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Re: Available RAM
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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
Unless that 23.71 MB is used by programs that always run during system startup, the figure appears to be closer to 56 MB.
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Well, unless it's different than the rest of the WM devices I've seen, close to 20 MB's is used simply by the OS after reboot. What I can't understand is why the HP only has about 8 MB RAM reserved to start with, while both the JasJar and X51v have around 16 MB's reserved. Does VGA account for the difference? Curious to see available RAM on the standard X51. This, my friends, is how 64 MB RAM equals about 30 MB RAM in WM5 devices, and why some of us feel 64 really isn't enough.
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09-26-2005, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by robert_biggs
Pathetic devices. Anyone who would order an iPAQ over the Dell Axim X51 line would have to be nuts! I remember DavesiPAQ slamming the X51v release a week ago. I guess he wil have a lot of crow to eat now.
Unless HP has some Ace up their sleeve they are working on (and can release sometime before next Spring), they are going to have a hard time selling any PDAs except at the retail stores where naive customers can't see what Dell has to offer.
Glad I didn't listen to DavesiPAQ. I'll be very happy with my new X51v that arrives this Thursday!
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The only ACE they have up their sleeve is the recall letter they will be posting for these devices in a few weeks. You are right HP is pathetic at best with what they are putting out now. You are much better off with DELL.
I think it is fair to assume that HP is writing DavesiPAQ cheque so I am not at all supriced that he loves H(eep) of P(oo) so much.
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