10-07-2005, 04:00 PM
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MobileTechReview Reviews HP's iPAQ rx1950
"HP's first Windows Mobile 5.0 introductory level Pocket PC is a winner. It's got good looks, an impossibly thin design, an excellent display and WiFi wireless networking. Gone is last year's harshly angular HP design for consumer-oriented PDAs: with the rx1950 they've returned to the more attractive days of old, with a design that harks back to the ever-popular iPAQ 1940. HP learned their lesson with last year's poorly received introductory level rz1715 which was lacking both in looks and features for the price. The rx1950 delivers style and bang for the buck. At $299, currently the lowest price you'll find for any Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC (Dell's base model is priced the same), the rx1950 makes a good value proposition."
As usual, MobileTechReview has an extensive article on the ups and downs of the rx1950 (and, fortunately, there are very few downs). If you're looking for a WM5 Pocket PC, you may be interested in this article.
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10-07-2005, 04:42 PM
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It's not your job (or mine)...
Nice intro piece; however, all potential HP customers should ask a current customer about HP's dismal track record of customer, hardware or software (including OS upgrades) support for the iPAQ line.
Caveat Emptor!
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10-07-2005, 05:15 PM
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Nice - but why are we still letting vendors get away with releaseing QVGA? Would it have killed them to pump up the display quality?
All I want is a thin VGA PPC with an SD slot only... When is that going to happen?
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10-07-2005, 05:57 PM
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HP misses the mark again.....
No Bluetooth? Forget it!
As someone who has owned 5 different iPAQs and has been loyal to the brand, it is time to migrate somewhere else.
The lack of understanding about what the end user wants (and needs) coupled with a declining customer service experience is amusingly dysfunctional.. The last decent iPAQ was the 4150 IMHO.
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10-07-2005, 06:04 PM
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Re: It's not your job (or mine)...
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Originally Posted by DarkHelmet
Nice intro piece; however, all potential HP customers should ask a current customer about HP's dismal track record of customer, hardware or software (including OS upgrades) support for the iPAQ line.
Caveat Emptor!
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I'm quite free to talk to if any one needs someone 
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10-07-2005, 06:08 PM
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Answers? You want answers...
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Originally Posted by possmann
Nice - but why are we still letting vendors get away with releaseing QVGA? Would it have killed them to pump up the display quality?
All I want is a thin VGA PPC with an SD slot only... When is that going to happen?
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The answer is two fold -
1) The quick-buck profit motive. The vendors are not really interested in the customer relationship. If they were, they would consult current and former customers about their satisfaction - and strive to maintain a stellar track record. How many iPAQs are orphans right now?
2) Arrogance - Simply, they "know" what the customer wants before the customer knows.
If you're talking about what makes a great PPC - I think you touch on an important point - why does the market continue to support manufacturers who release products with yesterday's technology in it? What we need is a PPC consumer French Revolution - force them (the manufacturers) to eat their bad decisions. Do not buy these lowest-common-denominator products - let them rot on the shelf. Taken one step further, actively advise others not to buy the dog*&^# products.
In my perfect world, manufacturers would sell and support their hardware and software, including the OS, for at least 18 months.
<sigh>We do not live in a perfect world</sigh>
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10-07-2005, 06:23 PM
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Re: HP misses the mark again.....
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Originally Posted by Sooner Magic
No Bluetooth? Forget it!
As someone who has owned 5 different iPAQs and has been loyal to the brand, it is time to migrate somewhere else.
The lack of understanding about what the end user wants (and needs) coupled with a declining customer service experience is amusingly dysfunctional.. The last decent iPAQ was the 4150 IMHO.
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My exact same thoughts. No BT? and with BT becoming much more common in Nth America.. (cell phones, PCs and I'm gonna say the next iPod as well ;-)
Do any of the reps for PPC manufacturing companies ever speak to end users or actually know what we think of them and their decisions ??
These guys need a good kick in the pants.. you choose whether that be the front/back.. :devilboy:
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10-07-2005, 06:29 PM
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Re: HP misses the mark again.....
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Originally Posted by Sooner Magic
No Bluetooth? Forget it!
As someone who has owned 5 different iPAQs and has been loyal to the brand, it is time to migrate somewhere else.
The lack of understanding about what the end user wants (and needs) coupled with a declining customer service experience is amusingly dysfunctional.. The last decent iPAQ was the 4150 IMHO.
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Welcome to the Dark Side!
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10-07-2005, 06:39 PM
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Re: HP misses the mark again.....
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Originally Posted by Sooner Magic
No Bluetooth? Forget it!
As someone who has owned 5 different iPAQs and has been loyal to the brand, it is time to migrate somewhere else.
The lack of understanding about what the end user wants (and needs) coupled with a declining customer service experience is amusingly dysfunctional.. The last decent iPAQ was the 4150 IMHO.
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My exact same thoughts. No BT? and with BT becoming much more common in Nth America.. (cell phones, PCs and I'm gonna say the next iPod as well ;-)
Do any of the reps for PPC manufacturing companies ever speak to end users or actually know what we think of them and their decisions ??
These guys need a good kick in the pants.. you choose whether that be the front/back.. :devilboy:
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No - it's obvious that they don't - next thing you know, you won't be able to buy a PPC without some crappy 1.3 megapixel camera built-in.
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10-07-2005, 06:49 PM
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Typical just as Bluetooth is getting more and more popular HP start to drop it. Typical
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