Is NEC Coming Back With a New PPC?

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article1.asp?datePublish=2002/12/26&pages=04&seq=20' target='_blank'>http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/A...pages=04&seq=20</a><br /><br /></div>NEC has apparently placed an order with a Taiwanese firm, <a href="http://www.fic.com.tw/">FIC</a>, to produce a XScale version of their MobilePro 300E unit, to be made available in the US in March. The MobilePro initially showed great promise; hopefully, NEC will be able to fix some of the issues this time around.

[Foo Fighter]

I assumed NEC was already out of the game. Their first PPC was so unimpressive and sold so poorly, I thought they would leave the field. I hope this next device is more competitve...and cheaper. We'll see I guess.

By the way....IT BETTER HAVE A TRANSFLECTIVE DISPLAY!

Sorry, I just had to do that. :wink:

[crispeto]

According to their site, it has a reflective screen. If it was transflective, it sounds like the perfect PDA

[klinux]

Too bad Xscale is not much faster than StrongArm or my overclocked MIPS processor in many scenarios.

[Fishie]

Too bad Xscale is not much faster than StrongArm or my overclocked MIPS processor in many scenarios.

How do I overclock a MIPS processor?

[Steven Cedrone]

Too bad Xscale is not much faster than StrongArm or my overclocked MIPS processor in many scenarios.

How do I overclock a MIPS processor?

Look here (this is for a E-125 though):

http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/Casio/LeeX/E125overclock.htm

Steve

[andrewjhscott]

There is a review of the NEC 200e on the Foxpop site in the UK.

Is this what you're talking about above?

Have a look....

http://www.foxpop.ndirect.co.uk/roadtesting2/nec/200e_cover.htm

Cheers

[Janak Parekh]

Yup, I know about the foxpop link, but thanks for the heads-up :) I'm working on a front-page post on this. It's not clear whether or not that's the unit that'll appear in the US.

--janak