Unofficial Information on the HP iPAQ rx1950/rx1955

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.todopocketpc.com/foro/showthread.php?t=68546' target='_blank'>http://www.todopocketpc.com/foro/sh...ead.php?t=68546</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050602-HP.gif" /><br /><br />Spanish website, Todo Pocket PC, has posted some unofficial information on an upcoming iPAQ known as the rx1950/rx1955. There's no word yet on how reliable this information is, but according to the site, it stems from a trustworthy source. The rx1950/rx1955 will be one of the first new Windows Mobile 5.0-based iPAQs to be introduced into the market and it is said to feature a Samsung S3C2442 300MHz processor, 32MB RAM, 64MB ROM, a 3.5" QVGA (240x320) 65K-colour screen, SDIO, 802.11b Wi-Fi, IR, and a 1100mAh Li-Ion battery.<br /><br />This seems like a hybrid of the rz1710 and the rx3715. In my opinion, the specifications aren't spectacular, and if HP decide to go ahead with this, they probably could have done a lot better by simply offering a Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrade for the rx3000 Mobile Media Companion series instead.<br /><br />Translation: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.todopocketpc.com%2Fforo%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D68546&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools">Spanish to English (Google)</a>

[surur]

So basically instead of using Persistant Storage to improve people's experience re limited ram, HP decided to use it save $2 by buying only 32Mb ram. This device is essentially exactly the same as a 64Mb wm2003se ppc with no file store, and you wont be able to increase available ram by moving things into filestore either.

It better be a very small, cheap and attractive unit to make up for its poor specs.

Surur

[Tim Rapson]

Dell sent out their first Fall circular this week and the X30 is not in there. Dell.com no longer shows the low end X30s, only the 624 MZ model.

Looks like the shrinking sales are showing. Models are being dropped. Market niches left open as there are too few sales to justify development cost for for models that sell in the 10s of thousands instead of hundreds of thousands.

I wonder if Dell might be left completely with it's current X50 or if they will add a camera model or phone model to keep up with HP. It looks like the future holds pretty lean pickings for those of us who like to watch new models arriving.

[surur]

It looks like the future holds pretty lean pickings for those of us who like to watch new models arriving.

Except for phone devices, which are really exciting currently.

Surur

[kiwi]

hmm.. interesting specs.. I noticed no mention of Bluetooth?

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[whydidnt]

I would have thought HP learned it's lesson with the lousy response it received to the 1950/55 line it offered. This sounds like a marginal device at best. If it's priced over about $149, it won't be successful. If they are smart and hit at the low end of the market with aggressive pricing, however, they could steal a lot of Palms volume.

Curious to see if they go back to the popular 1930/40 design, or if they stick with boxy recent designs. Bottom line is this seems to be a way to sell an OS upgrade for a couple hundred bucks....

[ctitanic]

I have not seen anything I like in that PPC.
The question that I´m asking myself is... is not HP thinking about to release a new VGA device after having delayed the upgrade to WM5 for the hx4700 series? If this is true I really believe that this is the best moment to let know about it ;)

[signothefish]

:sleeping: I'm getting rather used to the lack of anything exciting in Pocket PC news these days, and this device is no exception. First, mobile messengers with 240x240, then some more uninspiring new models coming out. What gives, HP?

[PerkyNerky]

Wow..... HP are a long way from the glory days of the 4150.....

[cubed]

Wow..... HP are a long way from the glory days of the 4150.....

My thoughts exactly. I still haven't changed mine in for a new model.

I'm tempted when the Axim X51 is released this fall.

[ctitanic]

Wow..... HP are a long way from the glory days of the 4150.....


I'm tempted when the Axim X51 is released this fall.

I myself looking for more info about the x51. I think that it´s time for me to go with another brand, HP has not been too good to me lately (extended battery bug... late update for hx4700, just a few machines with update to wm5, lack of open/honest communication with users). It's time to move over and test a new brand (my first Dell).

[Jerry Raia]

I think my 4705 is my last PPC device. The phones are taking over! :devilboy:

[Stik]

I wonder if Dell might be left completely with it's current X50

FWIW, back on 8/12 Dell had 2 PPC's B^ qualified, the Axim X51/X51v series...

http://qualweb.bluetooth.org/Template2.cfm?LinkQualified=QualifiedProducts&amp;Details=Yes&amp;ProductID=2692

[SassKwatch]

:sleeping: I'm getting rather used to the lack of anything exciting in Pocket PC news these days, and this device is no exception.

I'm still using (occasionally) a 5555.....that's how *un*exciting the WM lineup has been for me in reent times. And even the 5555 is only used occasionally because the semi-Smartphone is sufficing for PDA needs.

[pjerry220]

Another low end PDA. Here's an easy question for HP. Why? Only a beginner wants this device and as soon as they gain some experience it is inadequate.

[huangzhinong]

It's low end device. But if the rumor is correct, the device size is 2.99" x 1.89" x 1.73". 2.99"x1.89" is not big enough for 3.5 inch LCD, 1.73" is too thick for this SD only cameraless device, so we can expect that the LCD is folded into two parts in this device: a fairly revolutionary PDA. :D

[Darius Wey]

I myself looking for more info about the x51. I think that it´s time for me to go with another brand, HP has not been too good to me lately (extended battery bug... late update for hx4700, just a few machines with update to wm5, lack of open/honest communication with users). It's time to move over and test a new brand (my first Dell).

For what it's worth, I recently made the move from HP to Dell in the Pocket PC world and haven't looked back. The X50v is plenty of bang for buck, and if you have the patience, it may be worth seeing what Dell produces with the X51v.

[bbarker]

It's low end device. But if the rumor is correct, the device size is 2.99" x 1.89" x 1.73". 2.99"x1.89" is not big enough for 3.5 inch LCD, 1.73" is too thick for this SD only cameraless device, so we can expect that the LCD is folded into two parts in this device: a fairly revolutionary PDA. :D
I saw those dimensions on the Spanish site and thought there must have been an error. It's almost as thick as it is wide, which makes little sense, and it seems too short and narrow for the 3.5" screen. But if some of the dimensions are in the ballpark perhaps this is a return to something like the 1910/1940 form factor.

I love my Dell X50v, but I envy the size and weight of my wife's 1910.