06-10-2003, 05:36 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Brighthand iPAQ Round-up Article
"Tired of waiting for the new iPAQs to arrive? Well, your wait is almost over. In the next few weeks you'll have the chance to put your hands on HP's finest iPAQs to date. To tide you over until they hit store shelves, we've gathered up everything you need to know about the new iPAQs -- from detailed specifications, to pictures, to when they'll be available -- and assembled it in this preview. But before we get to all that, let's take a look back at the major events in the history of the iPAQ."
Steve at Brighthand has put together a useful article that summarizes the new iPAQs coming out, the specs for them, and when you can expect to see them. If you'd like to pre-order from our affiliate partner Mobile Planet, here are some links:
� Pre-order iPAQ 1940
� Pre-order iPAQ 2210
� Pre-order iPAQ 5550
I noticed that Amazon.com has pulled all their listings for the new iPAQs, so if history repeats itself, they'll be cancelling those pre-orders that many of you made :cry: (that's what they did when they pre-announced the Jornada 568). You may want to have a couple pre-orders in the queue with different vendors to ensure you get a device quickly.
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06-10-2003, 06:06 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 251
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Pre-Orders
> if history repeats itself, they'll be cancelling those pre-orders
:evil: I hope that Amazon either pulled the listings because they have pre-orders to cover all of (or more than?) their first (or first few) shipment allotments, or HP just asked them to until they are officially announced.
You can pre-order through MobilePlanet, but only through a private/affiliate reference (ie via PocketPCThoughts or Dave's iPAQs)--I don't see MobilePlanet listing pre-orders publicly yet. Interesting that their ETA is July 15th at this point for the 555x.
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06-10-2003, 06:21 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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According to PDABuzz, they also posted an removed the new Sony Clies from their site (NZ80 and NZ73 or something like that...  )
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06-10-2003, 06:27 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 400
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Well, from the listed specs for the 3 new iPaqs I'm not impressed.
The 2210 only has 56Mb RAM user accessible as well as a puny 900mAh battery and no jog dial/rocker. I had such high hopes for this unit. Oh well.
The 5550 on the other hand looks pretty good, still no jog dial/rocker but the rest of the specs are NICE, plus it sports the 3.8" screen and a bigger battery than the 2210.
At this point however, I must say I'll wait on more OEMs to release their PPC 2003 devices. :?
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06-10-2003, 06:37 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 418
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Photos Are Here / Conflicting Specifications?
I grabbed Amazon's 2200 photos before they were pulled. They're in this Brighthand thread:
http://discussion.brighthand.com/sho...threadid=80056
I have a question about Brighthand's 1900/2200 specs:
The specs I've seen floating around are:
HP1900 4.23 oz
HP2200 5.49 oz
Brighthand lists:
HP1900 4.37 oz (124 g)
HP2200 5.1 oz (144.2 g)
What are the actual numbers? The differences are minor, but in one case the 2200 weighs 30% more than the 1900 and in the other case it weighs only 16% more.
It's not a big deal... stats don't tell the whole story anyway and we'll all get to see the 2200 soon enough... but still, what's the deal?
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06-10-2003, 06:54 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 974
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Very cool - still looking for that next gen of PPCPE to come out... While the VDA is a great model - it's old and I really can't wait to see what will be coming out to replace it (GSM/GPRS).
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06-10-2003, 07:11 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 267
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Sigh...mebbe by christmas my 1940 will be tested and readily available by then :cry:
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06-10-2003, 07:23 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 57
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I was looking forward to the 2200 series for an upgrade as I thought it would have built in wi-fi and a larger battery than what seems to to spec'd out. Guess we'll see what other vendors have to offer. (Dell??) The 5500 series looks good though, but CDN$ pricing might make it tough to shell out the cash for.
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06-10-2003, 07:34 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 717
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I think Amazon is just doing some research to see how many hard core geeks are out there trying to part with their cash.
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06-10-2003, 09:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 43
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SDIO 802.11 card
Hi all,
So this SD card based 802.11 intrigues me. Here's my question:
Will anything be sticking out of the side of the unit after the card is inserted? I'm really sick of having stubs and antennas jutting out of my devices  . After playing with my girlfriend's iBook (with the airport card tucked neatly under the keyboard) I'm looking for the same clean lines on my next PDA>
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Linear Mode
