07-27-2004, 07:00 PM
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MSNBC's Gary Krakow Looks at New iPAQs
"It�s that time of year again. The hardware companies are beginning to unveil their new products aimed at everything from hooking the back-to-schoolers to planting thoughts of much desired Christmas gifts. In that vein, Hewlett-Packard unleashed a whole new line of its iPAQ Pocket PC PDAs onto the marketplace today."
Gary Krakow weighs on on the new iPAQs, although this article focuses mostly on his experience with the new iPAQ 6300. Some of you have been wondering why HP went with a TI OMAP process rather than a burly Xscale processor. Here's why:
"Battery life seemed to be way above normal: more than two days in between charges, even with WiFi and GPRS going most of the time."
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07-27-2004, 07:05 PM
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Dang... that's one long battery life! I didn't realize the TI processors were so much more efficient.
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07-27-2004, 07:07 PM
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Interesting he says:
"(As always, before buying any new device you intend to connect to your work computers, consult with your IT manager first. For his or her benefit, I'll add that all the new iPAQs are running Microsoft Windows 2003 Second Edition operating system for Pocket PCs.)"
Either he's misinformed or :twisted:
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07-27-2004, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
Interesting he says:
"(As always, before buying any new device you intend to connect to your work computers, consult with your IT manager first. For his or her benefit, I'll add that all the new iPAQs are running Microsoft Windows 2003 Second Edition operating system for Pocket PCs.)"
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Nice :roll:
Never send a journalist to do a geek's job.
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07-27-2004, 07:17 PM
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Re: MSNBC's Gary Krakow Looks at New iPAQs
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
"...even with WiFi and GPRS going most of the time."
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Whoa! 8O That's big news! My i-mate would be dead in less than a day if I didn't keep GPRS disconnected most of the time! Whenever I forget to disconnect and leave it on, it's completely drained in a matter of hours.
That's really cool! Suddenly the 6300 looks much more appealing. :wink:
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07-27-2004, 07:18 PM
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I may be reading too much into it ; but, the extra time to deliver the H6315 to store shelves could be the time needed to finalize WM2003SE on the device. :?:
It would be sweet if that's the case 8)
-JB
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07-27-2004, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jmbneaf
I may be reading too much into it ; but, the extra time to deliver the H6315 to store shelves could be the time needed to finalize WM2003SE on the device. :?:
It would be sweet if that's the case 8)
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Maybe! I really think HP is waiting to see what Moto does with the MPX....and when it's released you will see HP clamor to match what it can...
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07-27-2004, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
Interesting he says:
"(As always, before buying any new device you intend to connect to your work computers, consult with your IT manager first. For his or her benefit, I'll add that all the new iPAQs are running Microsoft Windows 2003 Second Edition operating system for Pocket PCs.)"
Either he's misinformed or :twisted:
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I found weird that too....
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07-27-2004, 07:52 PM
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I was surprised (taken aback,even) that he thinks the 6300 is the top-of-the-line model.
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07-27-2004, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Daly
I was surprised (taken aback,even) that he thinks the 6300 is the top-of-the-line model.
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Aside from the slower processor and only 64 MB of RAM, what exactly do you think is not "top-of-the-line" about it? Sure the others may have faster processors or more ram, but they don't hold a candle to the connectivity of this model. I look at the total package, and think this offers a lot more than 95% of pocket pcs on the market. I've already sold my i-mate and am dying to get my hands on one!
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