Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Expansys is at it again: iPAQ 5000 GSM/GPRS
Posted by marlof in "HARDWARE" @ 03:00 AM
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=IPAQ5000GPRS
The British etailer Expansys must be the king of devices that can be pre-ordered. As soon as the specs get announced for a device, it seems to show up on their site as "available for pre-order". In my experience this translates into "We don't know if we're going to carry it, when we're going to carry it, and what the price will be. But you can be on the wishlist for this one." They will ask for confirmation by the time they can ship, and they will only charge your credit card when they actually ship the unit. I've had good experiences with Expansys in both ordering and cancelling orders, but am a little skeptical when it comes to their predictions on availability of items that are not actually in stock.
Anyhow, this time the iPAQ 5000 series showed up on their site, and it looks like they added one question to the pre-order routine: "We don't know what it is exactly that you'll be ordering". They write: "Specifications of the new iPAQ range are still unconfirmed - but we have heard reports of the iPAQ H5000 Series, which feature integrated Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS capabilities, as well as a biometric fingerprint scanner for added security. Keep checking this page for updates on the new range. The iPAQ H5000 will be based on the Intel PXA250 XScale processor running at 400MHz, but RAM may be greater than 64MB (possibly 128MB). It will also feature a user-removable battery. Existing expansion jackets and cables that are compatible with the H3800 and H3900 series should also be compatible with the H5000 series."
So if you want to feel like you actually ordered a H5000 series iPAQ, go ahead and sign up. Just don't fool yourself in thinking that you'll get it before anyone else. The HP Jornada 928 wda is still on pre-order with Expansys. Source: Paris Paraskevas.
The British etailer Expansys must be the king of devices that can be pre-ordered. As soon as the specs get announced for a device, it seems to show up on their site as "available for pre-order". In my experience this translates into "We don't know if we're going to carry it, when we're going to carry it, and what the price will be. But you can be on the wishlist for this one." They will ask for confirmation by the time they can ship, and they will only charge your credit card when they actually ship the unit. I've had good experiences with Expansys in both ordering and cancelling orders, but am a little skeptical when it comes to their predictions on availability of items that are not actually in stock.
Anyhow, this time the iPAQ 5000 series showed up on their site, and it looks like they added one question to the pre-order routine: "We don't know what it is exactly that you'll be ordering". They write: "Specifications of the new iPAQ range are still unconfirmed - but we have heard reports of the iPAQ H5000 Series, which feature integrated Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS capabilities, as well as a biometric fingerprint scanner for added security. Keep checking this page for updates on the new range. The iPAQ H5000 will be based on the Intel PXA250 XScale processor running at 400MHz, but RAM may be greater than 64MB (possibly 128MB). It will also feature a user-removable battery. Existing expansion jackets and cables that are compatible with the H3800 and H3900 series should also be compatible with the H5000 series."
So if you want to feel like you actually ordered a H5000 series iPAQ, go ahead and sign up. Just don't fool yourself in thinking that you'll get it before anyone else. The HP Jornada 928 wda is still on pre-order with Expansys. Source: Paris Paraskevas.
