Monday, June 23, 2003
HP iPAQ 5150 and 5550 Announced
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 02:36 PM
Hmm, I thought we had gotten this before, but oh well... better late than never. ;)
"Continuing to deliver expansion capabilities, the powerful and flexible HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 series is a Microsoft Windows Powered PC designed to meet your handheld computing need for enhanced fingerprint security and wireless connectivity both in and out of the office. Gain competitive advantage through increased mobile productivity that allows you to communicate, access, and manage information when you want. A broad range of applications, integrated wireless capabilities, enhanced security and expandability make the HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 series essential for you to be productive at home, at work or on the go."
The 5550 has a 400MHz PXA255 XScale, 128MB of RAM, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 3.8" transflective LCD, sleeve compatibility, and integrated biometrics. The 5150 has 64MB less RAM, no integrated Wi-Fi and no biometric reader for approximately $100 less. Interestingly, neither of them seem to have consumer IR (Nevo) -- perhaps HP believes that the 2200 covers the consumer niche and these don't need it?
From what we've heard, on the other hand, the 5550 does have a substantial software bundle, including F-Secure FileCrypto, iPresenter, Jeode, MobiMate WorldMate, Resco File Explorer 2003, WestTek ClearVue Suite, and a bunch of other applications, which is cool. It's not clear how the 5150's bundle is different, just yet.
Pics of the 5550 and the 5150 are attached. (If you want to see hi-res pics of any of the iPAQs, check out the full HP press release page. And when I say hi-res, I'm talking 4MB+ JPEG files. 8O)
"Continuing to deliver expansion capabilities, the powerful and flexible HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 series is a Microsoft Windows Powered PC designed to meet your handheld computing need for enhanced fingerprint security and wireless connectivity both in and out of the office. Gain competitive advantage through increased mobile productivity that allows you to communicate, access, and manage information when you want. A broad range of applications, integrated wireless capabilities, enhanced security and expandability make the HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 series essential for you to be productive at home, at work or on the go."
The 5550 has a 400MHz PXA255 XScale, 128MB of RAM, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 3.8" transflective LCD, sleeve compatibility, and integrated biometrics. The 5150 has 64MB less RAM, no integrated Wi-Fi and no biometric reader for approximately $100 less. Interestingly, neither of them seem to have consumer IR (Nevo) -- perhaps HP believes that the 2200 covers the consumer niche and these don't need it?
From what we've heard, on the other hand, the 5550 does have a substantial software bundle, including F-Secure FileCrypto, iPresenter, Jeode, MobiMate WorldMate, Resco File Explorer 2003, WestTek ClearVue Suite, and a bunch of other applications, which is cool. It's not clear how the 5150's bundle is different, just yet.
Pics of the 5550 and the 5150 are attached. (If you want to see hi-res pics of any of the iPAQs, check out the full HP press release page. And when I say hi-res, I'm talking 4MB+ JPEG files. 8O)
