Tuesday, August 26, 2003
HP h1935 iPAQ To Sell For $199 After $50 Rebate
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "HARDWARE" @ 04:30 AM
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5067859.html?tag=fd_top
HP is ready to release the h1935 iPAQ. Externally, it is identical to the h1940 that has been for sale since June. Just like its $299 brother, it has an SDIO slot, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC and the new Samsung processor. The processor is running at 203MHz though rather than 266MHz as it does in the 1940 series. The 1935 also lacks bluetooth and has a smaller FlashROM. The 1940 has a 14MB ROM file store whereas the 1935 doesn't have one. Both have 56MB of usable RAM. The other difference is the 1940 has a 1 year warranty and the 1930 has a 90 day warranty. I personally never recommend buying an extended warranty, but in the case of an electronic device costing $200 that only comes with a 90 day warranty, I might reconsider that opinion.
So, how does the 1930 and 1940 series compare to the X-Scale based 1910 that came out late last year? "That continues a trend by HP to go with Samsung's chip in its low-priced models. In addition to its lower cost, HP executives have said the Samsung processor outperforms Intel's XScale on a megahertz-to-megahertz basis. HP still uses XScale chips in its higher-end models. Dayan said the h1945 with the 266MHz Samsung chip offers up to 87 percent higher performance than the h1910. "It (has) higher performance even with the 203MHz (Samsung) chip," he said, although some of the performance gain also is attributable to the operating system."
This is going to be a great device. I've held off recommending the new 2003 devices for a while now waiting for this one. Many of the people I know simply don't need bluetooth and shouldn't pay for it. If anyone has been waiting for an ultra-small, powerful and sexy PDA without bluetooth, this is it!
HP is ready to release the h1935 iPAQ. Externally, it is identical to the h1940 that has been for sale since June. Just like its $299 brother, it has an SDIO slot, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC and the new Samsung processor. The processor is running at 203MHz though rather than 266MHz as it does in the 1940 series. The 1935 also lacks bluetooth and has a smaller FlashROM. The 1940 has a 14MB ROM file store whereas the 1935 doesn't have one. Both have 56MB of usable RAM. The other difference is the 1940 has a 1 year warranty and the 1930 has a 90 day warranty. I personally never recommend buying an extended warranty, but in the case of an electronic device costing $200 that only comes with a 90 day warranty, I might reconsider that opinion.
So, how does the 1930 and 1940 series compare to the X-Scale based 1910 that came out late last year? "That continues a trend by HP to go with Samsung's chip in its low-priced models. In addition to its lower cost, HP executives have said the Samsung processor outperforms Intel's XScale on a megahertz-to-megahertz basis. HP still uses XScale chips in its higher-end models. Dayan said the h1945 with the 266MHz Samsung chip offers up to 87 percent higher performance than the h1910. "It (has) higher performance even with the 203MHz (Samsung) chip," he said, although some of the performance gain also is attributable to the operating system."
This is going to be a great device. I've held off recommending the new 2003 devices for a while now waiting for this one. Many of the people I know simply don't need bluetooth and shouldn't pay for it. If anyone has been waiting for an ultra-small, powerful and sexy PDA without bluetooth, this is it!
