Windows Phone Thoughts: pdabuyersguide Reviews the iPAQ 5550

pdabuyersguide.com has written a detailed review on the iPAQ 5550, and it's worth a read if your interested in this new iPAQ. I was a little surprised at their battery life comments however - they're suggesting only 3-4 hours of battery life with no WiFi use. If you own a 5550, is that what you've been seeing? I have one here, but I haven't used it much yet - I'm gearing up to use the iPAQ 2215 as my primary Pocket PC.

"Introduced in the summer of 2003, just after the iPAQ 2215, the iPAQ 5550 is HP's new flagship Pocket PC, replacing the 5450. The first word that comes to mind is "excellent", and the 5550 is all that the 5450 should've been and more. At $649, it's the most expensive Pocket PC, but you do get a lot for the hefty price tag. If you need WiFi, Bluetooth, an impressive array of expansion possibilities, lots of memory, a large display and biometric security, then the price may well be worth it.

While the 5450, which the 5550 strongly resembles, had most of the same hardware features and used the same casing and design, it suffered some bugs and reliability issues when it first came out. Most of the 5450's bugs were fixed by service packs and ROM updates issued by HP, but I'm happy to say that the 5550 doesn't share those bugs and has proved very reliable out of the box."