Monday, March 20, 2006
HP iPAQ hx4700 WM5 Upgrade Available in NA... Now?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 02:00 PM
"This upgrade offer provides you the ability to upgrade your HP iPAQ hx2000 and hx4700 series Pocket PC with Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0, without purchasing new hardware. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrade is currently available on CD for the HP iPAQ hx2000 and HP iPAQ hx4700 series Pocket PC. The downloads are currently available just for the HP iPAQ hx2000. The downloads for the HP iPAQ hx4700 will be available soon."
A few weeks ago, HP UK suggested that the iPAQ upgrade availability would be pushed back to April 1, but for the North American owners amongst you, it appears you can now order the CD. A download-only version may be made available in the future as well; it also remains to be seen how quickly CD orders will be fulfilled. (Incidentally, I don't understand this: isn't it easier to make a download version? Wouldn't a company want to put that up first to fulfill as many sales and reduce the cost of manufacturing CDs? Or is it that they pressed lots of CDs and want to sell them out first? Or is HP clueless as usual?)
Update: It appears HP only updated the frontpage, the order page doesn't actually offer the CD yet. :roll: And you guys were actually taking HP seriously. For shame. :lol:
Second update: Apparently, you can now download this ROM. About time! :D Let us know how it works.
A few weeks ago, HP UK suggested that the iPAQ upgrade availability would be pushed back to April 1, but for the North American owners amongst you, it appears you can now order the CD. A download-only version may be made available in the future as well; it also remains to be seen how quickly CD orders will be fulfilled. (Incidentally, I don't understand this: isn't it easier to make a download version? Wouldn't a company want to put that up first to fulfill as many sales and reduce the cost of manufacturing CDs? Or is it that they pressed lots of CDs and want to sell them out first? Or is HP clueless as usual?)
Update: It appears HP only updated the frontpage, the order page doesn't actually offer the CD yet. :roll: And you guys were actually taking HP seriously. For shame. :lol:
Second update: Apparently, you can now download this ROM. About time! :D Let us know how it works.
