Intel X-Scale Processor at 400MHz/300MHz, 32-64MB SDRAM Memory, 32-48MB Flash. Looks like it could run Linux quite easily. I've got a similar design just next to me here running it quite happily.
Re:Comparisons please...
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madshot
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I think the iPAQ runs at 206 mhz (I have one). The only thing I can think of that is a major plus to buying the dell over the iPAQ is the price. The iPAQ is nice, but you really pay out the nose for it, but you also pay out the nose because everyone devlopes for it.
All the iPAQs have very specific standards so that almost any accessory that you get will work on just about every iPAQ (actually I haven't found an accessory yet that only works on a specifc iPAQ, I think some older iPAQs didn't have CF flash). Plus, the iPAQ can run linux:)
The Dell might be able to run Linux at somepoint, but I haven't looked into it as it is really new.
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Available in the UK
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johnburton
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I emailed dell last week to see if, or when these would be available in the UK. I got back a reply saying they'd passed my message on to the appropriate person but other than that no reply for 3 working days now.
They can't want to sell them very much.
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Re:XScale processor?
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mikeage
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I don't know about the hardware itself, but there is a software reason for XScale not to run as fast as it can on Pocket PCs: Microsoft was too lazy to recompile the OS to optimize it for the new chips.
Well, ok, let's back up a minute. First, the XScale processors can run in ARM emulation mode, and a 400MHz can match, but not really beat, a 206MHz StrongARM chip. Before you bash MS for not "recompiling," let's just remember what things were like when PocketPC's ran either SH3, SH4, MIPS, or ARM processors, and what a pain that was. If you want to go back... everything today is "IBM PC or 100% compatible." Remember 95% compatibility? (I didn't think so). Standardizing on a processor architecture is a GOOD thing... how well would AMD's do if they weren't Intel compatible?
Re:Size matters...
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the+gnat
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I actually liked the iPaq even with PocketPC 2002- all sorts of things I consider crippling annoyances on Windows (over-dependence on icons and GUI) work very well there, and the familiarity of the interface is a plus. It seemed to run very smoothly, too- must have been a huge leap from CE. The screen was gorgeous on the model I tried, and the machine actually felt reasonably fast. I've never been much impressed with PalmOS handhelds (except for the awesome clamshell Clie models, and they have problems too). But I'd normally rather have my pubic hairs plucked out than use Windows for any length of time, and I loved the iPaq the first time I used it.
However, these things can get out of control in a hurry. My coworkers bought the entire PCMCIA cradle, and at that point it won't fit into any pocket outside of a large winter jacket. Then we threw in my wireless card, and we ended up having this ridiculously obese little gadget with an antenna sticking out that wrung every last bit of life out of the batteries in a few minutes. This was only partially compensated for by the coolness factor of controlling our NT PDC through Windows Terminal Services on the iPaq.
I'd once thought that high-end handhelds needed Microdrives before they became truly useful, but Flash memory is so cheap that a much more fragile hard drive would be superfluous. Still, I'd like to have one of these (or rather the Zaurus, since I'm a Unix programmer) with integrated 802.11, which would enable me to throw in all sorts of other gadgets and/or a shitload of memory and still have full connectivity.
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Intel X-Scale Processor at 400MHz/300MHz, 32-64MB SDRAM Memory, 32-48MB Flash. Looks like it could run Linux quite easily. I've got a similar design just next to me here running it quite happily.
All the iPAQs have very specific standards so that almost any accessory that you get will work on just about every iPAQ (actually I haven't found an accessory yet that only works on a specifc iPAQ, I think some older iPAQs didn't have CF flash). Plus, the iPAQ can run linux :)
The Dell might be able to run Linux at somepoint, but I haven't looked into it as it is really new.
Obama = Socialism.
I emailed dell last week to see if, or when these would be available in the UK. I got back a reply saying they'd passed my message on to the appropriate person but other than that no reply for 3 working days now. They can't want to sell them very much.
Sig is taking a break!
I don't know about the hardware itself, but there is a software reason for XScale not to run as fast as it can on Pocket PCs: Microsoft was too lazy to recompile the OS to optimize it for the new chips.
Well, ok, let's back up a minute. First, the XScale processors can run in ARM emulation mode, and a 400MHz can match, but not really beat, a 206MHz StrongARM chip. Before you bash MS for not "recompiling," let's just remember what things were like when PocketPC's ran either SH3, SH4, MIPS, or ARM processors, and what a pain that was. If you want to go back... everything today is "IBM PC or 100% compatible." Remember 95% compatibility? (I didn't think so). Standardizing on a processor architecture is a GOOD thing... how well would AMD's do if they weren't Intel compatible?
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Here's a review from CNET.
Read: The h1910 is built on an Intel xScale 200MHz CPU...
$299
Intel® X-ScaleTM Processor at 400MHz
@ $299
Winner = Dell.
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I actually liked the iPaq even with PocketPC 2002- all sorts of things I consider crippling annoyances on Windows (over-dependence on icons and GUI) work very well there, and the familiarity of the interface is a plus. It seemed to run very smoothly, too- must have been a huge leap from CE. The screen was gorgeous on the model I tried, and the machine actually felt reasonably fast. I've never been much impressed with PalmOS handhelds (except for the awesome clamshell Clie models, and they have problems too). But I'd normally rather have my pubic hairs plucked out than use Windows for any length of time, and I loved the iPaq the first time I used it.
However, these things can get out of control in a hurry. My coworkers bought the entire PCMCIA cradle, and at that point it won't fit into any pocket outside of a large winter jacket. Then we threw in my wireless card, and we ended up having this ridiculously obese little gadget with an antenna sticking out that wrung every last bit of life out of the batteries in a few minutes. This was only partially compensated for by the coolness factor of controlling our NT PDC through Windows Terminal Services on the iPaq.
I'd once thought that high-end handhelds needed Microdrives before they became truly useful, but Flash memory is so cheap that a much more fragile hard drive would be superfluous. Still, I'd like to have one of these (or rather the Zaurus, since I'm a Unix programmer) with integrated 802.11, which would enable me to throw in all sorts of other gadgets and/or a shitload of memory and still have full connectivity.