HP iPAQ hx2750 Pocket PC Review

Lisa Gade writes "The hx2000 line replaces the successful but aging iPAQ 2215 as HP's mid-sized Pocket PC with dual slots and lots of power. We at pdabuyersguide.com take an in-depth look at the top-of-the-line hx2750, which is the fastest Pocket PC to date. It has a 624MHz processor, 128 megs of RAM, dual slots, WiFi, Bluetooth and a biometric fingerprint scanner for security. Sporting a new ergonomic design, the device comes with a transparent flip cover everyone is sure to love. If you have a need for speed and a fat wallet, this might be the PDA for you (if you can live with Windows rather than Linux)!" Speaking of Windows on small devices, there's coverage -- with screenshots -- originally from neowin.com, but now removed from that site, of the upcoming Windows Mobile 2005 at mobileread.com and also at davesipaq.com.

Comments

Re:Trolling for hits

[swv3752]

Actually, I was mildly curious if Familiar and Opie would boot on it.

Re:Wifi and VPN issues?

[RevAaron]

The Dell Axim X50v I just got has a VPN client, though I've not yet used it. It does has built-in wifi. To date, I've not had any issues with wifi on any WinCE or PPC device I've owned, including this Dell with its built-in wifi, a Orinoco WaveLAN card in a few devices (iPAQ 3650, Jornada 720), Compaq WL100 wifi card in an iPAQ 3650 and an Ambicom Wifi card on a Dell Axim X5 Basic and Sigmarion 3. Performance was quite good- using NetFront on the older devices or IE on WM2003 (when it finally improved) or vanilla WinCE 3.0 (where it doesn't suck) I get load times a little faster than on a desktop machine of comparable power running Firefox or IE.

I did have a ton of issues with a Linksys WCF12- nay, 3 of those cards- with a Linux-based Zaurus C760, but that was the fault of the cards, which are straight shite.

PDAbuyersguide?

[Lord_Dweomer]

So...we get a review from a site that makes money by advertising PDAs...and they submit a *gasp* review of a HOT NEW PDA!!!!!!!!!

*cough*Slashvertisement*cough*

Re:Phone capability

[slagdogg]

It has Bluetooth capability, which allows it to dial a Bluetooth-capable phone handset. If you want more integration, Audiovox makes a very slick Pocket PC phone (no WiFi, but you can browse the Internet via mMode). AT&T Wireless used to sell it, not sure what it's fate is with the Cingular merger. I used it a bit for some testing and it's great. It convinced me to purchase the Dell Axim X50v (a budget version of the item reviewed here), which I'm primarily using for home control (WiFi-enabled remote control).