New HP iPAQ 110, 210 delayed?
We heard about HP’s triumphant return to the iPAQ PDA line back in September and expected to see devices getting delivered sometime this month. But something’s up in iPAQ-land and it might not be good if you wanted one of these babies sooner rather than later:
- jkOTR reader Roger just pinged me via e-mail saying: "I had ordered the IPaq 210 a few weeks ago. Today an HP rep called and said that all 110 and 210 orders were being canceled and that the IPaq’s would be delayed until possibly "the first quarter of next year or later".
- "I noticed a similar comment on Engadget: "I called HP today and they told me the 110 and 210 will not be released until sometime in November."
- I did a standard Google search for "HP iPAQ 210", clicked the first HP store link and got the "Coming in 2008!" screenclip shown for the 210. Hmm…
Have any other readers heard about shipping dates moving or had an order canceled? Can anyone from HP shed some light? Folks are excited about the new devices; it would be a shame to see the momentum get slowed down…
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Maybe hp has caught on to The New Reality.
Asus Eee = real computer @ $400.
PDA at $400? I. Don’t. Think. So.
And I think corporations are catching on to that too.
PDA value = $50-$100. Buh-bye, HTC Advantage!
I work for HP presales product information.
We get daily calls about when these products will be available. Heck I want a 210 myself.
Truth is that we have no information on dates whatsoever.
We too were expecting an early Sept release.
Then it appeared to be orderable in the early part of this month.
I tell you that when you call HP and ask for info on unavailable products, enthusiasts know far more than most presales agents do.
Even if we know about a product, the only into we can give is information that is publicly available.
In other words, people like you guys will find out release information from places like endgadget before we are able to say anything.
Everything I know about these devices I learned through the same channels that you do, before I learned anything at work.
“I” told my bosses that these devices were coming before they knew Jack about them.
We got official notification, and detailed information about them the following week.
Unless you got connections, the First official release info you will get is through the Webpage.
And even that is’nt a certainty.
I don’t think you can fit an Asus Eee or whatever notebook in your pocket Mr. Cane…Maybe an OqO Model 2 but you’ll pay a lot more than $399. More like $1299. There is still a market for PDA’s. They are not going anywhere.
That’s the “REAL” reality.
HP is the epidemy of Phuk the costomer companies
HP raised the price to $449 and the product page shows Estimated Ship Date: 10/25/2007.
http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/MiddleFrame.asp?page=config&ProductLineId=510&FamilyId=2651&BaseId=23581&oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=&AirTime=False
See: http://www.palmblvd.com/articles/2007/10/2007-10-24-HP-Verifies-iPAQ.html
New info just out today, Oct. 24