It’s Back! HP iPAQ H5550 for $199 from Deals Direct
It is Back!!! In March Deals Direct sold these high-end HP iPAQ H5550’s for merely $199. All sold out pretty much overnight. Well, DD promised to bring back more of these beauties, and they are now here!!!
They are powered by 400Mhz Intel PXA255 CPU, has a large 3.7″ LCD, and comes with 128Mb RAM, Microsoft Pocket PC 2003, Wifi/802.11b, Bluetooth and IrDA. It even has a finger print scanner for security. It can be further expanded with an integrated SD/MMCard slot.
Alright. Some details of the condition:
- DealsDirect have secured 500 Brand New HP-H5550 PDA’s.
- These PDA’s were going to be used as portable offices but the project was abandoned. As a result we now offer these units for sale at a enormous discount, but without retail packaging, software, USB cable or desktop cradle.
- This item comes with a car charger - so you can charge up your unit.
- The latest Active Sync application can be downloaded from the Microsoft website but you will need either a USB cable or a desktop cradle to connect this PDA to your PC.
- Whilst this does not come with a data cable/cradle, this device can communicate with a laptop using Infra-red/Bluetooth.
- You can save even more money by buying the software, USB cable and desktop cradle separately from places like Harvey Norman, Harris Technology or even ebay.
- REMEMBER - This is a very limited stock offer, do not miss your chance to own one of these PDA’s this time around.
I actually bought one the last time around. Hmmm. Should I get another one this time? Deals Direct has sourced 500 of those this time, but there’s a limit of 5 per PDA (preventing people buying box load of those and sell them on eBay I suppose). Hurry and get yours now.
Don’t forget to download Active Sync if you are getting one…
Update: By the way, Deals Direct is having site-wide free delivery this weekend. Don’t miss out!
After this batch sells out, it looks like we’ll be able to get our hands on another batch in a couple of days time. So there’s two chances this time around :)
What else do I need to get this thing going?
Do I have to buy Windows Mobile?
Does it take a proprietary (sp?) usb cable or a standard one?
I have a wireless network at home, could I just sync with this?
Does it come with a mains charger or only a car charger?
Jaxx,
It comes with Windows Mobile 2003, but you need to download ActiveSync from Microsoft’s website. It is free.
For wireless sync, you need to get ActiveSync 3.8, as Microsoft has disabled wireless sync in ActiveSync 4.x.
It only comes with a car charge — so a good idea to get a USB charger and/or main charger. It costs around $10-$20 from eBay. USB chargers are cheaper, but you need to have your computer on while charging.