Release Date

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I've just been on the phone to Expansys uk and they tell me this device will be available through them on the 30th September,as I previously know with Expansys this could more likely mean 30th January 2006!Anybody have any release dates from other companies and when they expect to be shipping them to customers?
Also I've been reading into the facy the cpu is 200 mhz instead of the Jams current 415mhz.Is there some reason for this?Does it really mean it's a slower unit or is the device and cpu mapped differntly somehow so it will perform the same as the jam,or perhaps faster?It looks a great device and i cab't beleive they would put a much slower processor in unless there were some valid reason for it,and i don't want to "upgrade" to a slower device!Any thoughts?

I read somewhere that it would be using TI OMAPs 195mhz some say it will be slower but some say that it would make no or lil diff as the OMAPs sort of act as 'dual' processors... one for phone part the other pda part (thus no slow down and saves power). we can never be sure unless we play with it and load it with all our fav apps though... i'd wait for a hands on review since the previews floating about are of pre-prod units or engineering samples, better to read an actual full review of a shipping product. I'm really excited about the wizard!!! hope it rocks... so far it's the only ppc coming out that i am really eyeing the universal seems too big.

Cant see it been slower really - wont do their sales much good.

Terran

Unfortunately, it will be considerably slower. While the OMAP does combine seperate processors for phone and PDA functionality, at the end of the day it is just a 195MHz ARM processor (as found in PDAs from years ago) - it's not even Xscale.

The fact that its a "dual processor" doesn't help unless you are trying to use a programme like Skype (which apparently DOES work on the Wizard!).

Originally Posted by ShALLaX

Unfortunately, it will be considerably slower. While the OMAP does combine seperate processors for phone and PDA functionality, at the end of the day it is just a 195MHz ARM processor (as found in PDAs from years ago) - it's not even Xscale.

The fact that its a "dual processor" doesn't help unless you are trying to use a programme like Skype (which apparently DOES work on the Wizard!).

Thats what I mean - it cant be any slower than that...

Terran

device on smartdevicesdirect

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There's this supplier in the Uk
www.smartdevicesdirect.com

that says that the wizard is going to be available in 1st october...

Does anyone have any feedback on this site ? are they reliable for purchase ?

Their price is suspiciously low -- I've preordered with www.expansys.co.uk, I tried doing a pricematch but they said

Pls be advised that we are unable to price match something that has not been released.

So I guess £449 is the price I'll be paying (unless the price drops when the product is released).

When you're spending so much money, it's best to go with a company that has built up trust. I was reading the "returns" agreement with smartdevicesdirect.co.uk and you can only return if there is a fault; Expansys give you a 21 day grace period (like Argos' 16 day money-back guarantee). From experience, companies that explicitly state they can only accept returns for faulty items usually give much more problems/ resistance when trying to get an RMA --- even if the product is faulty (they have razor-thin profit margins and such).

Re: device on smartdevicesdirect

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Originally Posted by Tortulho_PT

There's this supplier in the Uk
www.smartdevicesdirect.com

that says that the wizard is going to be available in 1st october...

Does anyone have any feedback on this site ? are they reliable for purchase ?

"This product will be in stock on Monday 03 October, 2005" At the bottom of the page...

Terran

And in the end of September in Sweden.
http://www.qtek.se/

Wow - check out the price here... no release date though....

Terran


EDIT Ooops ops: http://www.buymobilephones.net/store...0-Phones.ihtml