The Mio P550 was one of two

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s manufactured by Mio as a replacement for the aging Mio A201. The P550 was one of seven new devices showcased at

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in March 2006. The Mio P550 was a member of Mio's discontinued "Digiwalker" product line, and runs on

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, with Windows Media Player 10 for portables and portable Office. The P550, in common with all other "Digiwalker" PDAs, supports

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positioning, and features a built-in

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chipset. The Mio P550 is essentially the same as the Mio P350, only differing in the inclusion of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the P550, and the difference of colour (the Mio P350 is silver-grey, while the Mio P550 is black). Inclusion of the extra Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antennas was blamed for initial poor

, (as compared to the P350), performance of the P550. The P550 also features a 350 nit

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References

External links

Manufacturer's website
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