Last week (January 11, 2009 ), HP released the HP ap5000 touch enabled point of sale solution (POS). This is the first branded POS and HP is leading the market on Point of Sale (POS) computers.For details on the product’s specifications you can refer to HP’s specs page.
Now, this post is intended to collect user reviews on the product so that other consumers who are about to buy the product can benefit from all your reviews. Everyone can participate, even if you don’t have the product yet, you can tell the world what you think. Just place your comment below. By the way this product is now available at HPShopping.com.
Anyone experiencing issues with the HP AP5000′s rear facing customer display? I am able to test the device using the HP provided opos drivers – ONCE. Then as I open the POS application (Retail Pro 8.6) I get an error that says I can’t claim or open the port on which the VFD display is used. (Com1/Com2 both tested) If I run the opos test again – it also fails with the same message. It appears as though the com port remains open or held by the opos test application.
I have to clear the com port by uninstalling it in windows and re-installing it, in order to release the com port.
I have tried a plethora of known opos drivers – but they appear to have an emulation or language character issue. The test says its a Noritake brand device.
I have tested this with Microsoft RMS 2.0 and the VFD display works fine. this could be due to the fact that Microsoft RMS comes with it’s own opos Line Display drivers. **Perhaps the opos driver that HP uses is limited to some extent.
STG Sucks.