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HP iPAQ 1935 Pocket PC

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: real pocket pc.
Review: I returned Toshiba e355 for this one. iPAQ 1935 has everything e355 has.

Not oly battery life is very good, but also the battery is replacable. A lot smaller and easy to use.
Chose this one after a lot of research. No complaint.
If there is any, then it is 2.5mm stereo jack.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Fragile product
Review: I was extremely happy with my IPAQ until it fell off my desk onto the carpet, just 2 months after I bought it. It seemed like an innocuous incident--it was in its case and it didn't fall that far. I didn't hear any cracking sound as it landed.

A couple of days later, I realized that the screen was cracked. Again, I thought, "That's too bad, but I can live with it." But as I tried to use the handheld, I found that I couldn't do anything in the calendar mode, the touch was extremely unresponsive--I had to keep hitting the stylus on the cover a number of times to get the IPAQ to respond--and the letters were messed up when I tried to write in task mode. (I would aim at one letter, but the one next to it would be what was typed.)

I sent it in for repairs and found that it will cost me almost as much as a new one to fix it...$184.00! I was dumbfounded. I thought maybe I'd have to pay $50 or $100 in the worst case scenario. "This isn't covered by the warranty," they said.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: screen cracks
Review: I was given this as a Christmas gift Dec 2003. About 4 or 5 months later, I pulled it out of the case to use it one day & the screen was cracked (about an inch above the bottom). It was not dropped; it was kept in the case because I did not use it on a daily basis. I took it to a Best Buy store since it was purchased through them. The tech said he had never seen a crack like it & that it was not an intentional crack (I believe he said it was not a "tension" crack). However, they will not cover the damage. Best Buys says it is HP's problem. HP says it is Best Buy's problem. So--I am stuck with a $300 piece of junk that no one will replace. Oh, HP will replace the screen for $200. It's probably not even worth that anymore. The sad thing is, my husband even purchased the service plan for it, but it does not cover screens---IMAGINE THAT!!!!

BB did send it off to "check it out" & it is in worse condition than when I took it in. I could at least view my contacts & other programs. I could even use the keyboard (above the crack). The problem was only below the crack. When I used the stylus on the keyboard, it would not type the letter I was touching. Now I can't sync the info stored on it to my computer or do anything but turn it on. No one seems to care--good customer service, huh?

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Almost perfect...
Review: I've had the chance to try out HP's attempt at a consumer-friendly Pocket PC, and they have a winner. Nearly as small and just as light as a Palm V, HP has packed a top-notch screen and almost all of the functionality you could possibly want into a handsome 4 oz. piece of electronics.

Some thoughts:

* The battery doesn't last as long as Palm's, and you'll probably want to charge it at least every other day, every day if you use it extensively. You can get an extra battery, since the HP's is removable -- a real advantage in the long run, since you won't have to send the unit in for servicing a la the Palm and most other PDA models.

* You want MP3s, you got 'em. Add a 256MB SD card, and you're off and running. The unit does contain an annoying headphone adapter jack, but such are the tradeoffs of small size PDAs (Palm has a similar issue on the similarly priced Tungsten E.) It's not an iPod, but it'll do.

* You can also display small videos and pics, of course, but who really needs/wants to do this on a regular basis? I suppose if you are one of those annoying people who want to show everybody your latest baby photos, this will be just the ticket.

* There is no wireless functionality out of the box. You can add it later, but if you really are looking for Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, you probably want a PDA with those features built in. That'll cost you, of course.

* Is there such a thing as too small? The buttons on this Pocket PC take a bit getting used to compared to the large and in charge buttons on the older, bloated iPaqs of yesteryear.

* Why so chintzy on the warranty? 90 days?! Take it from me, PDAs break. Their screens can crack, units freeze up, buttons stick -- basically, bad stuff happens. Seems like HP is trying to force folks to upgrade to the extended warranty. That is unacceptable support from one of the world's largest companies, and costs this otherwise excellent unit a star. (Palm offers 1 year, and I personally had near-instant turnaround on a Palm Vx repair)...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: First time user
Review: I've never had a PDA or Pocket PC before but i'm hooked after buying the IPAQ 1935. No more address books or diaries. I found a great hard case at Crayton Electronics perfectly designed for this model. Also www.handango.com has plenty of downloads for games, entertainment etc - and you can try most for free. Not having a cradle really doesn't bother me - and I found a great Targus universal keyboard for the 1935.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: bookreader
Review: If you buy this to have access to Microsoft Reader and all the available books. This gadget has a fairly tough learning curve to download books. At least I had a hard time. I could not find the site I downloaded to although searched for 3 days off and on. Maybe I am not enough of a geek. Eventually I found a file, maybe not the perfect file as directions call, for but now can download any book I want. Easy to download from a CD disk purchased on line, with about a million books on it, I will never be able to read all the free available books. Any thing is available free if you search far enough. Larry

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Product - Poor Accessories
Review: Let me start by explaining that I have owned an Ipaq3760 for a few years now and decided to "upgrade" to a newer model but also get something smaller to carry around. After my purchase I was told by a HP sales representative that this is really not really an upgrade and now I agree. If this was someone first purchase of an Ipaq or any PDA then they might not have the same complaints that I have.

The positives first, the size is great, this is a shirt pocket PDA and I am very pleased with the reduction in size from the 3760. The screen is bright and very easy to read. There is no wasted space on the front of the system at all. The function and navigation buttons work well. The stylus' size is perfect and fits very nicely into the unit. Finally, I love the removable battery.

Now the problems;

1. There is no docking cradle available for this model yet. You got to be kidding me. How can you release a product like this that targets small businesses and not have something like that ready! This means my Ipaq lies on my desk instead of being in a position that I can quickly glance at my appointment or see what time it is. I was told by HP that the cradle for the other similar model (H1910) will not work.

2. The USB cable used to synchronize my H1935 with my desktop does not charge the unit. This was not true for the older model Ipaqs. Why would you want to remove functionally like that? You have to plug the wall adapter into the USB cable. This is very messy on the desktop.

3. Why does each model have a different charging/communication port? This means all new cables for serial, cellular phone, car charger connections. Again not problem if you don't already have all these items.

4. Why, why, why couldn't HP have installed a normal audio jack?!? They use a smaller jack. Maybe this is for some future standard, but I not aware of one. You have to keep this 2 inch mini-cable with you to plug into headphones or speakers.

5. Last complaint, everyone that I know that has a PDA and wants to "beam" something to another PDA, points the top of their PDA to the top of the other. This new 1935 has the IR port on the side. Is this a new standard? Maybe I need to look other new PDAs to see how their IR ports are positioned. It just seems odd to me.

That's my experience with this new Ipaq. I really do like this new model and I'm going to keep it despite some of the aggravating quirks it has and lack of accessories. I will get use to quirks and wait for the docking cradle. I use my PDA for contacts and keeping track of my appointments, but also use it with my cell phone for e-mail and monitoring the company's network. I was looking for something that is easier to carry around and this works perfect for that.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy this IPAQ. The screen breaks for no reason
Review: Look at all the reviews here. You'll find out that a large precentage of them is saying "good product, until the screen cracked for no reason". Same here. One day I found the screen bleeding from the top left corner. This was about 4 months after I got it (90 days warranty, thank you very much). This IPAQ was hardly even used.

Save yourself. Don't buy this product. Get a Palm (had one for 3 years before this Ipaq, never had an issue with it).

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: THe most horrible purchase you can ever make
Review: NEVER EVER buy an iPAQ. I bought one, and what do you know, just one month later, I pick it up and the screen is cracked. I treat this thing better than I would a baby, and I did not drop it or do anything at all to it. So I call HP, they tell me to send it in, and what happens? They want $200 to fix it. Well, I thought that was obviously a bunch of bull since I had just paid $300 for it. Apparantly all the 19xx line is like this. If you buy iPAQ, you are a fool. They don't give a crap about their customers, I am 17 with a temp job, how am I expected to come up with $200 to fix it, I spent gd long enought coming up with the $300.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: THe most horrible purchase you can ever make
Review: NEVER EVER buy an iPAQ. I bought one, and what do you know, just one month later, I pick it up and the screen is cracked. I treat this thing better than I would a baby, and I did not drop it or do anything at all to it. So I call HP, they tell me to send it in, and what happens? They want $200 to fix it. Well, I thought that was obviously a bunch of bull since I had just paid $300 for it. Apparantly all the 19xx line is like this. If you buy iPAQ, you are a fool. They don't give a crap about their customers, I am 17 with a temp job, how am I expected to come up with $200 to fix it, I spent gd long enought coming up with the $300.


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