HP iPAQ 1935 Pocket PC

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Summary: wish to buy
Review: :Hello sir,
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Summary: Best Value!
Review: After receiving a promotion that vastly increased the scope of my duties, I decided to purchase a handheld to help me keep everything straight. Good decision. As I researched the choices, it became obvious that people are passionate about their handhelds. Reviews of Palm's, Sony's, and others swayed me one way then the other. My advice is read the reviews then go to a store with working devices where you can check them out personally. The Palm's and Sony's bored me but the HP's (Compaq) got me excited.

My final choice was the HP 1935 and I couldn't be happier. It has a brilliant clear color display contained in a small size with all the features I need. There are more full featured devices out there, but only at a much higher price. This one has all that I need and saves me from paying considerably more for features I don't need (Bluetooth, etc.) Some reviewers have knocked this unit for not coming with a cradle or carrying case, but this keeps the initial cost down and allows one to select a "personalized" case rather than be stuck with the one provided. As such, for me this "ommission" is a advantage not a disadvantage.

This unit is designed to meet a price point and it does so beautifully. I thank HP for offering such a wonderfull device at an attractive price. I like it so much that I bought another one for my wife. I highly recommend this unit!

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Summary: No NT support
Review: Apparently this device is not compatable with the NT operating system. After talking with HP the first time about the fact that there is not a serial cable available (NT does not support USB) they told me to purchase a converter. So I did, then tried for 45 minutes to install the system. but that didn't work. Then I spen another half hour on the Phone only to find out that this device is not compatable with NT and no plans are there to make it compatable. ... Guess its back to the PALM pda for me

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Summary: Ease of Entry
Review: Disclaimer first. This is the first pda I've owned. I've never had a palm product so I can't compare. But I can tell you I am VERY happy with this product. VERY thin and light-fits nicely in a shirt pocket and doesn't drag your shirt down. Nice, BRIGHT, sharp display. To me, data entry is critical. I find the transcriber-you just write your normal writing on the screen and it transcribes it into type--excellent for data entry. MUCH easier than poking a tiny keyboard one letter at a time. 4 stars instead of 5 for using an sd card slot instead of cf. Get some WriteShields to protect the screen.

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Summary: Followup: If it never leaves the house
Review: HP has inaugurated a whole new level on my personal blacklist.

After I discovered that HP wanted almost the price of a new 1935 to replace the cracked screen, I checked with several 3rd-party repair companies to see if there were any other options. Sure enough, it would be possible to replace only the broken glass touch-screen for about a third of what HP wanted for the replacement---EXCEPT---that, unlike the vast majority of other PDA's, HP will not allow the touch screen layer of the display to be sold separately from the much more expensive LCD layer >for this model<. It would cost almost as much to unecessarily replace the whole screen assembly at another shop as HP wanted for the job. Given that this unit obviously has an unreasonably fragile touch screen assembly (or digitizer) in the first place, this is simply aftermarket parasitism.

Avoid at all costs!

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Summary: HP makes an unbeatable entry level PDA...
Review: HP has made a high quality PDA in the IPAQ 1935. While, the version I got does not contain Bluetooth, it is more than robust enough to serve a busy professional. I was deciding between the IPAQ 1935 and the Palm Tungsten. The Tungsten was a little shorter but thicker and the IPAQ was longer and thinner. The Palm felt a little sturdier but I went for a lighter thinner PDA. I also considered the Windows OS against the Palm OS and thought Windows was more robust. I have no regrets about my purchase. The IPAQ 1935 has done its job in every way and more.

I sync the MS Outlook on my IPAQ with my MS Outlook desktop completely - inbox, contact info, tasks, notes. It comes in very handy when I'm in meetings and need to see my schedule for the day. The menu navigation on the Pocket PC is very intuitive. If you've ever used any of the recent Windows PC platforms(NT, 2000, ME, XP), you will have no problems. It's just a lighter version. You can customize the navigation buttons on the bottom to point to whatever application you want. There are a ton of free games and software for the Pocket PC platform as well (Must try Pocket GEMS from PDAMill.com! - also download a picture viewer because the default one is kind of ghetto). The headphone jack is non-standard but the IPAQ comes with an adaptor so you can just plug and play your MP3s (IPAQ comes with Windows Media Player) - although at 56 MB of memory (and only half that available) you better pick your favorite 4-5 songs.

The screen is brilliant and bright - with a slight yellow tint when viewed at an angle. In the setting you can set the backlight display time to conserve battery. I'm still taken aback at how bright the screen is compared to Sony Clies and all of Palm;s products.

The expansion slot on top can take up to 1 GB of memory (Secure Digital format) or a Wi-Fi card. I recommend buying at least a 256 MB card immediately so you can store MP3's and pictures. The on-board memory suffices for task lists and contact information but for digital media, it's just not enough.

As far as battery usage goes, I use my IPAQ pretty heavily throughout the day and charge it every night. At the end of the day, I'm at around 30% power - so you may want to invest in an extra battery. With lighter usage, the IPAQ can probably go 2 days before needing a charge.

Also, the IPAQ 1935 doesn't come with a cradle or a case, you have to buy your own - kind of a bummer but for an entry level PDA of this quality - I'll deal with it.

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Summary: The Hewlett-Packard 1935
Review: I bought a 1945 from ERITech International (great place) for work about 1 month ago. I used the PDA 5 times and always had a screen protector on it. I took prestine care of the unit. I set it on my desk plugged in over-night to let it charge. When I left it, there was nothing wrong with it. In the morning I grabbed it and noticed that there was a crack all the way across the screen about 1 inch up from the bottom. I immediately started looking over the documentation and called HP. Their support people told me "Tough Luck!" They then proceded to tell me to send the unit in and they would put a new screen in it for $250. Well, you can get the whole PDA for less then that if you find a good deal. Absolute rip off. I, like others I have read about, do not need the entire LCD. We simply need the all too fragile glass sliver that they manufactured the thing with. I really think this PDA should have had a lexan screen or some other type of durable plexiglass that would not break quite as easily.

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Summary: BUYER BEWARE, HP now gives Compaq service
Review: I bought a 1945 from ERITech International (great place) for work about 1 month ago. I used the PDA 5 times and always had a screen protector on it. I took prestine care of the unit. I set it on my desk plugged in over-night to let it charge. When I left it, there was nothing wrong with it. In the morning I grabbed it and noticed that there was a crack all the way across the screen about 1 inch up from the bottom. I immediately started looking over the documentation and called HP. Their support people told me "Tough Luck!" They then proceded to tell me to send the unit in and they would put a new screen in it for $250. Well, you can get the whole PDA for less then that if you find a good deal. Absolute rip off. I, like others I have read about, do not need the entire LCD. We simply need the all too fragile glass sliver that they manufactured the thing with. I really think this PDA should have had a lexan screen or some other type of durable plexiglass that would not break quite as easily.

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Summary: This iPAQ does it all
Review: I bought it a few weeks ago and I love this thing! Very small and powerful. Very easy to use and sync w/ Outlook. If you don't need Bluetooth, this thing is perfect. Not a lot of case options but I hope that will change as this model just came out. And it's only $200 (after rebate)! Not too long ago you had to pay $400 and more for an iPAQ w/ these features.

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Summary: Good but could have been better...
Review: I bought the HP Ipaq 1935 about 3 weeks ago. Here are some pros and cons to sum up:

PROS:
1) Very very light
2) Very slim
3) Great screen, great resolution
4) East to set up
5) Good included apps (word, email)

CONS:
1) I always have to soft reset to have my Socket SDIO low power modem registered and recognized by the PDA
2) The touchscreen seems very very fragile
3) Apps hang and you have to soft reset or go into the pda's equivalent of Windows' task manager and kill it (I never had this issue with Palm OS)

Overall I have been happy with the PDA, but the need to soft reset often and the need to kill apps still alive in memory are definitely grating on my nerves. I still like it better than Palm OS devices b/c I had a Palm V for 3 years and the interface got a little boring to use. If I had more money I would buy a higher end Ipaq ($350+ range) so that it had more features built in and also would probably be more stable. If you can afford a more expensive Ipaq, go for it.