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Summary: My First Pocket PC - This Thing is Awesome! IPAQ 3835
Review: This is my first Pocket PC, and my first PDA for that matter. This thing is really awesome! I was worried about the synchronization function of this unit since the Consumer Reports stated that it was below average in this area. Boy were they wrong. The synch feature is the BEST feature of the unit! I use it everyday between work and home to synchronize every Outlook updated item, my favorite internet sites, as well as any other file I wish to synchronize. The Avantgo feature is really handy too, even if you do not have a bluetooth card (which I don't) installed. Every time I plug the unit into its cradle, it automatically synchronizes with my favorite websites in about 15 seconds, and I have a MINIMUM of a weekends worth of up-to-date reading information ranging from news, weather, sports, or whatever. I take this thing everywhere, and am amazed that I survived without one. I especially like the fact that I can load excel spreadsheet files in and out of this thing (even synchronize them!) without any sort of silly conversion. The handwriting feature is surprisingly very good, with number mode recognition being its strong suit. The ViaVoice feature is surprisingly accurate. I will admit, however, that I took the ViaVoice feature off since I don't really see a need at this point to have voice activated commands. Battery life is decent, with half backlight on it will generally last for 4 hours with only a 128MB SD card add-on. Finally (and this is perhaps its best feature), the 3835 is "instant on". No waiting to boot, this thing is instantly on when you hit the button. It is also "instantly off" without going through a shut down menu. It is everything a mobile computer should be without all the hassles and weight of a laptop. All in all, I love this little thing!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This is a great extension of my PC. I find myself creating documents with Pocket Word to download later on when I sync with my home PC. Ton of free tools on the CD, lot more on the web. I download a lot from AvantGo! and read them during the day. If you thinking of getting a new Palm check out the iPAQ. You get a lot more for the money and if you run an older version of Outlook the iPAQ upgrades it to Outlook 2002!
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Summary: Great product
Review: Have had it for a couple of weeks. Very happy. Works great and very easy to use. The 64 Meg of memory makes a real difference. Nice bright screen. Would recommend without hesitation.
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Summary: Get this great bargain, a super IPAQ at a super price!
Review: I have been a PDA user for over 10 years and the extra storage provided with a secure digital card makes it wonderful to store more than one can read on a desert island for a month! I had a B&W IPA 3135 and a color IPAQ 3635, all which were great but lacked sufficient memory. After installing of all of my programs and games, I still have lots of storage space. The brighter screen and all, as well as some features like IPAQ store (storing some essentials in ROM) make it a great little machine for those who want a lot of things at their fingertips.
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Summary: FORMER PALM, NOW IPAQ USER
Review: For the last 3 years, I used my Palm V and loved it. Eventually running out of memory, I decided to upgrade. At first I looked at the Palm m515, but I was introduced to the Pocket PC by a colleague. I immediately fell in love with the Compaq iPAQ. I ended up with the iPAQ 3835 as it had all the features I wanted for the right price. The display is unmatched by Palm for color and clarity. The windows based OS is very easy to navigate through. Although the battery needs charging more regular than my Palm, I have not found any inconvience with this. I highly recommend this product.
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Summary: I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I just recently purchased a Compaq iPaq H3835 Pocket PC, and I must say that Compaq put a lot into this product. I enjoy the color screen, expansion slot, speaker, and most of all the operating system (Microsoft Pocket PC 2002). I would recommend this product to anyone who's looking for a good-looking, execellent priced, updateable and unspeakable handheld PC. If I had to choose which is the best, a Palm handheld or a Pocket PC, I would have to choose the Pocket PC!
The best thing about the Compaq iPaq H3835 Pocket PC is the battery. There's no need to buy another battery or a 4-Pack of batteries. The Lithium-Polymer rechargable battery is really convenience!
My best advice to people who are shopping around for a handheld is BUY, BUY, BUY! Just looking at it makes you want to own one! So, go out and buy a Compaq iPaq H3835 Pocket PC today!
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Summary: Not a Palm Pilot killer yet...
Review: I purchased the Ipaq 3835 December of 2001, and i had owned a Palm Vx already... I fully expected a large number of differences between the two, so far i've been disappointed. There are a few advantages to the Ipaq and to Windows CE over Palm; seamless syncing with Outlook, a portable internet explorer that beats Palm's, the fact that with a portable version of Microsoft Money, i can keep my checkbook on my Ipaq; but with those exceptions, i'm doing the same things i was doing on the Palm. The ipaq does have some limitations too, the battery goes fairly fast, especially with the 16 bit color display. Windows CE, like all it's relative OS's, is a memory hog and i find i have to reset my unit more than i ever had to with my Palm. And at the price, it's difficult to rationalize the Ipaq over the Palm. I've spent the last few months thinking about it, if my Ipaq ever died, i'd more than likely get a replacement Palm.
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Summary: iPAQ ¿ the work-horse with options!
Review: iPAQ is the one for those who want expansion options. No others come close. The options are extensive. They range from a cellular phone case, a GPS jacket, to all kinds of wireless solutions, and connectivity packs. The iPAQ's screen has to be the best lit, most brilliant and easily viewable of the entire pocket PC selection. I didn't think that I would use the Cover Pack that comes with this model, but I was wrong. It is a literal "screen saver". There is even a relatively pricy Rugged Case available that is water and dust resistant. This one also comes with two stylus pens, a USB cradle, a power adapter and some manuals. I was told by Compaq that there are no differences between this model, the iPAQ 3835, and the iPAQ 3850, other than the name. Both have the same specs. This seemed to be the best 3800 series model to get if you don't need Bluetooth wireless. This device is a bit less than the 3870 and the only difference that I found was the 3870 has Bluetooth built in. Bluetooth was supposed to take off as a standard way for devices like printers and PDA's to communicate without cables, but I seldom ever see it. If I'm going to network anything wirelessly, I'll use the common infrared, or the 802.11 standard technologies. Compaq, unfortunately, doesn't currently make a model that has 802.11 wireless technology built in. I suppose they want to keep the different option packs selling. The only Pocket PC that has 802.11 built in, that I'm aware of, is the Toshiba e740. I like the cradles look, but I don't particularly like the way this iPAQ mounts the cradle. It needs a stronger guide or something. To save a dime, I picked up a refurbished unit, and it had some random program crashes out of the box which was surprising. Compaq's handheld support was outstanding though, and I got a replacement with no problems. Overall, I think that the iPAQ is the PDA that is most serious about integrating as many functions as possible, which is my idea of what these handhelds should be about - an all-in-one solution.
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Summary: IPAQ & Geography
Review: With a GPS attachment, you can integrate aerial photography, satellite imagery, maps and ArcView software. Capturing waypoints (and metadata) provides instant polygons and spatial analysis. This has direct application to all aspects of geography: real estate, farming, land planning, watersheds, hydrology - anything that is spatial and temporal. Using an IPAQ all observations are georeferenced and reproducible. IPAQs have high professional credibility and quality for K-12, university, engineering, resource management and other applications. What a great tool! What Apple's Newton started, Compaq's IPAQ makes it genuine and is a strong hint of better things to come.
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Summary: Buy it and good luck!
Review: Technical support is a complete failure.
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