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Summary: King of the PDAs and Wireless Wonder
Review: The IPAQ plus the PC card expansion sleeve is a terrific way to access the Internet wirelessly using the OmniSky service. I had previously accessed OminiSky with a Palm Vx and the Ministrel modem, but this machine is much faster and much more reliable for accessing email and web sites and has a screen that looks about 800% better. Also excellent with E-books from PeanutPress.com, and Excel and Word work almost like desktop versions. If you enter much data: a) load the Transcriber application which recognizes handwriting pretty well; b) purchase the Targus keyboard for about $99 which attaches to the bottom and lets you type. While not a true "notebook PC," the combination of the IPAQ and the keyboard gives you the opportunity to do reasonably sized spreadsheets and create letters and short text files very easily with a total weight of less than a pound. By the way, the IPAQ plus the keyboard works very well on the tray of a standard (Coach) airline seat where a notebook computer cannot be easily used. Highly recommended as a stand alone PDA, a way to get wireless email (with OmniSky), and a very light weight and small (although limited) alternative to taking a notebook computer on a trip.
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Summary: The iPAQ is the best PDA to date
Review: I have had a number of PDAs, since 1993 and the iPAQ is simply the best: outstanding indoor/outdoor screen quality, very fast, good stereo quality, easy (fast USB) synchronization, built-in Pocket Outlook, Word, Excel, Microsoft (eBook) Reader, Media Player and a real Pocket Internet Explorer Web browser. It is really like having a tiny PC in your pocket.The bundled Transcriber handwriting recognition software is very good and, in my opinion, it is the best way of entering information on the iPAQ -- real fast too. In addition to all these advanced capabilities, the iPAQ's standard personal organizer functions (calendaring, address book, To-Do list, etc. are also pretty good. The Compact Flash (CF) and/or PCMCIA expansion sleeves (jackets) let me connect to the office network, to the wireless 802.11b network and to a metropolitan wireless network, via Omnisky, like on the Palm VII, except that with the iPAQ, I get to visit any Web page, in color with a fast and powerful Internet Explorer Web browser. Since this H3635 model comes with a CF expansion sleeve, I suggest getting a 128MB CF storage card (for another $70 or so) to give you ample room for storing documents, music, downloaded Web pages, etc. If you can afford an extra $100 or $200, get the newer (Oct'2001) H3700/H3800 iPAQ models, but the H3600 models are just fine. It is no wonder Compaq has sold over a million units. The new H3700/H3800 models give you essentially 32MB or ROM (instead of 16MB) and come with the new PocketPC 2002 system software. The H3600 models can be upgraded to the PcoketPC 2002, if you really want it.
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Summary: Do whatever you could need...
Review: I bought this pda, and it have all what I need, I can read ebooks, schedule my time, manage my contacts, listen to mp3, connect to internet (With the targus modem that I bought).
The only problem that I found If I can call that a problem is that is monochromatic...., well, If we go deep this is not a problem, but when compared with the other ones that are in color..., well.., you say........, anyway..., if youre thinking in buying this pda, it's a good deal !
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Summary: Best PDA bang for the buck
Review: While color is nice, the price of a color iPAQ is not worth it when compared to this unsung model. Often overlooked the 3135 has all of the same features as it color siblings, Excel, Word, IE, Outlook, Calendar, Contacts, MS Money, but albeit with less RAM 16 compared to 32mb or 64mb for the color versions. However with the inclusion of the CF sleeve, which allows you to plug in CF cards from 8 to 256mb, the 3135 is the best PDA bang for the buck. And let's not forget the iPAQ comes with Windows Media Player, making it also an mp3, wma player, and it has the ability to record voice messages. With the CF sleeve and a few flash cards one can literally carry ones music libary with you where ever you go. Compared with the Palm Pilot, and Handspring Visor, this inexpensive jewel is perfect for the enthusiast, student or professional. After spending almost 6 months researching, playing with and talking with friends, neighbors and co-workers about which PDA to get I have yet to regret my decision.
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Summary: Why I still like this PDA, continued
Review: I found out the way to copy photos from my CompactFlash card onto the iPAQ. It's not hard but more complex than necessary. I also found out how to send the iPAQ in to have its screen replaced. A hassle. Its screen and/or stylus should work together so they don't produce scratches in the first place.
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Summary: Great PDA for the Price!
Review: I was an avid Handspring Visor user (got one when they first came out 2 years ago), and never thought I would switch to windows platform. But when I saw the great price for the Ipaq 3135 I figured I would give it a try, and have never regretted the switch.
the Pros:
1) You can upgrade memory with cf cards (much cheaper than handspring, and can hold LOTS of files)
2) You can also play mp3 music (also great with lots of storage in cf cards)
3) Use of MS word and excel ( I like it better than the Documents to go program. Seems to convert easier)
4) easy wireless web with my Kyocera phone (just one cable and the included MS Explorer and you're ready to go)
The Cons:
1) Screen clarity is not great (but no worse than my old visor)
2) Not as many programs available (yet)
3) yes, it's bigger with the cf sleeve (so get a decent case that holds both, and you'll be fine)
Bottom line...get it while it lasts (unless you can spring for the new color models!)
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Summary: Light and Powerful
Review: I have this baby for about 1 month, after using Palm IIIxe and Palm m100. The motivation to buy a Pocket PC is for Pocket Street, which I found is very useful and only available on WinCE platform (aka PocketPC). The multimedia functions are very useful too. 1) Compare to the H3600 (the color brother) Memory: 16MB, which means after download two map (2MB each) and one wma (3MB) file, there is almost no room for you to add more large files. Although it's still better than the palm series. When the basic program are running, (ie, no active tasks). The program will consume about 3.4MB memory. Each running task will eat 200KB memory at least. You can add compact flash memory to this baby, but carrying a sleeve (jacket) is bulky. Screen: 16 scale green-like screen very similar to the palm m100's, the resolution is much better 320x240, compare to palm's 160x160. The screen is easy to read, even under the sunlight. It looks green, not the "paper-white" claimed by Compaq. In back-light mode, when you choose 'reverse', it looks a little bit like 'paper-white'. No light sensor: not as H3600 series, which can automatically adjust the screen acoording to the environment light, this device doesn't have a sensor built-in. Battery: One of its strength. After listening to the music for 2 hours, I didn't notice too much drain of the battery, about 8-10%. So if I just use it as a orgranizor (aka palm), I can charge the battery once every 3 days. Compaq claims this device has 14 hours's battery life vs 12 hours of the color one. I believe the two devices (H31xx and H36xx) are the same in other aspects. 2. Compare to other handhelds Sync: this device works better with outlook than the palm. For example, when using the palm, I couldn't let the palm's contact's categaries synced with my outlook's categaries. This baby can easily do it. Size: It's a little bit heavier than the palm m100 (6.4oz vs 5oz(?)) and a little bit longer. It's a lot lighter than the previous wince devices. So if you don't care about the color and memory, and want something comparable to the palm, and something extra (multimedia), go for this one. Otherwise, go for the H36xx.
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Summary: Why I still like this PDA
Review: I bought this model in 2001 and still use it every day. It is reliable and has lots of software built in. I've added List Pro and Pocket Quicken. The only problems I've had are that the screen has gotten badly scratched, and I can't get the Compact Flash Jacket to read my digital photos.
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Summary: Nice product!!!!!!
Review: Whit the compac Ipac H3635 you can do job in word, excell, download MP3 music and send and recieve mail wireless also itt has a brillant and brigth screen that permit see everything in the darkness.
I dislike one thing it needs be charged each 3 days to recharge the battery.
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Summary: An affordable hi-tech gadget
Review: I owned it for 7 months but decided to switch to Diamond Mako.
The major reason was the unstable OS made by the software monster called "Microsoft".
I wonder how they write such garbage and sell it for that much money... Without it, the price of all the PocketPC based PDAs will go down a lot! Pros;
- Reasonable price
- The fastest processor that MS PocketPC supports as of Jan, 2003
- Sleek and slim design
- Good audio quality
- Variety of expansions possible Cons;
- Monochrome, but what do you expect for the price?
- Gets bulky with any expansion pack
- Unstable operating system... Let's blame Microsoft for it.
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