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Summary: BLAME ON COMPAQ
Review: I`ve tryed to buy one for the last two months, and they are very hard to find, near IMPOSSIBLE to find. Accessories are even HARDER to find. Compaq created a little marvel to be seen on web stites, but not used in the real-world. It would be better than the competitio if it were available... The lack of a serial cradel exculdes Win 95 and NT. COMPAQ EXECUTIVES ARE LAUGHING AT US RIGHT NOW: "YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU CAN`T BUY, AND EVEN IF YOU BUY YOU CAN`T HAVE THE NEEDED ACCESSORIES... JA JA JA JA!!!!!" "KEEP DREAMING BELOVED CUSTOMERS!!!!"
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Summary: Couldn't find a better one than this!
Review: I exchanged the PalmVx I got as a gift for this one after doing lot of R&D on Handhelds. Here the reasons why I chose this over Palms or other Pocket PCs.Pocket PC beat PalmVx for its color support and the kind of applications it supports and for its ability to upgrade. So, it came down to Pocket PCs. The best Casio is too crooked looking and heavy! The latest was OK but the style was missing compared with the iPAQ. HP lost with iPAQ in the color brightness category. HP not only looks too simple compared with silvery look of iPAQ, it [costs] more for nearly the same features. Of course, HP has a built in slot for compact flashcard which is a big plus for it. I almost got it before I decided if I will use the built in slot a lot! It was a close one between these two and I choose iPAQ mainly for the looks, and the color depth it gives over HPs and the ratings it got over other pocket PCs and most of all it almost looks as cool as PalmVx in looks! PalmVx is way overvalued for what it can be done with it compared with Pocket PCs but I agree it has the coolest looking hardware.
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Summary: The future is here...and it's the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC
Review: There isn't a question in my mind. This thing is not JUST cool, not JUST fun, not JUST productive, not JUST useful, not JUST entertaining...but...the future! I can see it. I can see mobile computing....REAL mobile computing. I can see wireless internet....REAL full browsing wireless internet. I can see wireless networking. I can see Global Positioning System. I can see wireless streaming video and wireless video conferencing. I can see and hear the multimedia...mp3, mpegs, and beyond. I can see wireless printing and communication with printers and other devices. I can see it all... and I can see it all with my Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC 3630... and I'm very happy with what I see! Ron Moskowitz
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Summary: Compaq Customer Service terrible
Review: I bought my Compaq Ipaq and the Rhinoskin Rhinopack 2000 case at the same time. After using both for about 3 months, I dropped the Ipaq with the case on it accidentally! Both the screen and body cracked and Compaq would not replace it for a lesser cost than buying a new one! So, I bought a Palm Vx and I'm much more satisfied than before!
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Summary: This beats palm with a stick!
Review: This unit puts both handspring and palm units to shame! More features, better features, and beautiful screen. Bottomline this is the best Pocket PC best handeld ..... hands down! Get one of these at any cost!
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Summary: Stylus Fix
Review: I've had my iPAQ for 2 months now and love it. However, there is one problem with it, which is that the sylus sometimes gets stuck and you can't release it with the button anymore. Somebody else here complained about that and said he had to return his and get it replaced. I have the same problem with mine, but there is a fix for it. This started happening after a couple of weeks and has happened at least 10 times so far, since I use mine a lot, but using this trick I have always been able to get it out again. Just turn the iPAQ upside down and tap on the side near the stylus hole, and also try hitting the butten a few times while you're at it. This has always worked and gotten it un-stuck. After that, the button will work again and release the stylus--until the next time it gets stuck.
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Summary: My iPAQ replaced my laptop, Palm, MP3 player and DVD player
Review: You name a PDA or gadget and I've owned it! So I feel my opinion comes from experience and I can happily say, "My iPAQ with a 1-gig IBM micro-hard drive and 56K modem replaced my laptop, Palm Pilot, MP3 player and portable DVD player". And I'm looking forward to it replacing my cell phone. I keep seeing people write the Palm Pilot is better/easier to use for scheduling, contacts and email. I'm not sure what PDAs they were using, but unless you're buying on price alone, there is NO comparison. The iPAQ looks up schedules, contacts and email faster, has better text input, has a MUCH easier to read screen and does many little things like auto formatting phone numbers, word (and area code) completion to save you time writing and supports all of the fields of information from Outlook. Bottom line... I bet you're not driving a Hugo, so why carry the equivalent in a PDA. The iPAQ is sexy, fast and simple to use and with accessories, cost 30% of the items it replaced for me.
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Summary: More comments on hot-syncing
Review: Here's my little story: I ran Windows NT 4.0 and decided that the iPAQ is the right reason to upgrade to Windows 2000 in order to be able to sync at all (using the USB connection). While the synchronization with Microsoft Outlook succeeded most of the time, the reliability rate was about 90%. The other times the ActiveSync program just wouldn't respond and I had to reboot. This covers Microsoft PC application (Outlook) synchronization. At work we're running MeetingMaker as our scheduling software. Using Puma's IntelliSync software (about $80) I found out later that the Windows 2000 IP protocol is different from NT 4.0 so unfortunateley there was no way for me to synchronize to MeetingMaker at all (short of asking the sysadmin to upgrade every user in the company to upgrade to the new MeetingMaker version so that *I* can synchronize --> NOT). To make a long story short: I ended up selling my iPAQ on ebay for over $600 and I am happily using my Palm V again. Moral of the story: Nice technology ... but a little too expensive to encounter all these problems. Helge P.S.: Last but not least: what's up with that flimsy cradle? Every time I put it in there I thought I'd break the connectors.
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Summary: Ipaq H3650 vs Palm V
Review: I've had the Palm V for about a year before I was able to buy this Ipaq 3650. The Ipaq is really awesome! Compared to the Palm V, here are some of the positive and negative sides: Positive:
-This beats the Palm in almost every way possible. Clear and bright screen that is perfectly viewable in sunlight. Not to mention that it's also crisp color as well. The brightness is totally adjustable and there's even a sensor that you can set so it will automatically adjust the brightness accordingly. Very cool. -The hotsync speed blows away the Palm. What's also very nice is that it can dynamically sync with your Outlook mail, contacts, calendar, notes, etc. If you have the Ipaq already connected in the cradle and you're sorting and deleting your email on your desktop, the Ipaq will instaneously synchronize every delete/add that you make on your desktop. With the Palm, you have to press the hotsync button everytime or schedule a hotsync. With the Ipaq, you just plug it in and forget about it. -The integrated Windows Media Player is awesome. It's basically an integrated Mp3 player that can play any mp3. You now have music on the go and plus you can plug in headphones to your Ipaq, and listen to your music at work. -You can also record with the built-in microphone your voice or voice reminders -Everything with Outlook - Contacts, Emails, Calendar appears the exact same way as it does on your Ipaq. -Very accurate Handwriting recognition. One of the best selling points for the Apple PDA is now available for the Ipaq. Same technology and accuracy that the Newtons run on. -With the Palm V, you're limited to the amount of memory you can store of only 2MB or 8MB if you have the Vx. With the Compact Flash Card, you can store up to whatever your compact flash can hold. Currently, it's at 1GB. That's a lot of mp3s. -Overall, it looks very cool (Matrix silver) and it's the fastest and most top of the line PocketPC you can buy out there on the market. And because it's so hard to get, it just raises the cool factor even higher. =)
Some of the negative sides
-Doesn't come with a serial cable. So people running NT have to purchase this cable separately. -Size. It is a little bulkier than the sleek Palm V, but it still fits in my pocket and I can carry it in my bag. -Accessories are hard to find and anything related to this item (including the Ipaq itself) is hard to find. Too bad a hard cover case isn't available yet for this. I'm still looking btw. -Software. There's much more third party software out there available for Palm than there is for PocketPC. Go figure...Palm owns 70% marketshare for PDAs. This will slowly change. Overall...the Ipaq is very nice. If you can afford one and find one available, I really suggest this as a very good strong buy.
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Summary: Great product, bad delivery
Review: Bottom line is, the product is great: fast, bright, fun, small, etc. However, my impression of Compaq is now worse than before I purchased the product. How can they throw this product out into the market knowing that it is not fully functional without the accessories and not have the accessories available. Yes, I have all the accessories now but it took me over 3 months of calling stores, visiting websites, searching ebay, ordering, cancelling to finally get all the pieces I need. It was incredibly frustrating and I blame Compaq for such an irresponsible product launch. In my mind, their brand image has suffered greatly and they have wasted my time, energy and money.
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