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Summary: The Winner
Review: I had three Pocket PCs in front of me when I had to choose which one I'll buy. The Casio E115 looked like a big gray box; the HP Jornada was impossible to view in strong light; and, the iPAC was just perfect. Try these three leading hand helds to be convinced. I am sure you'll go iPAC.
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Summary: IPAQ 3650
Review: I have been looking for a PDA for a while and am I glad I waited for this Pocket PC. It was well worth it. Palms may be slightly cheaper but this knocks the socks of Palms if you want Color, Battery life, ease of use. Most of all you can just open a word document and start writing or recording in the same document ! Media Player is a nice touch. You can record and download nice shareware. If you are familiar with windows then it makes life much easier
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Summary: iPAQ makes any Palm-based device look like a big chief pad
Review: The iPAQ has got to be the slickest and most useful high-tech gadget ever invented. In regards to any Palm device, there is simply no comparison. Heres why:-- The number of useful applications is far beyond what the Palm offers. Just having Word, Excel, and Outlook makes this unit worth the $$. I downloaded a 2,000 row excel spreadhsheet into the iPAQ and it handled it quickly and perfectly. -- The speed is LIGHTNING fast! It loads word in 1/2 sec, compared to 5 sec on my 475mhz PC. The response is instantaneous for most actions. -- The useability of Outlook is much better than the Palm PIM manager. It is faster, better looking, and the instant and automatic keyboard appearance when name searching is fabulous! -- The synching feature is better and faster than the one on my Palm. Once you place a file in the synch directory, it will always keep it synched with the one on your desktop. This is most important with documents like excel files that are constantly changing.You can also customize the synching to be automatic or manual, and it reads changes to synched files a few seconds after they occur. -- The Reader application is great. I just wish there were more titles than old fiction classics to select from. -- Applications software loading is far easier then on the Palm OS. On the Palm, you have to jack around with finding the right location to put a file so it will synch. On the iPAQ, you load the application from your PC like any other software program and it loads immediately on the iPAQ without any file placement games. -- The game capability is terrific due to the excellent color screen and some good game applications. Some of the games that come on the unit on the free expansion package are superior (pac-man and the cubicle game). What an advance over the game boy! (if you can afford the $500 price of admission). -- It really is small enough to stuff in your back pocket. The Jornada is far heavier (by 3 oz. -- The future expandability of this thing is mind-boggling. Modem, wireless RF, and vast additional storage is available now, and other remarkable inventions such as GPS will be available soon (I think). -- Compaq support has been excellent. It also helps when your laptop is a Compaq as well (heh heh). I feel that the iPAQ will replace my PC in the near future for a lot of what I do, once additional hardware, modem, etc. is purchased...
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Summary: iPAQ makes any Palm-based device look like a big chief pad
Review: The iPAQ has got to be the slickest and most useful high-techgadget ever invented. In regards to any Palm device, there is simply no comparison. Heres why: -- The number of useful applications is far beyond what the Palm offers. Just having Word, Excel, and Outlook makes this unit worth the $$. I downloaded a 2,000 row excel spreadhsheet into the iPAQ and it handled it quickly and perfectly. -- The speed is LIGHTNING fast! It loads word in 1/2 sec, compared to 5 sec on my 475mhz PC. The response is instantaneous for most actions. -- The useability of Outlook is much better than the Palm PIM manager. It is faster, better looking, and the instant and automatic keyboard appearance when name searching is fabulous! -- The synching feature is better and faster than the one on my Palm. Once you place a file in the synch directory, it will always keep it synched with the one on your desktop. This is most important with documents like excel files that are constantly changing.You can also customize the synching to be automatic or manual, and it reads changes to synched files a few seconds after they occur. -- The Reader application is great. I just wish there were more titles than old fiction classics to select from. -- Applications software loading is far easier then on the Palm OS. On the Palm, you have to jack around with finding the right location to put a file so it will synch. On the iPAQ, you load the application from your PC like any other software program and it loads immediately on the iPAQ without any file placement games. -- The game capability is terrific due to the excellent color screen and some good game applications. Some of the games that come on the unit on the free expansion package are superior (pac-man and the cubicle game). What an advance over the game boy! (if you can afford the $500 price of admission). -- It really is small enough to stuff in your back pocket. The Jornada is far heavier (by 3 oz. -- The future expandability of this thing is mind-boggling. Modem, wireless RF, and vast additional storage is available now, and other remarkable inventions such as GPS will be available soon (I think). -- Compaq support has been excellent. It also helps when your laptop is a Compaq as well (heh heh). I feel that the iPAQ will replace my PC in the near future for a lot of what I do, once additional hardware, modem, etc. is purchased. The only problem with this thing is getting one! ...
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I was after a Palm Pilot and the sales guy showed me this. All I can say is he sold me on it mostly from the loving way he held it and the longing in his eyes. The sales girl at the checkout counter was caressing it and pouting that there wouldn't be any left when she had saved up the money. I have had it for 3 days now. The documentation is sketchy. Even the 116 page guide on the disk leaves much to be desired however, I figured most of it out. I found a leather bi-fold for it from one of the vendors in the book that came with it. Haven't received it yet. Hope it fits. I am waiting for the modem so I can hook up email. Looking forward to my next business trip (in September) so I can check my email and not have 150 waiting for me upon my return. Lovely piece of electronics and I highly recommend it. I do wish they would get off the stick and start producing more accessories for it. Most are out of stock and on backorder. Compaq itself doesn't even have any. (I am sure they wouldn't sell it direct anyway since they have all their suppliers clamoring for them). My advice to you is to buy it when you see it!
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Summary: Beats the HP and the Casio
Review: If you were a previous owner of the Aero brand from Compaq, don't let that sway you from this device! With the fastest processor in the fleet and a brilliant screen this system smokes the HP, which pains me because the Jornada was my old CE device. This beautiful work of art never waits a moment to complete a task, you can be listening to an MP3, writing in Microsoft Word, and making the computer recognize your handwriting without any change in performance.... the audio dosen't even skip or freeze! As always, buy the screen shields and PowerPC accessories(Concept Kitchen) if you are going to write a lot of notes because this screen is even more sensitive to scratches than the fleet of handhelds before. If you are a long-time Palm/WinCE user, you cannot understand the speed and power of this new device.
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Summary: More than just a PDA!
Review: After using the Ipac H3650 for about 2 weeks I am sorry to not have purchased it sooner. Of course that doesn't mean I would have gotten it sooner. I have one of the first production models of the H3650 and to date I have noticed no real short-comings. The ups: It is FAST! Very Fast for a handheld computer. The term Pocket PC is perfect for this device. It came loaded with Pocket versions of Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Reader, and Solitare (Yes, even a game). This beast is world's ahead of the Palm generation. I have had a Palm III for about 2 years. For the longest time I kept looking to get a Windows CE device so that I could do more that just be somewhat organized. The Palm's are good at what they where designed for but they just weren't designed to be a computer. Size wise the Ipac is barely bigger than the Palm III, thickness included. It is easy to hang on to, and easy to read the screen. The Ipaq can play mp3's and .wav files out of the box. By downloading some free software it can even play mpeg videos. The downs: The record button can get pressed when you don't mean too. Compaq should have released some accessories for the Ipaq when they shipped the first bunch. Compaq should bump up the production of these babies (I want to buy another one for my wife). Summary: If your looking for more than just a Palm, look here! This PDA is the best I've seen to date!
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Summary: The war rages on...
Review: Of all the Pocket PC colour devices, this one seems to be the champ. Loaded with tons of extra conveniences, for a modest price (compared to other models), the iPAQ may be the champ for colour Pocket PCs. However, in the same light, there are the problems which exist with any colour device: battery life, memory usage for colour graphics, glare... to name three. The clear resolution and briliant colours however may make up for this. What makes this a bit of a downer in terms of a handheld is the price. Colour displays are not cheap, and the question of their necessity is still being hotly debated. The promise of colour movies and pictures is enough to draw in many, but when the question of usability is brought up there are many things left to be desired at this point. No doubt with a reduction in price the iPAQ will step forward to take a commanding place in the Pocket PC market, but until that time it will likely take a backseat to its sibling, the Aero 1500, or cousins in the Palm area.
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Summary: Really Great Product!
Review: I finally found one at Best Buy! I have been waiting on mail-order lists for over 3 months. This unit replaces my Casio E-100. This unit does not compare. It consistantly outdoes my E-100. The screen is truly viewable in all light situations. I took the unit out in full direct sunlight. I was able to clearly see the screen and use it. This is not possible with the E-100. I am also impressed with the speed. Push a button or icon and the application is instantly loaded. 206 Mhz does make a drastic difference in speed. The USB connection allows me to synchronize in seconds. It takes minutes using the serial port on the E-100. The power meter shows actual battery life left, as opposed to other units that indicate simply low and high. My unit is too new to comment on the battery life. So far it appears to be very good. I have absolutely no buyers remorse on this one. It is a productive tool for me.
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Summary: Simply, Amazing.
Review: The iPaq is the handheld unit for students, professionals and anyone looking to organize there life. Being able to d/l e-mails before I head off to work and download latest news, business info and other online content without even having to sit at my pc is simply awesome. The Microsoft reader is also amazing. The screen is so sharp and easy to read I forget it's not paper. Listening to music on the go was another reason why I purchased this particular unit. I won't need a separate portable Mp3 player. The only thing I am concerned with is memory and I have been searching everywhere for the CF Jacket so I can pop in another 64meg card. Right now I am limited to about 4songs. Another cool feature is the autoSync I hook my unit up AutoSync goes to the web updates my news and sports info. Checks my e-mail and syncs my files up. I drop a couple of new mp3s into the folder have a cup of coffee and head out!! This beats the hell out of my Psion5. The only thing I miss about the psion5 is it's large keyboard. I am sure it beats the PalmOS as well. Anyone want a Psion5?
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