Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Model#: 19.10 Weight: .26lbs Height: .50"     Width: 2.75" Length: 4.46" Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $299.99 Online Sale Price: $419.99
Features: Dazzling Transflective TFT color (over 65,000 colors) with LED backlight display Removable/rechargeable 900 mAh Lithium-lon battery Secure Digital memory card slot for transferring and storing music, picture and more 200 MHz Intel PXA 250 processor What's in the box: iPAQ H1910, slim removable battery, USB synchronization cable, AC and charging adapter, quick-start user's guide, HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM

User Submitted HP iPAQ 1910 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)

The screen on this is fantastic. Super bright and extremely vibrant. Way better than the monochrome on my old iPaq and my Vx.

If you use Microsoft Outlook, Pocket PC is must have. The one thing I really like is when you sync with MS Outlook you get all the information (i.e. multiple address, all phone numbers, etc.) unlike the Palm where it was a partial sync.

The size is amazing. Smaller than my Vx and iPaq, it makes it very nice when you're on the go. The newer iPaqs, although much like a full blown computer, are much too large to carry around daily.

The only thing keeping me from rating this as 5 stars is you to buy the cradle separately, that's bogus. Also, why isn't there a case available? My old iPaq came with a sleeve. My Vx had that flap thing and I had the optional form fitting hard case. HP needs to get with it and offer a case at the minimum and should include some sort of case.

Date: 2003-03-20
Good but with flaws
UPDATE: I no longer recommend the iPaq 1910 PDA. While I still like its stylish finish and small size, the slow processor (200Mhz), slow bus (66Mhz), and lack of SDIO (or any other expansion than SD memory) make it a so-so value and a crippled device for the wireless future. You'll also likely run into endless problems with ActiveSync, as I have lately which already gave me tons of new white hair. I also have serious problems with HP's customer support and recommend you think twice before subjecting yourself to possible dealing with a customer-hostile company like HP.

The updated version of the 19xx series, scheduled for a July release, will use a non-standard processor, still gives you crippled RAM, and is not going to be wi-fi compliant. So avoid those as well.

In its place, consider a Viewsonic V3x series if you want something light and thin -- and V37 supports SDIO -- or a Dell Axim, ugly but packed with features. If you can afford it, the Toshiba e755 is the perfect PDA, with loads of memory, dual expansion slots, and built-in wi-fi that works.

*****

Original review:

I've had my iPaq H1910 for two months now. Before that I used an Audiovox Maestro (made by Toshiba) and also a Palm m505. I had the Palm only because I got it for free and used it for one specific Palm-only app. I like the Pocket PC environment much better, so I'm not an unbiased bystander in the PPC-vs-Palm platform war.

Ok, that's out of the way, let's talk about the 1910. There were two reasons for my purchase. No. 1, the absolutely beautiful screen. Compared to the washed-out screen on my Maestro, the brilliance and richness of color on the 1910 screen is just unbelievable. Even after 2 months, I still admire its quality every day, esp. since I keep a lot of JPEGs and small videos on my iPaq. I keep the backlight level at the midpoint, which is totally adequate under 99% of indoor lighting conditions and also for cloudy outdoor lighting. Outdoors when under the sun, you can go to bright or superbright and the screen is totally readable. The backlight is also flooded evenly unlike on the Dell and Viewsonic products. In short, the 1910 has one hell of a great screen.

Reason no. 2 was the compactness. You don't appreciate the smallness and light weight of the 1910 until you see it in real. Go to your local CompUSA, Best Buy or Circuit City for a close look. The metallic body is beautiful, and you won't believe how compact it is, esp. if you are a long-time Pocket PC follower. If I had to compare it to a Palm model, it's the Palm Zire, which of course has a dark, monochrome screen and only 2MB of memory (not all of which is even usable) and absolutely no multimedia features.

So I was sold on the two main selling points of the 1910 vis-a-vis other PPC models, which are plenty these days. Of course, with the 1910 you face limitations when it comes to expandability: the SD slot is NOT SDIO capable; there's no "sleeve" available; there's no CF slot.

If you are a PPC user, you may want to consider the 1910 for its compactness and brilliant screen, esp. if you don't plan to use any IO peripherals. The 1910's speed is quite good (comparable to other 200Mhz PPCs and even to some 300Mhz models.)

If you are a Palm user, keep in mind that what you pay for is more than an expensive datebook that happens to run Avantgo and Vindigo. You also get a multimedia jukebox with video, audio and picture support. Besides, on the PPC you are NOT forced to learn a new way of writing. But in the end, you should play with both to see which interface you like better.

Date: 2003-03-13
Great start but weak on key options and features
Well, got the new IPAQ yesterday in the mail. WOW, what a great little PDA. Other reviewers have talked about the wonderful features and such. However, let me share my initial experience trying to find some of the key accessories and features. First, missing from the product is any kind of protective cover. Drop this little gem the first time on a hard floor and its going to be toast. Checked the HP site and discovered they offer no solutions for the 1910 yet. Third party products look very bulky (so called universal solutions) for this very slim unit. Second, there is no built in JPEG file viewer. You must go to the the MS site and purchase a third party product. This viewer should have been bundled with PC 2002 operating system. Third, try as I might, find a way to delete files within the file exployer is not possible. I finally resorted to accessing the PDA from the desktop system to eliminate unwanted files. Forth, I discovered a website dedicated to tracking bugs in PocketPC 2002....there are lots of them [local website] and many are still unresolved.

Bottomline: Love the size, price and screen...but not impressed by the lack of critical accessories and features of PocketPC 2002. I would have thought that this hot product would have had a better launch.