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HP iPAQ 1910 Pocket PC Review

HP iPAQ 1910 Pocket PC 
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...)


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Date: 2003-09-23
Back to Palm after this toy
I went from my old reliable and durable Palm M125 to the iPAQ 1910 and was terribly disappointed. There are a few pluses, most notably the familiar Windows feel in both the operating system and applications, and the slim, light feel. Unfortunately, the 1910 has almost no battery life at all. It was almost completely drained after a busy business day. Second, finding accessories is futile. There are few, if any at all. No keyboard, modem and even pitifully few decent protective cases. Third, the lighting and contrast is poor in a well lit area and adjusting the backlight and contrast puts a fatal strain on an already weak battery. Finally, after finding no peripherals, finding applications other than what is boxed is almost impossible. Luckily, the packaged software is ample (Word, Excel, etc) but Diogenes had an easier search. Lastly, the 1910 had a fragile, toy-like feel to it. I treat my tools well, but I'm not comfortable working with something that feels like glass.
My iPAQ was quickly retired after I went back to Palm and got a Zire 71. I've crossed the desert and found my oasis!

Date: 2003-09-12
Good product with dumb flaws
I agree with the people who have said that this is a lovely, functional, little pocket PC. But it has a couple of stupid design errors.

One of the advantages of owning a pocket PC is that you can download books from Audible.com. In terms of total time spent, listening to audio books is is one of the main ways I use these machines - when commuting, air travel, exercising and so on.

The problem with this model is that the 2.5mm jack ear phones are [weak], break easily and then are bloody hard to replace. No one in Bangkok ... seems to stock them. Amazon.com and other online retailers do have some, but will not ship electronic items overseas.

So for the sake of a [small] item, a key benefit of this machine is lost to me. ...

In addition, I changed from a previous IPAQ to this model because of the size advantage. However, none of my IPAQ accessories (cradles and keyboards) fit this model. And, keyboards for this model are difficult to find.

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Date: 2003-08-27
Before you buy this product, read this review
1, The SD slot only accept memory card and will not accept SDIO 2, Unlike the IR on the 2215 and 3950 series, it is not a consumer grade and does not come with the "universal remote control" software.
3, It comes with Pocket 2002.
4, The "cradle" is sold seperately for $$$. It only comes with the cables.
5, This is the low-end PocketPC regarding performance.

With all the negative, I still rather like this PDA. It is small, thin, and very easy to carry around. The best part is its price. At $$$$, you get a PocketPC with color screen, removable battery and small and slick MP3 player.

Date: 2003-08-24
I'm about to return this item
I exchanged my viewsonic v35 (had some HW problems synchronizing) for this one because the size and looks of it is so attractive.
I figured the slower processor (200) is not going to be an issue, but I was wrong. Compared to viewsonic, it's too slow loading just about anything, including your calendar and address book. I've had it for less than 24 hours and I've already had to reset it twice because it crashes and freezes in mid-work.

RAM is only 48, but that's not a real issue as it also has a good amount of ROM space.

It doesn't have a cradle (which is prices as about 1/4 of the cost of the pokcet PC itself (read: not worth it).

It does not have a a leathercase (defitely a must have unless you don't care about scratching up your device).

Honestly, earphones carried no weight in my decision to purchase this device.

The screen is not as sensitive to the stylus as most other palm and pocket pc devices are. I literarly had to PUSH to do about anything, where it was click or drag or ...

Bottom line: If I were you, I would invest a little more and get something better. You'd be suprised how much of a differnce another 100 MHZ will make!!

Date: 2003-08-01
Good device... but.... Think twice !!!
This IPAQ 1910 or 1915 (Europe) its a nice device with a very good screen and it works OK... but there are bad things too.
HP will not make available upgrades to PocketPC 2003 and this is bad. Plus it crashes a little bit especialy with the use of SD cards.
Finally, it has no cradle.
I should be considered only if low cost is the master key or if the user will only use the device for simple functions.
To install must of the software and retain some memory to run it a SD Card has to be installed.


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