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