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...)

(note: I sync pocket outlook to desktop outlook using active sync and use desktop outlook during the weekday and the PDA only when away from my desk. When I refer to outlook below I mean desktop outlook unless I say pocket outlook)

In general this device is no where near as stable as any of the palms I've used. In the first day I had "rebooted" the 1910 more times than all my palms combined.

There is a hardware problem - if you put a SD memory card in it and have any alarms, evidently at midnight it wakes up to look at the alarms and then hangs because of the memory card. I've tried 2 different SD card vendors and it hangs on both. If you need a memory card, you have to pull it out each night or it will hang ON and kill the battery leaving you with restoring the device the next day.

Pocket Outlook is pretty but useless unless you have very simple needs. I had to purchase a 3rd party PIM to actually perform anything close to what I had out of the box with the palm. I thought this was the primary function of a PDA?

There is a problem with the syncing of task alarms (this is a "feature"). If you are used to putting alarms on tasks you can no longer do it. The PDA sets all alarms to the same time and syncs this time back to Outlook so not only is the PDA wrong, but so is outlook. The palm doesn't support this, but it also never screwed up outlook.

Some how the PDA corrupts the calendar alarms in outlook so they stop working randomly and unexpectedly. I can't count now the number of meetings I've missed because alarms on my calendar in outlook simply stopped working. I come in the next day, start outlook and all the missed alarms pop up at once. At least I know who to call and apologize to.

Active sync will simply stop running. Usually I have to reboot the 1910 and it will restart. Today, the connections config magically changed and I burned an hour troubleshooting why suddenly I could no longer sync.

This is a cute toy but I need a business tool that works solidly day in and day out. I should have dumped this when I could still return it. I'm going back to palm and selling this...

Date: 2003-05-14
ipaq 1910 freezes and drains the battery - a common problem
very promising machine with one big disadvantage, which HP does want to admit in: there is a basic hardware/software problem which causes the machine to turned on (probably due to reminder) and then drains the battery. there is no solution for that, and it happens in many machines (including mine).Be aware. This symptom means that you don't have a reliable machine, and I believe that this is the main reason why I recommend to buy a different brand.

Date: 2003-05-11
Compact & Light weight - Great Pocket PC
Very light and compact of all the Pocket PC's that I have seen.
Easy to use and has all the features that I need except for a vibrator alert for messages. I work in a factory and can't hear the alerts.
At [this price] it should include a cradle HP should be ashamed not to inlude one. I have yet to find a good cover that isn't bulky.
Buy it you will like it.

Date: 2003-05-02
Nice Hardware - Software Doesn't Work
Well, it's been almost three months since I got the iPAQ 1910. The hardware is nice in terms of ergonomics and display. If the software that went with it and the stability of the machine were any good, I'd give it 4 stars. The problem is that the Outlook version supplied with the machine still doesn't work right (can't retrieve e-mail from a POP server correctly) and the machine has a curious habit of turning itself on (or off depending on its mood) and, if it's in the (extra cost) cradle, the ActiveSync software ceases to work when that happens.

After numerous attempts to install (and re-install) Outlook and ActiveSync I have sort of worked out a compromise (use Outlook Express for e-mail and reboot the 1910 when it gets in a bad mood). I also have something of a relationship with a Microsoft tech who has been working on the Outlook problem for months to no avail.

When I bought the iPAQ, I saw a review commenting negatively on the software. "Just another crank who doesn't know what they're doing" I thought. Wrong. I've been dealing with computer systems and software for several decades and this is the worst product I've seen.

Date: 2003-04-26
If equipped with a faster CPU, this would be a perfect one
I selected this one mainly because of its size. I don't play game, so 200 MHZ CPU is acceptable (but is little slow when you view pictures). I use this mainly for playing mp3 files and reading ebooks. The 48 MB user accessible memory is very limited (especially after you installed some applications) so you have to buy extrnal memory card. This unit only takes SD card, which is more expensive than CF card. The non-standard 2.5 mm headphone jack is not very convinient. This unit comes with a cheap headphone matches the 2.5 mm jack. To use your own headphone you can buy a 2.5 to 3.5 converter at "your local electronics store". But I'd rather bear with these just for the ultra-compact size.

Overall it's a very good PDA. Haven't had any problem with it yet (one month). The only complaint is the speed - sometime it does take a second or more to switch between applications. The build-in speaker is loud enough for indoor, personal listening. But if you want to use it when driving a car the volumn is not loud enough - this disappointed me a little bit.

I bought it from Amazon for "a good price" and there is a ... mail-in rebate. The number #1 competitor would be DELL Axim. For same price (with coupon and promotion) you get 400 MHZ CPU and dule expansion card. But DELL is so bulky. It can't beat this lovly small device. But if you don't care about the size that much go with DELL because it's such a good deal.

A leather case is a nice addition to this PDA. Though HP doesn't sell one,