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User Submitted HP iPAQ 2215 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2004-12-10 Powerful and Reliable I bought this IPAQ after doing much research. I wanted a Pocket PC, and knew that I needed to keep it very small. This IPAQ has met all of my expectations. I have used it for a year now, and plan to use it for at least another 18 mos. before I consider upgrading to newer technology. If I could do it again, I would at least look at pocket pc's that have built-in keyboards. When I originally compared these, I didn't think I would use that functionality much. After using it my stylus for a while now, I think I would prefer a keyboard option. I have had not problems with my IPAQ and it does everything it is supposed to do. Date: 2004-09-14 Good Feature/Price ratio I have owned this PDA for about 6 months now. The battery life is far superior to the iPAQ3XXX series PDAs! I can use this off and on for a few days straight without having to recharge. Aside from battery life, it seems to be very fast and responsive compared to my Toshiba Genio. Another major selling point was the Dual memory slots-Compact Flash and Secure Digital. Aside from the features mentioned above, I also am impressed with the form factor. Although it is not quite as slim as the 4XXX series iPAQs it is still among the smallest and sleekest PDAs that I have seen. Complaints: This does not run PPC 2003 2nd edition : ( PIM info disappears if batteries go dead. iPAQ FileStore utility does not prevent this... I had a CASIO that kept all PIM info and settings even after a week with a dead battery (vacation). Overall This is by far my favorite PDA yet! Date: 2004-09-01 My Favorite Toy After months of research, I finally purchased an Ipaq 2215, which I dearly love. I used to have a Palm m515, which I still love (and which my husband now loves), but I wanted to get an MP3 player as well, and it was just easier to have an all in one unit. (That's what I told my husband when I tried to explain the price!) The MP3 player works great, and it's neat to have the CF & SD slots because CF is so much cheaper. The speaker is surprisingly good, though headphones sound much better. The remote control feature is nifty, but rarely used. I write a lot of stories, so I bought a thumbpad, and it works really well and I'm almost as fast with the thumbpad as I am with a real keyboard. I'm tempted to get a real keyboard, but so far haven't needed one. Word to Go 6 (for the Palm OS) is better than PocketWord, but PW isn't bad. It doesn't save page numbers or footers, which drives me crazy, but it does have the word completion feature that I like. You can download truetype fonts, but you can't insert a page break. When you exit out of a document and go back in, it starts you at the top again. Doc to Go 6 remembers where you left off. This can be annoying when you have a 100 page document to edit, then want to go into another document to check your notes, then continue your next great American novel. There is a lot of space on the hard drive, though it's RAM, so you lose the info if the battery dies completely. At least that's what the book I bought says - haven't tested it yet. I don't know if others have a problem with this, but the last document I work on does not sync when I hook up the unit to my PC. It actually takes it out of the Pocket_PC folder on my desktop. I have to go back into it, type in a space, delete the space, exit, and then it syncs. I'm sure there's an easier way, but I don't know it, so I have to do it each time. Anyway, this is a great toy. I'm sure some people can use it for work if they really want to, but it's too much fun to just save for work. Date: 2004-08-11 Convenient I purchased this a week ago and since that time it has not left my side. I put all of my personal and work information on here and it's seamless. This device has everything I need, and it also has a nice remote control gadget that I use to control my DVD, VCR, TV and TiVo. Overall this this has been incredibly useful for me, I am glad I purchased this. Date: 2004-08-03 HP IPAQ 2215 I have had an iPAQ 2215 for just under a year. I did a lot of work, asked a lot of questions before buying. It was in my price range, plus I added a SD card because my camera also uses a SD card. The case the comes with it is nice but replace it with a sturdier one to protect screen and features that fit your lifestyle (mine is a clipon to belt or waist. The only thing that I am thinking of adding is a foldable/protable keyboard for long documents. It's great
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