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User Submitted HP iPAQ 1935 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2004-02-11 Piece of Junk I bought the Ipaq 1935 and the screen cracked when going from cold (outside of my house) to warm (inside of my house). HP says it is not covered under warraty. I bought another (the fool I am)the LCD on this one broke after 2 days! I did nothing to this machine. It broke while attached to my hip. It too was not covered under warranty. HP is not what it used to be. I strongly encourage to buy another brand. I have no beef with Amazon. They are great. Date: 2004-02-10 Great PDA, if it never leaves the house The computer actually works pretty well, is easy to set up, and fast enough for all the applications we're likely to run on it (including a full-featured implementation of Go). It's also pretty comfortable to use. With the security problems of wi-fi and other wireless options, and limited appicability of BlueTooth, the more expensive versions didn't make a lot of sense. It's not for FPS gaming, but it works pretty well. Unfortunately, the glass touch screens are ridiculously fragile. Ours developed a crack across one corner of the screen after a couple of months of use, rendering it useless. Although there is no evidence that the unit was dropped (pressure fracture?), HP isn't even going to think about warranty coverage. Worse, they want about $15 less than the original price of the unit new in the box to replace the screen. I don't know how this compares to other PDA's, but this one is far, far too delicate to be a practical consumer item. Not recommended. 02-05-04 Oh and it seems that HP as discontinued this model since it is no longer listing it on it's site. What else does it do that a simple MP3 player doesn't do? I have my full address book with phone numbers and email addresses with me. I have a calendar (with alarm) to remind me of appointments, special occasions, and things I am working on. I can record my own voice memos or meetings I attend. It reads my handwriting (even cursive) on the bright, full color screen, and stores the text in files useable by Word or Excel or Outlook. The software, including Microsoft's Media Player, is included. I keyed all of my address book information on my desktop computer, then the h1935 automatically picked up that information the next time I connected to my desktop. Or I can type, tapping one letter at a time, using the onscreen keyboard. It comes with a calculator, and even plays movies with sound. If you use Windows, it's easy to use the pocket versions of Windows and the MS office programs that come already installed. It has its own speaker, or I can plug in my own ear buds. I have already transferred 2 hours of MP3 music to my iPAQ, and it will store more than twice that (4 hrs. of MP3's) plus lots of full color photos and text files, even books or movies. I think this package is better value than most MP3 players with similar (320 Megs total) storage. Cons: The HP h1935 iPAQ doesn't include Bluetooth internet and phoning capability. Get the 1940+ series or higher for an additional $50 or more if you need those features. Additional software is limited but more is becoming available on the internet. The manual is on CD, but you can print pages. Recommendation: Get one. Very Good PDA. some previous reviewers has praised this PDA's other good functions exhaustly (e.g, it has removable battery.). I just want to mention one of its additional function here: With an Sandisk SD Wi-Fi card (802.11b), you can connect this to wireless internet. The set up is a breeze and the use for wireless internet is very smooth. Taking into account of its cheap price, it is an excellent PDA, definetely getting 5 stars.
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