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User Submitted HP iPAQ 1935 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2003-12-28 Amazon sent me a bad one! I just now started to use POCKET PC H1935 I bought from Amazon. I TRIED to sync the IPAQ to my Toshiba Satellite laptop BUT FAILED. I spent the whole night trying to figure things out. Computer expert said it's bad. Then, a friend of mine who is also a computer expert tried to sync it with my laptop. He finally gave up and said, it's ALSO NO USE. THE THING IS THIS IPAQ IS BRAND NEW. MY RECOMMENDATION-YOU CAN GO TO AMAZON FOR PEOPLE'S REVIEW OF PRODUCTS. THEY TELL A LOT OF TRUTH. THIS IS LESSON LEARNED, CONSUMERS---BEWARE! Date: 2003-11-25 Seems really good, but don't have much to compare it to The iPaq 1935 has everything that I wanted in a handheld - it easily communicates with my pc, it keeps track of my appointments and contacts, it has a few games to keep me from getting bored, and the price was right. There is no wireless on this model, though you might be able to upgrade it somehow. This gets me to one big drawback - the documentation is all on a cd-rom. While this probably saves money for HP, it is quite annoying for the user who doesn't have a computer to use to dig through the manual. Come on, I'm paying a lot of money for this product, the least you can do is print the manual so that I can have it in my hands to read... One very nice feature that this unit does have is the SD card upgrade. You can use the SD cards to dramatically increase the memory, and there are several intersting SD cards that you can purchase (for about $50) that have programs on them - the one I'm eyeing right now is the 'atlas' program that has many maps on it to help you navigate. I haven't used any handhelds before, so I don't have much to compare this product with. The interface is easy to navigate, the colors are bright, and it does the job, so I don't have any big complaints. This is probably a good entry level handheld for moderate usage. Date: 2003-11-22 Great product! My first PDA! I love this little thing! I have never had a PDA before, and this one has been very easy and quick to use. I bought it with the $50 manufacturers rebate, which makes it even better. The colors are fabulous, I have no complaints there, everyone who sees it is impressed. Battery life seems to be pretty long, but it is a new battery, and I haven't attached a modem card to it yet, so that may suck up more battery life. It's the smallest handheld out there for what it can do, it is so light and thin. The sync program is very easy to use, just follow the directions when you install it, there is a proper order to whether the program should be installed first or the handhelld connected to the PC first, don't screw that up. I love mine, and I'd recommend it to friends. Date: 2003-11-13 All that and smaller! I purchased the 1935 after having used NEC Hpcs, and and older ipaq 3800 series. personally I have no use for the add-on sleeves for the larger ipaqs, and I did want smaller size. I use this device for contacts, callendar, map program (MS pocket streets & trips) bible software and more. Reviews saying there are few accesories and cases have not looked around enough, I found 9 different cases for this model (search under ipaq 1910 to increase results) before settling on a vaja leather case that I love. needs an SD card if you plan on storing large amounts of maps, music etc. If you have never used windows pocket pc OS before, you will find that it is anoying to close or switch between tasks, I recommend downloading a task manager called magic button (free) from www.trancreative.com to make task management work much like regular windows. I love the bright screen, the small size and for a 203mz processor I find it to be very fast, although I do not play games or videos. Cons: I would have liked a case and cradle and all of the things that other reviewers said, but for the price I can't complain and I prefer to customize those things anyway. Some thoughts: * The battery doesn't last as long as Palm's, and you'll probably want to charge it at least every other day, every day if you use it extensively. You can get an extra battery, since the HP's is removable -- a real advantage in the long run, since you won't have to send the unit in for servicing a la the Palm and most other PDA models. * You want MP3s, you got 'em. Add a 256MB SD card, and you're off and running. The unit does contain an annoying headphone adapter jack, but such are the tradeoffs of small size PDAs (Palm has a similar issue on the similarly priced Tungsten E.) It's not an iPod, but it'll do. * You can also display small videos and pics, of course, but who really needs/wants to do this on a regular basis? I suppose if you are one of those annoying people who want to show everybody your latest baby photos, this will be just the ticket. * There is no wireless functionality out of the box. You can add it later, but if you really are looking for Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, you probably want a PDA with those features built in. That'll cost you, of course. * Is there such a thing as too small? The buttons on this Pocket PC take a bit getting used to compared to the large and in charge buttons on the older, bloated iPaqs of yesteryear. * Why so chintzy on the warranty? 90 days?! Take it from me, PDAs break. Their screens can crack, units freeze up, buttons stick -- basically, bad stuff happens. Seems like HP is trying to force folks to upgrade to the extended warranty. That is unacceptable support from one of the world's largest companies, and costs this otherwise excellent unit a star. (Palm offers 1 year, and I personally had near-instant turnaround on a Palm Vx repair)...
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