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User Submitted HP iPAQ RX1950 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2006-01-29 So Far, So Good Had my iPaq now for over 1 month, just ran into the memory card issue, with the help of others who posted here, I downloaded the firmware fix and so far so good. For what this unit costs (~$299)this is an excellent handheld. I have quite a few programs on my memory card (good idea to purchase extra memory) and the unit runs fine. Also helps to if your cpu OS is up to date. I rely on the fact that these are mass produced so problems could occur. Date: 2006-01-26 Still buggy - extremely slow booting time for the programs on SD card I installed the firmware update, and the lock up program seems to be gone. However, the rx1950 is still buggy: programs installed on the SD card boot up really slow. A strange thing is that the programs boot up fast in the beginning, but the booting time become really long after some time. There is a temporary fix I found: You just pull the SD card out and reinsert it. I guess this bug can be fixed in the next firmware update. Other than the bug I love the rx 1950. Without the bug I would have given it 5 starts. Date: 2006-01-19 Power/SD problem Fixed! There is a firmware update for the iPAQ rx1950/1955 that fixes the power on problem when using an SD card. If you go to hp.com, pick Software & Driver Downloads, then type in the product name and continue, then pick Windows Mobile 5.0, you'll see a list of updates for the unit. Right now there is an (OS) ROM update, and a firmware update. The firmware update is the one that fixes this problem, but if you are planning to load the OS/ROM update as well, load that one first, then load the Firmware update. You should always back up all your data before applying an update. I also had a similar problem when I didn't have the battery cover on and latched just right, but that's OK now too, as long as I don't drop the thing on the ground. Date: 2006-01-09 Pretty Machine, big disappointment I just returned this item after almost 3 weeks of frustration. No problems at all for the first week. Then I put an SD card in it, for 2 days still no problems, then the soft reset problem began. This was not a deal breaker for me so I kept it, because I was really enjoying it and it had a lot of nice features. Then... after at least 3 weeks of use, the power started to be zapped. Somehow it was turning on (and no I did not have any appointment reminders set that would turn it on) or in some other way draining the power even though it was definitely turned off for hours. If it was not going to be available for use when I needed it, it would be no use to me, so it went back. Date: 2006-01-06 Ditto Ditto Ditto I have to agree with the other reviewerss. The rx1955 is not a great success in terms of handhelds. I found that the SD does not necessarily drain the battery, because if you remove it and replace it the unit comes on with the battery with power. This is real convenient. I am generally a big HP fan, but on this item.
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