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User Submitted HP iPAQ hx2795 Pocket PC (FA676B#ABA) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-03-08 Very useful, great user interface, good battery We bought this so that we could travel without using our laptops to access emails and such, and it's been spectacular so far. Handy, easy to use, and very worth the cost. Date: 2007-03-07 Great Device, but UPDATE THE BIOS! At first I was having many problems - wouldn't sync, loss of or wouldn't connect to a WIFI signal, and the battery seemed to get rundown VERY fast. I found myself having to do soft resets on the device almost daily. I tried to use HP's website to update the BIOS, but after 3 days of trying the ones listed, which gave me "wrong model" errors, I called HP and discovered the right one for the hx2795b was not listed out there! So they gave me the exact ftp link to the update: ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33003.exe Paste this into your browser on your PC and then run it. Once I completed the update, the device has been working great!! My only other "con" is that the Manual leaves much to be desired. This device is more of a "figure-it-out-as-you-go" device, which may prove frustrating for some. Date: 2007-01-20 First PDA This is my first PDA and it was a good purchase. It was easy to set up with my wireless network. I depend on it now instead of my paper planner I use to use. Synching with Outlook works great. I added a 2g SD card and have quite a bit of extra memory for MP3's and Bible PC program. Very fast performance checking email and on-line. Only complaint is that it doesn't work with itunes. I have to rerip some CD's to be compatible with Windows Media Player. Other than that, very good purchase. Date: 2007-01-09 HP Ipaq 2795 An outstanding platform for Windows mobile operating system. Flawless syncing with home/office desktop. Clear, high resolution screen is a joy compared to my previous Palm based PDA's. Wireless functioning is reliable and seamless. Ergonomics are excellent. Good to above average batery life with power saver options. Would highly recommend this product. Date: 2006-10-15 BEFORE INSTALLING ANYTHING, UPDATE THE BIOS (Originally intended title was "It makes the iPod look like a complete waste of $$$...harsh but true") I have been using my Ipaq hx2795b for a couple of months now, and at first it did have frequent freeze-ups and battery draining issues, especially when using the SD card. But once I updated the BIOS (ROM) to the latest version (you can find it at hp's website), everything works smoothly ever since. Also remember to use the latest version of ActiveSync (4.2 so far), and not the one that comes with the installation CD, and try to use the sync with MS Office Outlook 2003 instead of Office 2002 on your PC/laptop. For the above inconveniences, I'm taking one star off the rating. I believe that's about it, and you're all set to start installing tons of software on your Ipaq. I use it literally for EVERYTHING (well, phone and camera excluded) -that is, agenda, customer database, ebooks, reference books, review powerpoint presentations, wi-fi, email, msn messenger, bluetooth, watch videos (you can watch entire DVD movies on it, after encoding of course), music (in my opinion it sounds even better than the iPod, was it the earphones?), games, anyway, you name it. I find the Windows Mobile 5 OS quite stable, and the interface feels pretty much the same as using the ordinary desktop Windows. The speed is impressive too. Battery life is good and it charges fast. The display is bright and clear, though I would have preferred a slightly larger screen. The fingerprint reader device is cool. I personally don't use it though, because it delays the otherwise instant power-on of the handheld, but it stands as a great security feature for sure. Some recommended accessories to enhance your Ipaq are: SD card (i'm already using 70% of its 2GB storage capacity, so I'll soon be looking for an additional CF card; I think it's less cumbersome to have both cards simultaneously in the handheld than to have to switch cards using the same slot), an extra sync/charger/car adapter (I have the BELKIN Ipaq Sync Charger F8Q0003HP), a leather carrying case, and of course, screen adhesive overlays. Some useful or must-have software are: Adobe Reader for PPC, iSilo, Resco explorer, Resco photo viewer, Resco audio recorder, Resco radio, Clearvue presentation, spb Pocket Plus, Trancreative Magic Button, Touch Notes, Pocket informant, TCPMP the core pocket media player (it plays every format that the Windows Media Player doesn't, which are a bunch). Overall, I'm very happy with my Ipaq hx2795b. For those thinking to own a handheld for the first time but have put off till now (like myself), this is the right moment to do it. The technology in handhelds, both hardware and software-wise, has reached to a level of reliable stability, that makes it worthy enough to try on one of these literally do-it-all gadgets.
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