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User Submitted HP iPAQ 111 Classic Handheld (FA979AA#ABA) (110 Series) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-07-10 My First PDA/Pocket PC or How I Spent My Summer Bonus After researching PDAs for years now, sometimes on the verge of buying one only to give in to my inner Luddite and running out for another paper planner, I finally bit the bullet and bought the iPAQ 111 Classic Handheld. The good reviews are accurate and the few bad reviews are mostly vague and unspecific, focusing on stylus replacements and not much on performance. I've been using mine for three days now and have used almost every feature except for the bluetooth. I've downloaded a couple of programs to it from Handango with ease. I've set it up to send and receive from two email accounts- one internet based and the other through my ISP. No problems there. I've set appointments, set tasks and set a wakeup alarm- easier than setting my clock and more organized than the business cards with notes jotted on the back. I don't have Outlook on my Vista OS so I can't take advantage of syncing to my laptop, but it doesn't much matter as I've never used Outlook nor the Windows Mail and Windows Calendar that came with Vista. I'm in for a long evening of entering contacts manually but I've got a bottle of wine opened. Sometimes when I use the stylus, if I'm holding the unit awkwardly, I'll accidentally hit the email button but I think there's an option of turning those buttons off. If not, I'll just stop holding the unit awkwardly. There have been reviewers who tend to mistake the power button for the record button on the right side of the device and one claims to have recorded himself unknowingly. I haven't had this issue as the power button is at the far top and the record button is at the far bottom. Plus, you have to tap the "record" button on the screen as well to make it start recording. For me, it's a great product and my fiance likes it too. I may end up getting him one for Christmas or as a wedding present. Date: 2008-07-09 Under no circumstances should you buy an iPaq 111 What a colossal disappointment. I chose this HP iPaq 111 after years of using Palm products. I heard very good things about it. Regrettably, good reports were exaggerated. The iPaq is much more cumbersome to enter dates in. It will not sync with Outlook on your desktop. Apparently, this is a new development. If you value having a back up and entering data on the desktop, this is not the product for you. Date: 2008-07-05 IPAQ 111 ROCKS HP iPAQ 111 Classic Handheld (FA979AA#ABA) This is my first pocket PC. I bought this at Amazon, quick delivery and amazingly easy to setup. It has everything I need to get going, my Outlook files are perfectly synchronized and i can use just like my desktop. I added a 16Gb SDHC card and edited the registry to direct my mail to be stored on it, FANTASTIC, now I have a copy of ALL my mails in its original folder structures. I also have a backup of all my frequently accessed files from my PC. I love this thing. So much more "tweakable" than an itouch with all the features you will love. Date: 2008-06-29 compatibility issues with Mobile Windows 5.0 Hey, you've read the reviews. small form factor, sexy, sleek. I like it alot for all the features. However, the program I am trying to run will not work on Windows Mobile 6.0. So I am gonna sell this baby off and get something else with Windows Mobile 5.0. Date: 2008-06-28 Known as the 112 in Ausralia I have owned one of these for the past 6 months. Despite initial problems with startup, after the retail shop replace it for a new one, it hasnt missed a beat. I read all of my books on it and have over 600 ebooks on my 2GB card. Battery life is about 16 hours continuous use. Wifi is great but it is hard to use the internet due to the screen proportions. Overall a great product which replaces the non existant Kindle (not available in Australia). Mez
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