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HP iPAQ 4155 Pocket PC

HP iPAQ 4155 Pocket PC

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The compact "do it all" PDA
Review: I have been very impressed with this PDA. It is far and away superior to the 36xx series model that I am replacing. I have been very impressed by the 8.0211 b WiFi

Its screen is brighter and clearer than the previous model I have owned and its I deal for surfing the next. I have used my home WiFi set up and seamlessly surfed the `net right out of the box for months. The updated media player is also great for streaming video of multiple formats right of the `net. Blue tooth also makes connecting to the net via an enabled cell phone (i.e. Sony Ericson 61x) a breeze.

I have found I prefer this size PDA as opposed to the larger models; This is where I think palm had it right over the original ipaqs. Its about the size of a color Palm V and even fits in the Mont Blanc case that I had for one with almost perfect button alignment.
This is my favorite PDA to date. Don't think I will be replacing it anytime soon.


Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The problem isn't the PDA, it's Hewlett-Packard warranty!
Review: I bought a pocket pc ipaq and it was very nice, but just for one year...two months after the warranty ended, the product failed to never work again. I sent it to the service, but after one month! they gave it back to me and told me that it is not possible to repair it, or the cost will be more expensive than buying a new one. So I spoke with Hewlett-Packard, and they assigned my case to a "customer advocate", but that person is a real HP advocate who told me "HP products doesn't fail.."??
So I have a nice US$700 pocket pc that doesn't work. Next time I will find a minimum 3-years warranty.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: It's packed with features, but packed with bugs
Review: I've been on the PDA scene for a while now, and bought a Palm IIIe. It was great; reliable, long battery life, and stylish.

I then moved to the iPaq 3870. It was brilliant; the bluetooth let me connect to my phone to get Internet and Email on the move. It was great, again; reliable, long(ish) battery life, and stylish.

Then, I decided to upgrade to the h4150, to take advantage of the built-in wireless and its clear, crisp screen. As I use satellite navigation a lot, I needed a screen I could see in my car at all times.

This, I got, and the navigation works a treat. Also, the wireless is intuitive (compared to PPC 2002's offering), but not perfect. Synchronisation is frought with problems; sometimes I end up synchronising my PDA's contents entirely, even though I've only changed someone's phone number, or adjusted a calendar date.

Sometimes the unit won't synchronise without a reset.

On the note of reliability, this unit seems to require rebooting a lot more often than its predecessor. If bluetooth doesn't work ... reset. If wireless doesn't work ... reset. If synchronising doesn't work ... reset. See a pattern emerging?

If you buy this unit, and you want to keep this unit, you MUST buy a protective case with it. The one that comes with it is alright, but it's not very protective. I've since cracked the screen and the touch-screen is basically useless now, and it'll apparently cost me £70-£100 ($120-$180) to repair, which I'm not too happy about.

The unit is great, but buggy. If you want a feature-packed, thin, stylish PDA, then get this. If you want a reliable PDA with long battery life, look elsewhere.


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