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Summary: Perfect
Review: I wrote an entire novel on this trusty machine - and was able to throw it in a backpack, bike to the library, pull it out and work. Loved being able to sit in my living room and write, also. ActiveSync works perfectly. Infrared works perfectly - sends documents directly to my printer AND I am able to use it to store data from my Quicklink pen. I LOVE THIS COMPUTER! I am upset that HP discontinued this line...If you're looking for a TRULY portable computer (and don't require all the extra bells and whistles of a laptop) that syncs up beautifully with your desktop - THIS IS THE COMPUTER FOR YOU!
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Summary: Makes a Palm seem like, well, a Palm
Review: I've been holding off buying a Palm-esque organizer for years, due to its various limitations, notably an inability to compose documents of any length in any reasonable amount of time without a cumbersome and annoying attachable keyboard. I saw the Jornada 720 and the bullet list sounded like just the thing. In particular, the picture on Amazon showing the unit in relation to an adult males hands looked promising. Browsing the reviews in this section, I saw at least one testimonial that one could type near full speed on the keyboard. Now that I own one, I can confirm that it is true. Although I am engineer by trade, I have a hobby of writing and I was able to load and work on a fairly large story with little problem. The bundled apps are about all one would expect for the units target application (presumably, a highly mobile professional). In particular the Inkwriter is a nice way to take notes in a meeting and make drawings at the same time. Some might be surprised that Powerpoint is basically playback only, but it sort of makes sense if you consider the probable application. The sex-appeal (sometimes read geek-appeal where I come from) is extremely high. The thing is cool. I find myself playing with it when I really dont need to be. The screen size and resolution is well chosen. The internet connnection works great once you realize that a seperate dial-up that supports CE based units is required. The screen size windows nicely into the typical webpage. the ActiveSynch worked perfectly but I found that I needed to start PC Link on the Jornada the first time I ran activeSynch on a desktop partner or the Jornada would time out. The RAM-based implementation makes it instant on-off and the battery life of a "real" 9 hours is fantastic. The size is just a bit large to be something you would carry in a pocket unless you were into aviation Dockers. The carrying case (extra) seems adequate but increases the size further. In general one must relegate oneself to the idea that it is hand carried to meetings and stowed in a briefcase. A minus relative to Palm, but the upside, in my opinion far outweighs the downside relative to Palm and other devices of the now de-facto footprint. HP Dialer is a little buggy, possibly one of the reasons the reset button is accessible to the user. The subtraction of the single star is due to the limitations I've described above but overall this seems a beautifully conceived and nicely executed product that is like to catch on expecially if the price point drift South a bit.
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Summary: It's perfect for me. Is it for you?
Review: If you want a put-in-a-shirt-pocket PDA, this isn't for you. If you want or need a keyboarded device, this is the only choice without adding external keyboard. For me, that means it's the only choice. Contrary to the review, it is really difficult to touch type on it. It's got a large form factor, but I can carry it in a pocket (but I'm a size 56;) You can find the Jornada external keyboard on eBay once in a while (part F1275A.) If you find one, snap it up! It works with an additional free driver from HP, and it adds six times the functionality. The bad news: The product is discontinued. Additional NiMH batteries (proprietary design) aren't available on HP shopping. HP Parts told me they're backordered, but I did get mine in 24 hours. The worse news: WinCE/Pocket PC devices are not supported by the software manufacturer after a new revision comes out. As another reviewer mentions, much "Windows CE 2.0" software will NOT run on Windows CE for Handheld PC (H/PC.) Don't expect much additional software to come out; companies just won't have a profit motive to support an obsolete platform. The good news: There is a LOT of software out there now that works. You just need to find a good forum like Raul Lucky's web pages to help know what works and what doesn't. The better news: With my Jornada 720 I can just take the unit along and have great functionality as a PDA. Between the add-on keyboard, Accurite 20 GB hard drive which slots into card slot 1, a 64 MB Compact Flash Card, Ansyr's Primer PDF reader, and other goodies which aren't necessary (1 extended batt, 1 reg batt, docking cradle, external charger, etc. - it seems like a lot but really isn't) I have no need of a laptop. I've even got most of my CD library burned to the external HD. I don't need an MP3 player, either. In short, this is much more than just a PDA with lots of flexibility and expansion capability. The best news: With the flexibility of the system I've always got it with me, in the configuration for whatever I'm doing. It takes a little learning, but far less than the MessagePads did, and I suspect less than your average first-timer using a PDA. This is really more than a PDA, though it is less than a laptop. And with the lower price points, it's even sweeter. If I had the ready cash, there wouldn't be any of them for sale here, because I'd have them as backup units. :) I'm expecting (batteries willing,) to be using it until Pocket PC 2010 comes out - at least. :)
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Summary: WARNING! Jornada Accessories
Review: If your looking for Compact Flash cards for your Jornada 720 beware! If you search for accessories on the page will show Viking Components Compactflash cards and Modems with the impression that they are compatible with the Jornada 720. After talking with technical support at both HP and Viking Components (neither of which had a clue, these tech engineers looked at their web site, like I did), after many hours of research (on Microsoft/hp and viking sites) I am returning the Viking compact flash as the Jornada 720 could not figure out what driver to use. In fact, HP's own compactflash may not be compatible with this unit... The Jornada 720 itself works great, with the only drawback a lack of software and occasional hickups when connecting via network sync... Unless, your in a hurry to have a small unit like this, I would wait a year or two to let the technology catch up to it...If you purchase one, prepare to be "on your own" for the most part.
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Summary: Nice Machine, but no (?) support for Visual Basic CE
Review: It does not appear that this machine, with its new processor, is supported by Visual Basic for CE 6. I might be mistaken (and I hope I am) but it appears that you can not write applications for it in VB. Perhaps embedded VB will work, but the app I am working on with it will not work on this machine. I love HP products and hope that the support will come soon, but a call to support line says VB CE is not supported.
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Summary: Great Gadget
Review: It's not perfect but I think its a great little machine. It does everything I need it to do and it does it with speed. Love the color screen, instant on and the ActivSync. Very convenient to carry. Plenty of memory. And the battery lasts all day.
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Summary: A Devout Mac User Responds
Review: My workplace uses the PC platform. At home I am a devoted Mac user. I got very tired of having to convert or email my work documents in order to work on them at home, and vice versa (especially since I used a painfully slow 56K modem at home and often work on large documents). Add to it that I commute by train to and from work (an average of 4 hours a day) and wanted to be able to utilize that time, efficiently. One more factor: when I borrowed the company laptop for powerpoint presentations on the road, I got increasingly annoyed at the bulkiness of the computer, adapters, external drives, laptop case, etc. that became quite a pain to lug around. So something had to be done. I eyed and coveted the sexy tiny Vaio's but my Mac loyalty said if I want a laptop, get a skiny G4. Realizing that the G4's or IMacs wouldn't solve my problem as well as crossing over to the PC platform would, I considered one more option - the Palm world. The reality was that I wanted a computer that would do everything my old slow Mac and very fast PC did, and could do it seamlessly. About that time the New York Times featured an article that compared Palm OS and Windows CE platforms (worth finding in NYT archives)and I was sold. The handheld PC's are based on very tried and true technology (not withstanding the general societal complaints with Microsoft, which I will not indulge in.) The next was to choose among the various models. Again, what I wanted was a tiny computer, not a fancy organizer, and the Jornada 720, despite its cost, attracted me. A little shopping around, and I found a new one for about..., when they were retailing at close to $.... I instantly fell in love with it--even though the modem didn't work properly. The general complaints I read on-line about HP was that their service support left much to be desired. After a couple of frustrating rounds, I finally got the matter straightened out (HINT: persistence pays)and got the modem fixed. I have been extremely happy ever since. I sync it at work and bring my documents with me on the train (and finish what I need to do while comuting, obviating the need to work at home). I do wish it could sync with my Mac- which is the ONLY drawback- but it is actually softening me toward PC's. Here's the best part, I recently accessorized it with a Colorgraphic VGA-Out card and can now run my powerpoint presentations from my J720 (which I named "Jordy," by the way). No more bulk, no more being caught on the road with a powerpoint on a disk but no laptop to run it. I pull out my tiny, light in weight, Jordy and dazzle the crowds with my great graphics and pithy presentations. This is an extremely functional unit. I have recently been using it as an MP3 player (fabulous!) and have asked my family to grace me with the IBM Microdrive next gift-giving season. The only complaint I have now is that it isn't easy to find the breadth of software programs available for Palms, but they are out there and apparently growing. I highly recommend this product. The price is coming down so go for it!
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Summary: jornada 720 hp
Review: please quote, jornada 720 hewlett packard with all accesories, and that this products is sending to my country SANTIAGO-CHILE, , include transpor the payment is by credit card.
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Summary: Fast, compact, light weight and full of features!
Review: The HP Jornada 720 does everything I need to do for on-the-road computing. Checking and responding to e-mail, surfing the net, taking meeting notes, drafting memos and other documents, and accessing all those usual organizer functions. I now leave my heavy and bulky laptop brick at the office and take the 720 instead when traveling for business or pleasure. Lots of bundled software tools are included making the Jornada 720 a versatile machine. It's flexible allowing for expansion and scalability. I especially like adding PCMCIA Type II, compact flash and smart cards. The audio recorder and built-in speakers are also nice. The standard 32 MB of memory is an improvement over the older 600 series models. The improved Windows for HPC OS will be very familiar to Windows NT/95/98 users and the sync capability makes the 720 a logical extension of my desktop machine. Some minor drawbacks: it is somewhat pricey compared to the Jornada 548 and other Pocket PC handhelds; the keyboard (although nice) is a bit tiny. I use a two-finger or two-eraser heads poking technique to minimize keyboard errors. Great battery - 9 hours! I do love it!
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Summary: No Support for unreliable handheld.
Review: The Jornada 720 is a wonderful idea, beautiful package. Too bad it is not reliable. My first 720 hummed along fine for less than 24 hours, then the modem just quit. Because HP has no 24 hour tech support, I was on the phone with my ISP while they kindly tried to solve the problem--on and off, trial and error--for nearly four hours. Finally the next day when HP was open for its "banker's hours" support for customers, the first two techs were reading to me out of a book. No clue as to why the modem was silent. A third tech finally agreed the modem was defective. Would HP do an express exchange? Not unless I wanted a refurbished 720 when I had just paid for a brand new one. Luckily the vendor was excellent where HP was not, and gave me an immdeiate exchange. The second 720 arrived with the screen loose on the right side and the brightness uneven going from left to right. And, while the modem dialed in and connected, it could not connect to any pages off Jornada's home page. After another hour on the phone with techs, I gave up. It looks great, and when it was working it seemed great. But two out of two machines with problems and absolutely no help from HP and no interest in customer satisfaction...well, that's unacceptable for (an expensive) handheld.
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