Compaq iPAQ H3765 Pocket PC

Pros: Sleek design, bright display, excellent options, durable.
Cons: Somewhat awkward cradle, stylus latch can fail after heavy use.

I spent more than a month looking through PDA-related sites, reading opinions and reviews, weighing price vs functionality. I needed to find a PDA which suited my needs and finally decided on the Compaq iPaq 3765.

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Pros: Bright 12-bit Color Display, Good Amount of Memory, Thin and Powerful.
Cons: Battery Life could be better, No built-in expansion slots, Single Button instance (explained later)

Currently there are other models of iPaqs out there that virtually take care of all the "wants" I have for this device. However, since there are some newer devices out there, you simply cannot beat the price! If you're thinking of upgrading from an...

Pros: Very rugged and dependable unit
Cons: Aged, limited memory and upgradeability

My entry into the PDA world involved a Cassiopia Pv-400 Plus that my wife gave me when I was debating whether to continue to spend $40 a year on Franklin Planner refills or not. I found the handheld to be very useful but limited. A few months later, the ...

Pros: Familiar Windows operating environment, nice color display, good applications.
Cons: Awkward cradle, difficult to get optional hardware, no good carrying case options.

Tired of the Palm OS and eager to get a PDA with the more familiar Windows application environment, I rushed out to purchase the Compaq IPAQ 3765. Complete with mini-versions of Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and Media Player, I quickly found a free...

Pros: Nice Screen, Good price, attractive design, upgradeable!
Cons: no built-in storage slot (need an adapter sleeve), battery life, newer models - nicer specs

With the array of new handhelds hitting the market recently... and seeing the price of this 'old' model plummeting, thought it'd be a good time to share some thoughts from the time I've spent with the device...

As luck would have it - one...

Pros: Sleek, small, expandable options, great travel companion
Cons: Very little support to add GSM voice capability, so far...

I had purchased this unit 3 months back to replace a notebook computer which I used mainly for organizing my life and running powerpoint presentations. The Pocket outlook was quite easy to set up and transfer data and settings from the notebook. It even...

Pros: Fast, colorful, great sound, functional
Cons: A little big, especially with expansion sleeves.

The Compaq Ipaq, in my opinion, is the best PDA out there. Let me explain...

I've owned a Palm V for the past three years, and I really wanted to upgrade. I had been loyal to Palm systems, but there really seemed to be no compelling reason...

Pros: Sleek, Small, Attractive,Best Value PPC, Excellent Screen
Cons: No Built in Expansion, Battery Life, Has Multiple Button Press Issues

I sell these as part of my job and have been doing so for over a year. I consider myself pretty knowledgable and up to date on these types of things. I personally have owned the 3765 since January, and I got a good deal on mine through work. I am...

Pros: Lots of features, Nice looking design and bright display.
Cons: Bit bulky, short battery life, Some applications need further tweaking.

I bought this pda new a long time ago when it first came out about 9 months ago. The only difference between the H3760 and the H3670 is that the 760 comes with Pocket PC 2002. Now I never used the original Pocket PC, but from what I've heard the 2002...

Pros: Intuitive menus; ease of use; great display; good speaker
Cons: Battery life; stylus holder; slick, awkward to hold case

Its a PC...

Its a PDA...

Its BOTH!

The Compaq iPAQ 3765 was purchased as an (expensive) replacement for my ailing Sharp organizer. My LCD screen was starting to give out, and if you've ever kept the contents of your life...

Pros: Easy integration with PC products, scheduling,fair battery life
Cons: no built in expansion slots, slick texture on case, difficult to replace battery

I became a consultant the last two months of '01, so I could finally justify this IPAQ. Otherwise I would have been better off with a gameboy. This is a slick little machine! And I mean that in both the figurative and literal sense.
Figuratively,...

Pros: Powerful. Compatible with your PC. 320x240 screen. Great color
Cons: A little bit bigger than a Palm

This is a great device. It features a powerful processor which does just about everything that you want. There is a lot of software available for this device and most of it is compatible with your PC (so you can easily transfer files and data between the...

Pros: Great screen, great sound, very powerful, familiar Windows OS.
Cons: Normal Windows Problems, More bells and whistles than most people need.

I bought my ipaq 3765 a couple of months ago after a lot of research. I was initially thrilled, after all the machine can do just about anything you can imagine from playing MP3's to video's to surfing the net. But slowly I started to realize I wasn't...

Pros: A top-of-the-line PDA, PocketPC2002, 64mb RAM,32mb ROM
Cons: Battery only lasts 2-3 hrs. with maximum brightness (backlight),but longer w/lower setting

The iPaq 3765 is a good choice for those who want -
a. A Pocket PC 2002
b. A TFT 5000 color, backlit screen, veiwable indoors & out.
c. To carry some personal apps. and full-color games with them.
d. To have a device that is easy to...

Pros: It's a PC in your POCKET! Nice display, user friendly interface.
Cons: Overweight, Limited Battery Life

For years I carried a Palm V, and it was a great product. I wanted to upgrade to something newer, and thought it was time for me to find a new palm so I decided to buy the iPaq Pocket PC. My evaluation of the iPaq is compared to the Palm V that I used to...