Compaq iPAQ H3650 Pocket PC

Pros: somewhat adjustable backlight, PCMCIA support/extra battery life via addon sled
Cons: outlook on Windows only, battery hog, screen somewhat pixelated, no built-in expansion, bulky and heavy

I've been having a long debate with myself over whether to write an iPaq review. I really hate my iPaq but much of what I hate is the confusing and convoluted operating system and not the device itself. I feel pretty strongly about separating the OS from...

Pros: bright clear display, stereo sound, Pocket PC operating system
Cons: A few quirks with ActiveSync, expensive

updated 12/09/2000

I am the proud owner of a new iPAQ. I have a few confessions to make before I get to the meat of this review. First, I don’t need a PDA. I don’t have a lot of meetings to track, I don’t travel for work,...

Pros: Just about everything you could want in a PDA
Cons: Plastic flip screen would have been nice

I have owned a Pilot, a Pro, and a Palm III. The time came for me to make the jump to a better screen (read as: Color) and I was ready to buy the Palm color handheld (around $450) when I found out there was a new Windows CE on the block called...

Pros: Beautiful and functional design. Great color screen.
Cons: The Palm OS still works better than the MS Pocket PC OS

In my never ending search for the perfect PDA I've test driven the iPAQ the past week. I was sadly disappointed with the Jornada in the new Pocket PC realm but much happier with the iPAQ. First of all - it's beautiful. Bigger than the Palm V but more...

Pros: Small, lots of memory, fast performance, good screen
Cons: A little complex, no onboard expandability

After much wrangling I finally got my hands on the iPaq, and having looked at all 3 of the consumer PocketPCs on the market, I definitely agree with everyone here that it's the best of the three, namely because it makes a serious improvement in the...

Pros: lightweight-great color display-price
Cons: none

Face it! Today lugging around a laptop everywhere you go is not only impractical, it simply isn't necessary! In most cases, as you travel the world on business trips, you are checking E-mail, sending and receiving memos, putting together an Excel...

Pros: Jawdropping power and aesthetics. Connecting to the internet and outlook for email is truly a gem. The display is phenomenal.
Cons: Overpriced. The industry itself. For the general user, the price does not justify what it can do when compared to other such units on the market.

I am a gadget freak! I will buy a gadget even if I don't need it. It just has to be enviable, and perform some wildly interesting task. Last week, it was the IOMEGA Hipzip which caught my eye. This week, it is the Compaq Ipaq 3650 handheld computer....

Pros: Windows CE OS, 32MB RAM, Beautiful Screen, Easy to Use, Excellent Software, Easily Upgraded
Cons: Price, Cost of accessories

Update: 8-17-2002
I've been using my IPAQ for nearly two years now, and I still love it! About eight months ago, I received the Dual-Slot PC Card Expansion sleeve as a gift, dramatically increasing its functionality. This accessory retails...

Pros: look, programs, versatility
Cons: price, sync problems

After seeing this wonderful PDA at CompUSA one day, I decided to buy it after playing with it at the store for over an hour. I was a Palm III user and had been disappointed with it's limited software choices. and the gray screen was starting to bore...

Pros: Brilliant Color, Fast, Internet Explorer, Plays Mp3's, Long Battery Life, E-Book
Cons: Not as many accessories available as for Palm.

I purchased the Compaq Ipaq not out of dire necessity, but mostly because of the many features it has:

One, it looks the best out of all of the PDA's. It has a sleek, futuristic, design, unlike the Jornada, for example, which is just plain...

Pros: Speed, Battery Life, USB, TFT reflective display
Cons: No CF slot, 'milky' display appearance indoors, poor button hardware

I am a software developer and wrote the PacMan emulator for Microsoft's PocketPC release in April. Being a software developer working with Microsoft, I have owned and/or tested every HPC/PPC/PocketPC device and so far, this is my favorite one. It does...

Pros: New found portability, great multi-media!
Cons: No modem or CF Flash

This is an overview switching from a keyboard Phenom Express HPC to stylus entry Pocket PC Compaq ipaq.

I have been an avid PDA user for about 13 years or so. Starting off with simple (now) Casio Organizer type devices, then as technology...

Pros: Fast, great screen, lots of RAM
Cons: Some quality control issues, not a lot of software

Like most people, I had my iPaq on order (and backorder, and more backorder...) for about six weeks. When I saw that the local Circuit City had them in stock, I rushed over and picked one up. After using a Palm Professional for the last year, I thought...

Pros: sleek compact style, excellent color, 32bit processor, super fast usb
Cons: mediocre battery life, no extra software

Well after much anticipation I finally got my hands on a iPaq Pocket PC! Compaq definately put some thought into this gadget, it has met and in some cases exceed all my expectations. Sporting a brushed metal alloy look the iPaq is strikingly sleek and...

Pros: Sexy, Fast, good multimedia
Cons: No display cover

I purchased this product because I had an HP Jornada 430se, and they found out that the 64K color display was really only 4K. So, they offered to buy back the HP after nearly a year. So, I decided to go shopping for newer technology.

While...