Bulky Heavy BABY!
Written: Jan 03 '01
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Pros: Elegant Look, Powerful PPC, and huge memory.
Cons: Still need more Memory although there is a lot already, Color, THE WEIGHT :~~(
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| vampiric's Full Review: Hewlett Packard Jornada 545 Pocket PC |
All the while, I was so amazed that people can check thing up or connect up to internet to do some surfing using a PDA. Isn't it fascinating that u playing MSN or ICQ in the subway or bus stand while waiting? Cool.. For people like me who cant live a day without computer and internet, PDA is the solution for us.
And last two month, I went up to some computer shop, and browsing for one of the "suitable" PDA, and I found this baby. Yeah, I am sure the first time whoever saw her, will be deeply attracted by its titanium stylus looking exterior. Oh, this thing run on Win CE, with COLOR! Well, after a few day considering, I decided to get one for myself. And it took half a day to read through every page of the manual(as a techies like me who love to do this) and start operating it. Seriously, I had no experience using a PDA AT ALL, and I find it is not hard to learn at all. WIN CE run very similar to our desktop window, and most of the software and PIM could be learn up easily. Anyone who like to spend a whole day like me can pick up all these thing. :)
Well, after all the compliment, ain't it fun to buy a jornada for the sake of a PDA? check it out.
price
The price make many people cry. Are you willing to pay 3 times more than a cheap palm III for jornada? Do you think it worth? Or you just want some color or music in your PDA? Consider them all b4 you regret!
Color
A JOKE! Saying 16bit color(64k) on the box is a joke. Jornada never run a 16bit color in fact, it only have 12bit color(4096 color). Although it's software will maintain 16bit color format while u edit them. This is the part that kill this product, seriously think about it, whenever a company launch a product, what could be the reason they overlook this case? Or they just want sell some product which are incapable? Yes, it is hard to tell by just looking at the LCD, the vision couldn't differentia 16bit and 12 bit in LCD screen! But some expert notice this case and post it up on net. I guess, HP lost some money in this product.
Sound
Hmm Clear, and amazing. A PDA with sound capability, work exactly same as your window. Well, don't be happy so early. No one really install all sound event into the OS, as we only have 16MB on our RAM, if you really want those sound, please uninstall some of your application just to make space.
Ho, one thing I have to tell is the reminder alarm. Don't think it was so great to remind you everything while you are not using it. The sound alarm just so soft that make you want to laugh at it. While I were driving, I think I have to put it right infront of my steerling wheel so that I can see the reminder led blinking but not the sound.
MP3
Ha, Interesting. A PDA and MP3 player. Well, this is a dream. Jornada capable of play MP3, with various of Window media player skin. Run it, and it turn your Jornada into a MP3 Player. That's what the box say, but in fact, it is not possible. It come with 32mb, 16mb off for OS, and 16mb for your application. After all u could just make 10mb out for your music, and 10 mb = 10 minute of mp3 playing! Who is the jerk want to put only 10 minute of music in a mp3 player? Yeah, you can get a compact flash memory card, it cost you lots of money, and it also eat your battery like breakfast. So don't think about it. It's fancy.
Battery
The battery can last for about two weeks, if you never use your Jornada during these two weeks at all. It come with an built in rechargable battery. "built in" I'm saying here really built into it, as you could take it out, you couldn't see at all. I was wondering, the life span of battery is so short, what if we need to change another battery after the original one worn out totally? Joke, please go back to your nearest HP service centre, and pay them for the special made battery, and it cost you exactly same as a big car battery. :(
Stylus
Hm, frankly speaking, I don't feel like this is a pen or something. I'd been as n times from friend who borrowed my jornada "where is the pen, where is the pen?". Yeah, your wouldn't want to believe it, it is just right in front of your eyes. And it really not comfortable to hold it, I guess noone in the world use such a fancy pen to write stuff, except poor Jornada User.
accessory
Hmm. the out fit is really nice. the docking stand, charger, Sync Cable all in one set as you could not find another complaint about it.
winCE
Ahem, sensitive. Win CE, developed by the same company as your PC window. Yes this Win CE doesn't have Blue screen like the PC one. But some how it didn't eliminate the situation, it just HUNG. How funny a PDA could hung also, I experience that few times and really make me laugh at myself thinking that I could escape from this blue screen invasion. Trust your faith, you can not get away from it.
IR
The IR is cool, I tried that with my 8850 nokia, and I was able to fax thing out and connect to net. The only complain I have is, to connect to IR you have to place these two gadget very close to each other. If you are in a constant moving transportation, this situation is not possible. So you have to get to office or in your room, sit beside your computer, and use your Jornada and mobile phone online! How wonderful.
Beside if you familiar with Nokia series, you can download some software for jornada to edit your phone profile, ringtone and graphic so on. It work exactly like the one in your PC, I am impressed. :)
other
Beside of all these, Jornada still have lots of good point. I'm suppose I should discuss any software right here, it is off topic, but the software run in win CE is real cool. Actice Sync work very fine with all your document update, and busy schedule even workflow! :)
BAD POINT
1. Color, as I told.
2. Battery.
3. The weight and the size, your pocket couldn't hold it, and it could easily slip off in your hand. Once it drops, it gone.
4. The price.
5. The WIN CE stability.
Again, think twice before getting one. It is not that good as it's look.
Recommended:
No
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