Hewlett Packard iPAQ H3670 Pocket PC

Pros: Lovely color TFT LCD screen, voice recorder, nice built-in applications
Cons: Exorbitant cost

With the introduction of the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H3670, pocket-size PDA computers are finally beginning to become less like pocket organizers and more like computers. Don't get me wrong here -- I do indeed have a Palm III, and it's still very useful...

Pros: smaller than other Win CE devices, fast and packed full of features
Cons: expensive and larger than devices running the Palm OS.

The Compaq H3670 is one of the newer Win CE handhelds on the market. This review will try to highlight some of the features of this unit and talk about things that you can’t necessarily find on the spec sheets. Each function will be looked into and...

Pros: Great screen, expandable, laptop replacement, Windows OS
Cons: Short battery life, questionable durability, large size, Windows OS

I'm a hardcore gadget freak and this is one gadget that has definitely taken over my life. I'm constantly finding more things for which I can use the iPAQ. And why not, it's more capable than my Palm and more portable than my laptop. I received the iPAQ...

Pros: same pros as any handheld computer
Cons: none

Other reviews here are pretty good. The ipaq 3670 was the top of the line of the old 3600 series. It has 64 megabytes of RAM. It originally shipped with the Pocket PC operating system, but it is upgradeable to Pocket PC 2002. It is not upgradeable to ...

Pros: Stylish, Voice Recording Capable, Powerful, Color TFT LCD Screen, Compaq Name
Cons: Heavy Pricetag

I've owned two Compaq computers in the past, and both excelled, so I decided to splurge on a compact Compaq if you will. All my friends own Palm Pilots, which to them are useful, but they lack the capabilities of a computer. Lugging around a laptop is a...

Pros: LIGHT, THIN, 64 MB RAM, EASY TO USE.
Cons: STILL REQUIRES CLUNKY SLEEVES, NO FACE COVER

Frankly, I cannot avoid saying it; I pack my IPAQ everywhere I go! Was that cheesy? Sorry, but this is supposed to be fun AND informative. I own the IPAQ 3765. But, before I begin gushing about why like this thing, I will address a couple of issues that...

Pros: Incredible color screen, High resolution, familiarity of Windows, impressive look, alot of extras
Cons: Too expensive, no on-board expansion slot

Being a long time Palm user, I recently went out and bought the new m505 color handheld and was so impatient to get it, that I paid an extra $50 to a high priced company that had it in stock before anyone else. BIG MISTAKE!

I'm not going to...

Pros: A LOT of functionality and a LOT of memory
Cons: Not yet perfect...but closer than any PDA

Preface:
Given the large number of very thorough reviews, I will not do a formal write-up of the IPaq's features and programs. This review will be more of a 'straight-from-the-hip' discussion of my experiences.

I had previously owned the...

Pros: Screen, speed, expansion, sound, memory
Cons: Price, availability

Ok here goes my following review. To help you understand where I am coming from and that I do have an understanding of the market I am also an owner of the HP Jorando, Philips Nino, and in the past I have owned 3 differnt versions of Palms all the way up...

Pros: Crystal clear screen Beautiful design and finish Lots of storage space
Cons: Expensive Handwriting recognition still needs work Case doesn't fit the expansion jackets

(This is the UK version confusingly called the 3660, apart from software localisation it is identical to the 3670)

Another pre-review point, this is replacing an Apple Newton 2100 - a machine that I loved and think represents the perfect PDA....

Pros: Size, color screen, resolution, speed, features, compatibility with Office
Cons: Size and weight. Too bad it is not slightly thinner and lighter. No Mac support!

I've used a Palm or a Visor for quite a while now. Recently, I broke my third Visor screen. Uggggh!

But after toying around with paying another $85 for a repair, I decided to investigate what other options there were.

First, I saw...

Pros: Expandability is unmatched; Microsoft's Development tools for it are free (for now).
Cons: Expensive; IPAQ 3650 is a better buy; Short battery life.

I have been developing a prototype real-time app for WinCE on a client's 3650 and on my own 3670 for the past month. The original program ran on a Windows 2000 powered laptop. I have successfully ported this application to run on the IPAQ 3600 series...

Pros: slick design, excellent Windows/Office integration, lots of applications
Cons: TERRIBLE battery life can leave you stranded, poor service

Having spent a month with the iPAQ 3670, there's lots of good news, and some very important bad news. The good news is you plug it into your Windows/Office desktop environment and it does a great job of staying synchronized. There are lots of useful...

Pros: Wireless capable, neat expansion, screen, nice OS
Cons: Expensive

I smoked over $800 on my wireless LAN toy and this is what I got:

A 64Meg iPAQ
A PC-Card sleeve
A Xircom WLAN card

Put them together and you get the best little wireless web tablet on the market.

If you have a...

Pros: Very cool little PDA that can do A LOT of stuff!
Cons: Horrible battery life, storage upgrades are a pain!

Last year at this time I recieved a brand-new iPAQ 3760 as a gift. This sucker was LOADED and everyone I knew was jealous that I had such a cool, little gadget. I had the Stowaway keyboard, the iPAQ brand leather case, the works.

But I never...