Hewlett Packard Jornada 545 Pocket PC

Pros: Most usable version of WinCE to date, USB
Cons: Still a little more complex to use than PalmOS platforms

I started with this type of device back with the Casio E-100 last year. The main decision points for me are color, stereo output and a compact flash slot. WinCE is still a little clunky but the PalmOS simply can't do what this can. It only has a type1 CF...

Pros: its great, nothing better!
Cons: nothing bad at all!

"Is that a Palm V?" asked the lady seated across the aisle from me on an America West flight from Denver to Sacramento. "No, it's something new," I answered. But I could understand her question. At first glance, HP's new Jornada...

Pros: Quality, Size/Design, Reliable
Cons: Still a difficult OS to really use effectively.

Sadly, I have chased WinCE devices around the block. Two velos, which I really liked, and now my Jornada. First the bad. It isnt the easiest to use- not even close. Ive reloaded it twice with software because the golf game got so buggy nothing else...

Pros: light weight, good color and works when you need it to work.
Cons: nothing wrong with it

I bought the Jornada 545 so that I could use any place at any I have back
and it's hard for me to sit at my desk top computer for long hours so after some thought I bought the Jornada I can do word documents and more with the Jornada I do my...

Pros: Case design, CF slot, USB + RS232 interface
Cons: Poor display, bad buttons, high price

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 this one is at the bottom of my PocketPC...

Pros: Easy of use, lower price than casio
Cons: screen resolution

I was in the market for a handheld for the first time. I looked at the palm IIIc, the hp 545, and the casio E-115. After comparing all three floor models at Circuit City my choices came down to the casio or the hp. The palm's screen was no where near...

Pros: Good picture, small size
Cons: pricy, eats batteries, harder to use than a palm

I didn't purchase this product. That is the point of my review. After trying it out, i decided to replace my Palm V with a Palm Vx. I thought that the color screen would be great. But although the image quality is good and the screen is bright and...

Pros: It does everything really well
Cons: Zip. None that I can see.

I've had my Jornada almost a month now, and I am still impressed and, well, still using it. You can criticize bits and pieces, but only if you're insanely picky or a die hard palm user. The screen is good, although mines a bit streaky, and adjusts for...

Pros: Color, IR port, highly configurable, comes with free return service if lost via www.returnme.com.
Cons: Slightly heavier than most hand-helds, flip-top doesn't detach.

With the Jornada 545, HP has stepped up to the challenge of mobile computing with impressive style. An adjustable color display, highly modular configurability, the use of industry standard 'smart' memory and a clean integration with the MS tools (i.e.,...

Pros: breadth of functionality, good looks
Cons: cost, size, platform

In the last year I have owned a Palm Vx, an HP Jornada 430se, a Cassiopeia, and my latest toy the HP Jornada 545. The HP Jornada 545 is very well engineered, and has a tremendous amount of functionality but this comes at a cost.....portability and...

Pros: Ergonomics, design, engineering, quality and features.
Cons: The stylus that ships with it is not very comfortable in the hand for extended use.

Intro

I needed to purchase an upgrade/replacement for my now old and limited Compaq C120++, a first-generation CE PDA. I had the C120 for 4 years, and since I use my PDA on a daily basis, I have a very firm minimum expectation of...

Pros: Design, color, multimedia, valuable Win CE improvements
Cons: The screen is not bright enough

I’ve been through two monochrome Win CE machines: the original Casio Cassiopeia clamshell-type with keyboard, and a palm-sized Philips Nino. I’ve also played (a lot) with my wife’s Palm III and friends’ Palm Vs. In fact, I was on the verge of purchasing...

Pros: Rugged, fast
Cons: Poor quality screen, not quite as easy as Palm OS

I have been burned by Windows CE in the past. Microsoft's slimmed down version of Windows for handheld devices has been typified by a complex interface, sluggish performance, memory hogging and general instability. Aside from the memory hogging, I think...

Pros: COLOR, Expedia Maps, MP3, ebooks
Cons: Twice as thick as Palm V, "synchs" with Outlook

If all you are looking for in a PDA is an address book and scheduler, then I think the Palm is the way to go because it's so simple. But if you are interested in something that can entertain you during dull moments or if you think you may have some...

Pros: MP3 Playback, Voice recording
Cons: Data entry and user interface.

Ever since I used my first Palm Pilot I've felt that these devices would one day change the way in which we use computers. In a large sense they have. The newer generation of handheld devices can perform many of the chores that desktop computers also...