Pros: Sounds great, easy to use, upgradeable, small size, 64 mb Cons: Not cheap, $200. after rebate, no built in memory
WHAT IS THE IPAQ PA-1 Personnel Audio Player?
A personnel MP3 player. The key features are:
64 mb memory in the form of 2 X 32 mb multimedia cards (good for ~60 min music)
Supports MP3, WMA, AAC formats, upgradeable as formats...
Pros: Size, 64 MB (two 32 MB MMC cards), USB, Allows upgrades to play future formats Cons: Horrible product packaging, USB drains battery, Support, Uses expensive MMC cards
AT FIRST GLANCE:
I’d been using my trusty Sony cassette walkman for over a decade for my workout routines. I also own a portable Sony CD player, but it’s pretty big and also has the tendency to skip during my workouts. I was amazed at how...
Pros: Small size and great sound makes this ideal for workouts Cons: Limited capacity and a voracious appetite for batteries
It seems bizarre to see names like Compaq and Iomega up on the shelf of MP3 players where you'd expect to see Sony and Panasonic dominate, but these pc veterans have put together a great consumer electronics product.
Pros: Light, Compact & Great for Running Cons: Poor Battery Life; No AC Adapter Capability
To get to the point - in my opinion and for what I use the Compaq MP3 player for, its a great product and there isn't anything else on the market that I would rather have. Why? Because...
Pros: Small and light, belt clip, USB, 64Mb Cons: Lightweight construction, ungated ports, sucks batteries for xfer
Those who read this review to the end or have read it before will know that I initialy could not get the PA-1 to work with Windows 2000. It seems like I wasn't the only one. Anyway, just when I was about to break down, return my PA-1 and buy a HipZip I...
Pros: Small, easy to use, good sound quality. Cons: Rioport software, cost of additional memory, small screen, belt clip battery life.
About a month ago I decided to finally pick up an MP3 player and I did the research and finally decided on this little player. My main considerations were: size (I wanted something unobtrusive when I go bike riding), sound quality, expandibility (I knew...
Pros: Small size, expandability, simplicity of use Cons: Flimsy memory cover, awkward software, nonstandard storage
I was planning on buying a portable MP3 player eventually, but then a friend bought me this as a gift for my birthday, so I was suddenly thrown into the world of portable digital audio without doing any research, so I don't really know what else is out...
Pros: Small and extremely lightweight
Upgradable (hopefully)
Great Sound Cons: Packaging
Headphones (Minor)
Memory door (Minor)
I recently was in Hong Kong, which electronics are released prior to the US and was amazed at the various mp3 players. So much that I had to have one. So upon returning home, I began my shopping only to discover some of the models they offer aren't...
Pros: Sound quality is Excellent, Small, Upgradeable. Cons: No Win2000 support, fragile, terrible support.
I purchased the Compaq I-Paq about a week ago after comparing similar products from Diamond and Sony. I was looking for a digital payer because CD players are big and so are CD's. I wanted something unobtrusive to my daily routine.
What I liked...
Pros: Well built, easy to use controls, expandable memory, upgradeable Cons: pricy, memory is more $$ then Compact Flash, software interface is poor
The short version is that Compaq has made a very nice audio player. No moving parts, backlite screen, removable memory cards and quality construction all make this player a joy to use.
Battery life has been pretty good and the audio quality...
Pros: Extremely small, Great capacity, Great Sound. Cons: USB means no NT4, Fair battery life.
Capacity: I wanted an MP3 player with minimum 64MB, and potential to expand to 128MB; the PA-1 has it! The minor problem is to get to 128MB, you have to toss your original two 32MB MMC's for two 64MB MMC's; that said, a 64MB MMC has dropped to $115....
Wanted this product to get solid sound quality in a miniscule package.
Speaking of package, I managed to get it out of its packaging in less than ten minutes without any collateral damage -- I feel fortunate for that (a strong pair of...
Pros: Compact size Cons: "Buggy" software and "purple" trim
I bought the Compaq iPAQ PA-1 after months of scrutinizing the top MP3 players. The reason I chose the PA-1 is largely based on its size (pun intended.) While it does lack some features that other players in its class possess, such as an FM tuner,...
Pros: small ,great sound, easy to use Cons: no internal memory
This is an excellent MP3 Player. It is amazing that such powerful, incredible sound can come out of this tiny gadget. The player is well made (although the slot for the memory is a bit flimsy) and a delight to carry. It is handsomely designed and looks...
Pros: WMA support, Sound, price, 64MB, size. Cons: No room to expand memory. An FM tuner would be nice.
I bought this player because of its 64mb, $200 price, and support for WMA media(instead of MP3, this new format takes up half the space as an equivalent quality MP3). The NomadII was my 2nd choice- but the IPaq is smaller and cheaper.
Pros: Good sound quality, no skip Cons: Low storage capacity for the price
I must admit that I did receive my Compaq IPAQ PA-1 for free as a prize in an online contest. I would have never considered buying one at the current price because of the limited storage. With that in mind, here is my review...
Pros: great sound, good headphones, compact and lightweight Cons: 10-hour battery life
I recieved this for Christmas and have been hooked since. Overall this is a wonderful piece of electronic equipment, albight a few minor problems. However, considering the infacy of this technology I would have to say this is one of the better buys on...
Pros: Small compact size, holds 64 mb worth of songs, good looking, big buttons Cons: Slow upload time, Slow scrolling in menu, not very loud/powerful
I purchased this Mp3 player in October of 2001. At Best Buy I was told it was a great player for the money, so far that has held true. It was about smack dab in the middle of the other Mp3 players price-wise. I picked it because of its small size and...
Pros: Extremely lightweight and compact. Sounds great! Cons: Poor battery life and useless software.
After looking at several MP3 players, I decided to buy the Compaq iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-1. I not only liked how it looked, but I thought its size would be handy for taking to the gym.
I don't mind having to use the two 32 MB MMC cards that...
Pros: Compact, good memory, ease of use Cons: Short battery life, poor customer service
Tired of carrying a bulky Discman or a Walkman that skips whenever you skip? Try Compaq's new portable MP3 player - the iPAQ PA-1. Stores almost 2 hours of music with a total memory of 64Mb. This thing is compact with dimensions of only 2.7" x 2.2" x...
Pros: Great size/weight, good sound Cons: Horrible customer support, poor battery life, poor reliability
OK, I did the research and found that a lot of people out there liked the IPAQ PA1... and there is a lot to like. It is a great size, small and light. The supplied belt clip is more than sufficient for clipping it to the waistband of your shorts while...
All the stories about MP3 player proprietary formats and painful upload procedures, primarily around SONY, had me scared. It boggles my mind that electronic stores do not have the software that...
A previous reviewer wrote a glowing review of this device, just sneaking into the bottom the fact that he couldn't comment on the sound quality as he hadn't actually been able to download any MP3s onto it. The reason: Although the specs say it supports...
Pros: Incredibly small, lit LCD shows track names, Good sound quality, Easy to use. Cons: Software takes some getting used to, a bit pricey for the amount of memory.
I bought a couple of these for relatives around Christmas of '00 and liked it so much, I bought one for myself. At the time, the price was reasonable for the amount of memory and the compactness of the player is great.
Pros: It is very portable, lightweight, with a good amount of music storage. Cons: Battery life not so great.
I got this MP3 player about three months ago and so far it has been pretty good. I use it when I work out so it is pretty strong. I have dropped it a couple of times. The only drawback to the setup is that rechargeable batteries are a must because the...
Pros: when it worked, it seemed to be a great product Cons: poorly built ~ LOUSY customer support!!!!!
Before buying my MP3 player, I did quite a lot of research about MP3 Players and read MANY reviews. I came across a few reviews that complained of poor quality construction of their Compaq PA-1. Unfortunately, I ignored these because I thought Compaq was...
I got a Compaq MP3 player for Christmas this past year (2000) and recently, I have had nothing but trouble with it. It was working fine until one day when it just stopped working. I then sent it into the Compaq service department. Two days later when I...
Pros: its great Cons: its small and easy to misplace
For Christmas I wanted an mp3 player but not just any player I wanted the best one. A newspaper article told me that this was the best value, had the longest battery life, and the overall best. The man at radioshack and circuit city also said that...
This Mp3 Player, which was produced by Compaq was rated highly by Consumer Reports, so that is why I purchased it. This Compaq iPAQ Personal Audio Player is sleek, cheap and works effiecntly. You can store many works of music on it. You can buy unlimited...
Pros: Large memory- 2 32MB cards-additional memory available-very small Cons: They should lower the price to $225.
I received the ipaq mp3 player for Christmas. It was one of the best gifts I have ever gotten. I am able to store over 20 songs on this little mp3 player. The ipaq comes with two 32MB cards that store an hour of high-quality music each. To put...
Pros: Future proof, size, features, belt clip... Cons: Read here for solutions!!!
Okay, first things first! The flimsy memory card door was NOT the case on mine. Quite possibly the others accidentally damaged it when trying to extract it from the packaging. Packaging was fine, and everything you'd expect in something high-quality. The...
Pros: Size, Cost, Ease of Use Cons: Software, Packaging, Not sure about battery life yet
I just received my new IPAQ PA-2 today and so far I love it. While it did take me 1/2 hour to open the package and figure out how to use the software, once I got it going it was great. I used it on my walk home today and loved it. I didn't even notice...
Pros: GREAT quality sound in a little package. Cons: None I've had problems with, except the packaging
I was looking in the market of portable digital audio player, or an MP3 player, and came across this. Not only is it nice to look at, small and lightweight, but it has AMAZING sound, especially with the provided earphones. I took it home and was eager to...
Pros: Very Compact, backlit display, AA rather than AAA batteries Cons: Belt clip needs to be removed to change batteries
The PA-1 is nice to use for working out, because of its size. I cannot get a straight answer from Compaq, but it appears to be maxed out at 64MB total memory. I tried several times to ask them if I can place two 64MB MMC in it with no real good answer....
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