HP iPAQ 5555 Pocket PC
by Hewlett Packard
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Features

• Biometric fingerprint reader for serious security
• What's in the box: iPAQ Pocket PC, USB Desktop cradle/charger, AC Adapter, holster with belt clip, lithium-ion battery, getting started poster; charger adapter, hp iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD
• A powerful and flexible Pocket PC with enhanced security and wireless features
• Integrated Bluetooth for wireless connectivity both in and out of the office
• All the benefits of the Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 Premium operating system

Reviews (43)

HP Ipaq 5555
I have owned the Ipaq 5555 for a year.My review is far from positive. The unit has glitzy features but many disappointments.Battery life is not long enough for practical professional use. Handwriting recognition is about 90% at best and usually less.The unit has a slippery exterior that should be kept in a case; a poor engineering design , unless they want one to drop it.
What is most disappointing is the one year warrantee support from HP.I developed synching problems. HP support put me through a variety of time consuming phone support resets et al.Finally they agreed (reluctantly) to accept the unit for analysis. We sent it in. The J2 connector on the main board was cracked.Despite a lack of any signs or history of external abuse, they claimed the unit must have been dropped and sustained significant impact.They are not planning to honor the warrantee.I am the only one who uses this unit. HP does not honor their warrantee.I would not recommend purchasing this unit.
Other limitations are common to most PDAs.Slow compared to PCs, laptops, tablets.Poor screen size for internet.
For the price this is not worth it.
On the positive side the security features were valuable to me as a physician to protect confidential patient information.Otherwise it had little special to offer over units costing a fraction of the price.
Wireless internet was of little value due to the slowness of connecting and unreliability of auto connecting.Within my own home I could walk downstairs to use the PC to access and get internet info more expediently. The only time it helped was on the road, and that was limited. Email access from the PDA is not happening for me.
Many programs have to be purchased for PDA use that would be built in to most laptops and other PCs. Bluetooth devices are too pricey to be a good value.
I think PDAs are great for storing contact info and making notes, but should not be pushed into the realm of truer computing.They should be easily held and capable of sustaining 4 foot falls.
Again, I would specifically avoid the HP products because they are not honoring their warrantee, using flimsy evidence to shift the blame off their poor engineering of a handheld onto the user. Get a far less expensive Palm for basic contact and calendar use, a laptop or tablet for on the road computing and bypass these expensive and impractical Ipaqs.

waste of time
Total and complete data failure (and will not restore even after a full backup) 6 X in the last four months. This is after warranty replacement of the unit (based upon the old "we don't know why it does that") -

Avoid this PPC until they make one that is suitable for everyday use.

Unreliable
This must be the most frustrating device it has ever been my misfortune to own! With some regularity, and with no apparent reason, it resets itself to factory settings. I spend more time restoring and reinstalling than I actually spend productively.

At least 5-6 times per day, I have to do a soft reset because the thing locks up. Half the time it won't connect or sync either via USB or wireless.

I've had the iPAQ for a year now, and am just getting ready to do a complete reinstall. Once again, it reset itself. Two weeks ago, same thing. This is the last time, however, there is a hammer in the iPAQ's future. I mean it.

Afterthought: who ever heard of a device that can't be turned off? What numbskull designed a computer that loses everything if it loses power? Duh. ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 15204
Subjects:  1. Hewlett Packard (Hewlett-Packard)    2. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Electronic Organizer)    3. Pocket PC (PCs)    4. Hewlett-Packard (Hewlett, Packard, HP)    5. Handheld (Hand Held)    6. Compaq    7. Portable Audio    8. MP3 MP 3 Player    9. Casio    10. Hewlett-Packard    11. (HP)    12. (Hewlet Packart)   

HP iPAQ 1945 Pocket PC
by Hewlett Packard
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Features

• A thin, light, and affordable Pocket PC
• Includes mobile versions of Microsoft Office: Pocket Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Integrated Bluetooth for wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices
• Great multimedia features
• What's in the box: iPaQ 1945, USB synchronization cable, AC Adapter, battery, charger adapter, audio adapter, iPAQ Pocket PC companion CD

Reviews (75)

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT BUY IPAQS!
Product is overpriced for its chintzy characteristics. Looks really nice, but as they say,"looks can be deceiving".I bet 90 percent of the iPaqs out there that have been purchased from 2003 through the present date are either completely useless or are in some need of repair and 99 percent of those broken are most likely not the fault of the purchaser.Hp/Compaq has a HUGE problem with screens (as you can read from the other hundreds of negative postings on Amazon alone).Mine was very well taken care of and lasted about as long as everyone else's has (5-6 months).I even purchased the extended warranty plan, in which you have no way of proving that you did not drop the unit. SOL! My suggestion: file a complaint with your local attorney general.That'll scare HP! (oh wait, they dont care because they are overseas in another country).

Love the unit but super fragile.
When I started using the HP1945 it was the ultimate timesaver for me, especially the Outlook Contacts. I loved the design and the way it worked. After one week of use, the screen cracked just from being in my shirt pocket, and the unit was useless. I was lucky and able to return it as defective to the store I bought it from, and get a refund. I will be searching for a similar, but sturdier PDA.

Good if no problems, terrible customer service
I bought my IPAQ 1945 in Feb of 2004 and after six months of great use the screen started flickering.I sent it in and was told that "You have spilled water on it and it will cost $190 to replace the screen."(a rude way to put it even if true). I knew it was not true but apparently had no recourse.Either pay up or do without.Now after going six month's without a PDA I'm getting ready to buy another and I just can't make myself get another HP. ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 9552
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HP iPAQ 1935 Pocket PC
by Hewlett Packard
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Features

• Dazzling transflective TFT color display with an LED backlight
• Flexible expansion options
• Mobile versions of familiar applications like Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Entertainment on the go with games, music, and video
• What's in the box: iPaQ 1935, Stylus, Removable/Rechargeable 900 mAh Lithium-lon battery, AC adapter, USB cable, User Manual

Reviews (43)

I've also had mine for about 2 years...
I have had very few problems with my 1935.It needs the occasional soft reset, but that may be attributed to the PIM and Today plug-in I downloaded.The screen on mine has stayed in great shape, and I let my 4 year old "draw" in the notes area!!(And, yes, she has dropped it without the screen shattering!)Would recommend to anyone who needs a great organizer without wireless capability.

I've been using mine for a couple of years now
No problems with it. I've dropped it several times, with and without its case on, and nothing has broken. I use it every day, and didn't use a screen protector for about 8 months.

It's not the best ipaq on the market but it looks and feels great. I guess if I wanted to play action games on my PDA I might prefer a more potent model, but it covers all my necessities, which are to write (using TextMaker), read eBooks, store information and photographs, and play music and movies. I certainly don't feel the need to upgrade because I have yet to find Pocket PC software it can't deal with.

Until Microsoft or life's accidents force me to, I will not buy a more powerful model.

But I do wonder what on earth people do to theirs to break them. No PDA review sites or articles refer to unusually weak screens on this model, and reports of cracked ones are almost exclusively found at Amazon.

screen cracks
I was given this as a Christmas gift Dec 2003.About 4 or 5 months later, I pulled it out of the case to use it one day & the screen was cracked (about an inch above the bottom).It was not dropped; it was kept in the case because I did not use it on a daily basis. I took it to a Best Buy store since it was purchased through them.The tech said he had never seen a crack like it & that it was not an intentional crack (I believe he said it was not a "tension" crack).However, they will not cover the damage.Best Buys says it is HP's problem.HP says it is Best Buy's problem.So--I am stuck with a $300 piece of junk that no one will replace.Oh, HP will replace the screen for $200.It's probably not even worth that anymore.The sad thing is, my husband even purchased the service plan for it, but it does not cover screens---IMAGINE THAT!!!!

BB did send it off to "check it out" & it is in worse condition than when I took it in.I could at least view my contacts & other programs.I could even use the keyboard (above the crack).The problem was only below the crack. When I used the stylus on the keyboard, it would not type the letter I was touching. Now I can't sync the info stored on it to my computer or do anything but turn it on.No one seems to care--good customer service, huh? ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 13309
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