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From the Manufacturer The small and sleek iPAQ Pocket PC 2215 has the optimal
combination of features, performance, and expandability that allow individuals
and mobile professionals use of their pocket pc seven days a week--at home, at
work, and on the go. A broad range of features, Bluetooth, expansion
capabilities and multimedia make the iPAQ Pocket PC h2200 series unit essential
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sleek design with dual slot expansion: Contains both Compact Flash and Secure
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enough to fit in almost any pocket or purse Soft touch sides for an
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or out of the office: Integrated Bluetooth for wireless communication with other
Bluetooth devices Wireless ready with addition of WLAN 802.11b or other wireless
cards2 Greater productivity with optimal performance and storage: Dazzling
display provides incredible viewing both indoors and out Abundant memory
Powerful processor for the quick handling of tasks Independent graphics
controller for fast smooth video playback Removable/rechargeable Lithium-lon
battery for on the go power Stay productive on the go applications Integrated
microphone and speaker Third-party solutions provide a wide range of add-on
devices and applications Enjoy your favorite multimedia when you want:
Entertainment at your fingertips Integrated Universal Remote Control turns your
handheld into a sophisticated remote control for all your audio and video
equipment Easily print your documents, email attachments and pictures directly
from your iPAQ Pocket PC to an HP printer: Local printing or corporate-class
network printing with add on software (link provided on CD) Wireless print to
local printers via Bluetooth or infrared port1 (HP Bluetooth printing software
included on Companion CD. Note that printer must be equipped with Bluetooth or
infrared port.) What's in the box HP iPAQ Pocket PC USB Desktop cradle/charger
AC Adapter Slip case Battery Getting started poster Charger adapter HP iPAQ
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of 5 stars It has everything I needed , October 2, 2003 Reviewer: Mujahid
Mohammed (Fords, NJ 08863) - See all my reviews First check my review on 1945.
Pros: 1. 400 Mhz processor 2. Nevo 3. CF for expansion 4. Craddle with regular
purchase. 5. Price 6. Provide some leather casing. 7. Mobile 2003 OS. I expect
they are still developing and offer everything that is available on Palm OS in
future. 8. Support from India will improve. They will not be sleeping while on
support at our odd hours. I understand that they have their limitatins as not to
disclose problems with OS on your PC. I love India. Cons: 1. It says only
bluetooth ready with optional card. 2. Active Sync 3. Screen is not reflective
screen. I mean you can always see yourself on the screen whenever you use this
PDA. I felt screen on 1945 was better than this. They say it as liquid
transreflective screen. 4. Trial versions of Vindigo & Avantgo are no good to
really evaluate them whether they are useful or not 5. We can't have all the
software that is available on Palm OS 6. 400 Mhz of intel processor look weaker
than 260 mhz of samsung. This is a real problem. It takes a while to surf
internet and use some programs. I am not satisfied with Intel processor on this
PDA. I hope they will do something to correct this problem. 7. This unit is not
as thin as 1945. This will resolve as we always increase our cababilities and
electronics. How to get away with problems that I mention about 1945 or 2215: 1.
Active sync problems. Active sync will not work properly when you have firewall
software or any anti virus software. Disable them when you have problems.
Customer Support told me that there may be un-necessary softare running on your
PC so contact your o/s vendor and remove them. So I disabled them on my own and
corrected the problem. Anyways, the next release of active sync should take care
of these problems. 2. No caps loc button appears on soft key board: The reason
was I selected big buttons. When you select big buttons the caps key and some
other keys do not appear. Select small keys for best settings. (If You don't
understand what I am talking about, then select input options and select
keyboard and select big keys). 3. slip in leather case is ok. Not so good but I
can adjust with it for som time till I get new convenient one. Was this review
helpful to you? ( Report this ) 7 of 8 people found the following review
helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Hp Ipaq does it again! , January 11, 2004 Reviewer:
Malry Reed - See all my reviews As a Sophomore student in college i had my share
of PDA's and after trouble times dealing with my Toshiba and way out-dated Palm
Pilot, i finally made the upgrade to the Ipaq 2215. First of all, the rubber
grips is a nice addition from the accident waiting to happen Ipaq 39**, it also
gives a nice, classy look to the interface. Second, the size is a welcome since
in the earlier models they were big & bulky without mentioning the additional CF
sleeve added.The memory is nothing speculator (64MB Ram & 32MB ROM), so if you
plan on adding 3rd party software, be prepared to cough up extra cash for a SD
or CF card.The bluetooth is a nice welcome, but in a campus where wi-fi is
connected all over, does little unless i have to use my friend Ecrisson cell
phone to connect for web browsing.Ladies & Gentlemen, who doesn's love how Hp
once again step over their competition with the SD & CF slot already designed
into the 2215.This is nothing new, but the newer models coming out on the
Toshiba e405 and other HP ipaqs doesn't include both slots, another reason to
shell out the cash for it. The 2215 model is very sleek and rounded perfect for
a nice look to those non-pda users who often peek to see what you are doing. I
love the 3.5 screen, which project the clearest and brightest screen around in
the market. This a very nice PDA except sometimes the screen will freeze and
crash you can lose everything, unless you save your files on a SD or CF memory
card. Besides that, this is the perfect PDA to buy, until a upgrade is put out
in the market. Oh yeah, do yourself a favor and spend the $70-75 dollars 2-3yr
warrant, because believe you are going to need it, if you use your PDA for
everyday use like i do. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) All
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review and share your thoughts with other customers. 4 out of 5 stars All good -
Display lacks a little, , June 22, 2004 Reviewer: Paul Gianni (Fredrick, MD USA)
- See all my reviews I like the features and the small footprint. Everything
works great. The one small complaint is with the display... it seems to be less
bright than say the 19xx or the 55xx models. I'm not sure if its a power issue
since the 21xx series has only a 900 mAh Lithium-lon battery and they needed to
take away from the display to conserve the battery. But overall a nice unit. Was
this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 0 of 7 people found the following
review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Kundera , June 17, 2004 Reviewer: Luis Felipe (Bogot?
- Colombia) - See all my reviews Spanish: ?qu? es mejor, el peso o la levedad?
Me quedo con ambas, menos de 150gr con todo el peso de la tecnolog?a. Was this
review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 2 of 3 people found the following review
helpful: 4 out of 5 stars Im back with GRADES for HP customer support on my 2215
, June 5, 2004 Reviewer: Santiago Maristany (New York, NY USA) - See all my
reviews 150.00 dollars what it cost me to get my ipaq back in a working manner ,
indeed with some perks and improvements...read my previous post on the issues
that led me to send my machine back..(mositure/condensation on the lcd) BY FAR a
hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new one. lets face it, things break it is
inevitable. but dont believe the hype. The HP warranty from what many other
people post here across different models of IPAQ can be summed up in 1 sentence.
"the warranty is simply an insurance plan in which repair costs will be lower
than getting your item fixed out of its warranty" as i found out my same issue
would have run me $250 & change out of warranty , however my fix was not
included in the warranty and mercifully was given a reduced rate because i am in
warranty..its a bit of rhetoric nonsense but this is the corporate engine of
HP.com...now that we got this KUNG FU style of chess playing here are my grades
warranty coverage .. c+ lets face it we are all out to make money and to shell
out as little as possible!! hp is not immune the the capitalist economy we are
in. stuff breaks because $--it happens, and why not make a buck or 2 out of your
inconsiderateness. Warranty is a joke, to get a repair really free of charge it
has to fall on the floor a certain way..or have not appeared abused.. there are
plusses & minuses to this ...i was not satisfied with the handling of my unit
not covered as part of warranty. I didnt purposely put moisture on the LCD. if i
dropped it or scratched it i wouldnt have a beef, however i stand with the poor
mark for HP warranty. HP telephone support : B they dont get an A because they
OUTSOURCE...i am a minority myself I am hispanic so no offense to anyone here.
but with this GLOBAL effort alot of the computer comapnies now have chains of
tech support in INDIA. and trust me i could not get a straight answer unless I
spoke to someone in the US...once speaking to a rep in USA status & details &
next steps were clearly given to me in a timely manner. I noticed the outsource
reps still seem to be figuring out their screens on dropdown menus as to what to
say next to a caller I was on hold alot and this was unacceptable. Billing
Center : D this is the area you will have to deal with WHEN your item falls out
of warranty and customer support will transfer you here, as there is no further
discussion on your case, they need money and thats it. I felt in my talk with
them i felt like I was talking to a collection agency, to which the rep i spoke
to seemed a bit miffed as to me asking "just what was wrong with my unit, what
was the fix?" i may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to
repair in scientific terms but anyone can explain SIMPLY what was wrong with a
product and what could fix it..if im shelling out my hard earned money..you will
humor me and tell me what i wanna hear!! after all i said to the lady i spoke to
"it isnt so wrong of me to ask what was wrong with my item? Surely you yourself
dont go shopping and just stuff items in your shopping bag, you are gonna look
at what your taking off the shelf? right? let alone the bill that your spending
money on the items on right? or are you just gonna fork out your cash with no
questions not caring what its amounted to and what you have bought?" a cut & dry
collections team here made this part of the repair process by far the worst ive
had to deal with. Reminds me of a traffic cop giving you a ticket, heartless &
un speakable. shipping Process & return process : a+ this is their strong area!!
and made all other suttleties bearable..Wednesday may 26th received box to mail
the ipaq back for repair...after having called Tuesday 5/25 to lodge my trouble
report. Box picked up on 5/27 Thursday...and had it not been for the Memorial
Day Weekend it may have come back sooner..the PPC was back in my posession on
wednesday 6/2..on tuesday 6/1 is when i got everything squared away as to fixes
& non warranty & asking me for credit card info.. more plusses.. ther was a ROM
upgrade for my IPAQ which they put on it.. 1.10 is the rom for 2200 series it
was upgraded to from 1.00...and its on HP's website FYI for download..by placing
this rom on your unit it requires HARD reset & such ive done it for some of my
colleagues in the office upgrading from PPC 2002 to 2003 on different HP models.
They replaced the SHIELD...there were some minor NICKS & cuts from having placed
screen shields on my PPC prior, all to which are GONE...they gave me a new
shield scratch free. treat your PPC with love..those are my plusses & minuses
with HP now stop reading and BUY your PPC !!! Was this review helpful to you? (
Report this ) 1 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 4 out of 5 stars
Good Model / show it loving care OR ELSE , May 26, 2004 Reviewer: Santiago
Maristany (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews I have had nothing but praise
for this Model, and I had been a Palm Pilot / Sony Clie user for many yrs prior
to this..i had 1 PPC prior to this it was a casio model dont remember exactly
which one but on to the ramble...i am not here to b++++ & moan about IPAQ
support / nor have i YET been hoodwinked into coughing up hundreds of dollars
for HP to fix my product...here is my story... a great unit, i have had no
synching issues...no transfer issues at all for files...a wierd thing happend to
me once in the the handheld didnt know how to open a word document, somehow a
file association vanished from the handheld for word files only, this sympton
was visible in that in the category of files in the active sync menu showed as
UNRESOLVED ITEMS and just wouldnt resolve...this was only fixed..fixed by a HARD
RESET (glad I had the ipaq backup file of my other stuff to do this) and the
associations were once again fixed.. beaming files also became an issue as the
PPC kept getting installed with more & more apps...granted this model has both
CF and SD cards with a 1GB card you can guess where I am installing most of my
games & apps...somehow as the handheld was getting filled it wasnt beaming files
properly it kept saying it was attached to the cradle this was a phantom feeling
the device has when too many apps occupy the handheld's main memory..Hard reset
fixed the beaming issue but once i used the IPAQ restore file backup I had same
issues...MIND you this does not affect the NEVO remote control program, nor does
it affect BLUE TOOTH beaM & connectivity. I will repost here with either a pro
or a negative, here is an issue I brought on myself... I am still in warranty
for my model, i recently had an issue in which CONDENSATION built up on my
screen..and you could see beads of what looked like water drops & fog on the
panel which I was able to shift around in the panel off to the sides..however a
day later the dew buildup evaporated...i thought YAY no more DEW buildup...but
upon its evaporation came the ERRATIC and or NO PEN response from tapping the
screen was the price i paid...ive seen other posts on people dropping their
models, cracking screens ...trust me DEW buildup / condensation moisture will
send your unit to its grave as well...reason for the DEW is still unknown to
me..i will report back on how HP handles me in warranty and if they hit me up
for a ridiculous fix price... good model , if you choose an ipaq, and arent that
hell bent on built in WI-fi this model suits your needs...i have a CF wi-fi card
and this model i am utterly happy with..I hope to be re-united soon with my PPC
once it comes back from HP repair. Dont let this stray you away from this
model..things happen, its inevitable!! and I will see how warranty handles me
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performance, and expandability Compact Flash and Secure Digital slots for
flexibility and convenience in storage and expansion Integrated Bluetooth for
wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices Removable/rechargeable
Lithium-lon battery for on the go power What's in the box: HP iPAQ Pocket PC,
USB Desktop cradle/charger, AC Adapter, Slip case, battery, getting started
poster; charger adapter; HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD See more technical
details View the product manual [Download: PDF, 7MB] Shipping: Shipping rates
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Organizer Wallet by Sumdex HP iPAQ FA111A#AC3 H2200 series Stylus - 3 pack by
Hewlett Packard HP iPAQ FA109A#AC3 USB Desktop Cradle with Battery Slot for
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From the Manufacturer The small and sleek iPAQ Pocket PC 2215 has the optimal
combination of features, performance, and expandability that allow individuals
and mobile professionals use of their pocket pc seven days a week--at home, at
work, and on the go. A broad range of features, Bluetooth, expansion
capabilities and multimedia make the iPAQ Pocket PC h2200 series unit essential
for you to communicate, access and manage information when you want. Small,
sleek design with dual slot expansion: Contains both Compact Flash and Secure
Digital slots for flexibility and convenience in storage and expansion Small
enough to fit in almost any pocket or purse Soft touch sides for an
ergonomically comfortable feel and slip free grip Get wireless connectivity in
or out of the office: Integrated Bluetooth for wireless communication with other
Bluetooth devices Wireless ready with addition of WLAN 802.11b or other wireless
cards2 Greater productivity with optimal performance and storage: Dazzling
display provides incredible viewing both indoors and out Abundant memory
Powerful processor for the quick handling of tasks Independent graphics
controller for fast smooth video playback Removable/rechargeable Lithium-lon
battery for on the go power Stay productive on the go applications Integrated
microphone and speaker Third-party solutions provide a wide range of add-on
devices and applications Enjoy your favorite multimedia when you want:
Entertainment at your fingertips Integrated Universal Remote Control turns your
handheld into a sophisticated remote control for all your audio and video
equipment Easily print your documents, email attachments and pictures directly
from your iPAQ Pocket PC to an HP printer: Local printing or corporate-class
network printing with add on software (link provided on CD) Wireless print to
local printers via Bluetooth or infrared port1 (HP Bluetooth printing software
included on Companion CD. Note that printer must be equipped with Bluetooth or
infrared port.) What's in the box HP iPAQ Pocket PC USB Desktop cradle/charger
AC Adapter Slip case Battery Getting started poster Charger adapter HP iPAQ
Pocket PC Companion CD Product Description The sleek and small iPAQ Pocket PC
2215 has the optimal combination of features, performance, and expandability!
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of 5 stars It has everything I needed , October 2, 2003 Reviewer: Mujahid
Mohammed (Fords, NJ 08863) - See all my reviews First check my review on 1945.
Pros: 1. 400 Mhz processor 2. Nevo 3. CF for expansion 4. Craddle with regular
purchase. 5. Price 6. Provide some leather casing. 7. Mobile 2003 OS. I expect
they are still developing and offer everything that is available on Palm OS in
future. 8. Support from India will improve. They will not be sleeping while on
support at our odd hours. I understand that they have their limitatins as not to
disclose problems with OS on your PC. I love India. Cons: 1. It says only
bluetooth ready with optional card. 2. Active Sync 3. Screen is not reflective
screen. I mean you can always see yourself on the screen whenever you use this
PDA. I felt screen on 1945 was better than this. They say it as liquid
transreflective screen. 4. Trial versions of Vindigo & Avantgo are no good to
really evaluate them whether they are useful or not 5. We can't have all the
software that is available on Palm OS 6. 400 Mhz of intel processor look weaker
than 260 mhz of samsung. This is a real problem. It takes a while to surf
internet and use some programs. I am not satisfied with Intel processor on this
PDA. I hope they will do something to correct this problem. 7. This unit is not
as thin as 1945. This will resolve as we always increase our cababilities and
electronics. How to get away with problems that I mention about 1945 or 2215: 1.
Active sync problems. Active sync will not work properly when you have firewall
software or any anti virus software. Disable them when you have problems.
Customer Support told me that there may be un-necessary softare running on your
PC so contact your o/s vendor and remove them. So I disabled them on my own and
corrected the problem. Anyways, the next release of active sync should take care
of these problems. 2. No caps loc button appears on soft key board: The reason
was I selected big buttons. When you select big buttons the caps key and some
other keys do not appear. Select small keys for best settings. (If You don't
understand what I am talking about, then select input options and select
keyboard and select big keys). 3. slip in leather case is ok. Not so good but I
can adjust with it for som time till I get new convenient one. Was this review
helpful to you? ( Report this ) 7 of 8 people found the following review
helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Hp Ipaq does it again! , January 11, 2004 Reviewer:
Malry Reed - See all my reviews As a Sophomore student in college i had my share
of PDA's and after trouble times dealing with my Toshiba and way out-dated Palm
Pilot, i finally made the upgrade to the Ipaq 2215. First of all, the rubber
grips is a nice addition from the accident waiting to happen Ipaq 39**, it also
gives a nice, classy look to the interface. Second, the size is a welcome since
in the earlier models they were big & bulky without mentioning the additional CF
sleeve added.The memory is nothing speculator (64MB Ram & 32MB ROM), so if you
plan on adding 3rd party software, be prepared to cough up extra cash for a SD
or CF card.The bluetooth is a nice welcome, but in a campus where wi-fi is
connected all over, does little unless i have to use my friend Ecrisson cell
phone to connect for web browsing.Ladies & Gentlemen, who doesn's love how Hp
once again step over their competition with the SD & CF slot already designed
into the 2215.This is nothing new, but the newer models coming out on the
Toshiba e405 and other HP ipaqs doesn't include both slots, another reason to
shell out the cash for it. The 2215 model is very sleek and rounded perfect for
a nice look to those non-pda users who often peek to see what you are doing. I
love the 3.5 screen, which project the clearest and brightest screen around in
the market. This a very nice PDA except sometimes the screen will freeze and
crash you can lose everything, unless you save your files on a SD or CF memory
card. Besides that, this is the perfect PDA to buy, until a upgrade is put out
in the market. Oh yeah, do yourself a favor and spend the $70-75 dollars 2-3yr
warrant, because believe you are going to need it, if you use your PDA for
everyday use like i do. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) All
Customer Reviews Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars Write an online
review and share your thoughts with other customers. 4 out of 5 stars All good -
Display lacks a little, , June 22, 2004 Reviewer: Paul Gianni (Fredrick, MD USA)
- See all my reviews I like the features and the small footprint. Everything
works great. The one small complaint is with the display... it seems to be less
bright than say the 19xx or the 55xx models. I'm not sure if its a power issue
since the 21xx series has only a 900 mAh Lithium-lon battery and they needed to
take away from the display to conserve the battery. But overall a nice unit. Was
this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 0 of 7 people found the following
review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars Kundera , June 17, 2004 Reviewer: Luis Felipe
(Bogot? - Colombia) - See all my reviews Spanish: ?qu? es mejor, el peso o la
levedad? Me quedo con ambas, menos de 150gr con todo el peso de la tecnolog?a.
Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 2 of 3 people found the
following review helpful: 4 out of 5 stars Im back with GRADES for HP customer
support on my 2215 , June 5, 2004 Reviewer: Santiago Maristany (New York, NY
USA) - See all my reviews 150.00 dollars what it cost me to get my ipaq back in
a working manner , indeed with some perks and improvements...read my previous
post on the issues that led me to send my machine back..(mositure/condensation
on the lcd) BY FAR a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new one. lets face it,
things break it is inevitable. but dont believe the hype. The HP warranty from
what many other people post here across different models of IPAQ can be summed
up in 1 sentence. "the warranty is simply an insurance plan in which repair
costs will be lower than getting your item fixed out of its warranty" as i found
out my same issue would have run me $250 & change out of warranty , however my
fix was not included in the warranty and mercifully was given a reduced rate
because i am in warranty..its a bit of rhetoric nonsense but this is the
corporate engine of HP.com...now that we got this KUNG FU style of chess playing
here are my grades warranty coverage .. c+ lets face it we are all out to make
money and to shell out as little as possible!! hp is not immune the the
capitalist economy we are in. stuff breaks because $--it happens, and why not
make a buck or 2 out of your inconsiderateness. Warranty is a joke, to get a
repair really free of charge it has to fall on the floor a certain way..or have
not appeared abused.. there are plusses & minuses to this ...i was not satisfied
with the handling of my unit not covered as part of warranty. I didnt purposely
put moisture on the LCD. if i dropped it or scratched it i wouldnt have a beef,
however i stand with the poor mark for HP warranty. HP telephone support : B
they dont get an A because they OUTSOURCE...i am a minority myself I am hispanic
so no offense to anyone here. but with this GLOBAL effort alot of the computer
comapnies now have chains of tech support in INDIA. and trust me i could not get
a straight answer unless I spoke to someone in the US...once speaking to a rep
in USA status & details & next steps were clearly given to me in a timely
manner. I noticed the outsource reps still seem to be figuring out their screens
on dropdown menus as to what to say next to a caller I was on hold alot and this
was unacceptable. Billing Center : D this is the area you will have to deal with
WHEN your item falls out of warranty and customer support will transfer you
here, as there is no further discussion on your case, they need money and thats
it. I felt in my talk with them i felt like I was talking to a collection
agency, to which the rep i spoke to seemed a bit miffed as to me asking "just
what was wrong with my unit, what was the fix?" i may not be the sharpest knife
in the drawer when it comes to repair in scientific terms but anyone can explain
SIMPLY what was wrong with a product and what could fix it..if im shelling out
my hard earned money..you will humor me and tell me what i wanna hear!! after
all i said to the lady i spoke to "it isnt so wrong of me to ask what was wrong
with my item? Surely you yourself dont go shopping and just stuff items in your
shopping bag, you are gonna look at what your taking off the shelf? right? let
alone the bill that your spending money on the items on right? or are you just
gonna fork out your cash with no questions not caring what its amounted to and
what you have bought?" a cut & dry collections team here made this part of the
repair process by far the worst ive had to deal with. Reminds me of a traffic
cop giving you a ticket, heartless & un speakable. shipping Process & return
process : a+ this is their strong area!! and made all other suttleties
bearable..Wednesday may 26th received box to mail the ipaq back for
repair...after having called Tuesday 5/25 to lodge my trouble report. Box picked
up on 5/27 Thursday...and had it not been for the Memorial Day Weekend it may
have come back sooner..the PPC was back in my posession on wednesday 6/2..on
tuesday 6/1 is when i got everything squared away as to fixes & non warranty &
asking me for credit card info.. more plusses.. ther was a ROM upgrade for my
IPAQ which they put on it.. 1.10 is the rom for 2200 series it was upgraded to
from 1.00...and its on HP's website FYI for download..by placing this rom on
your unit it requires HARD reset & such ive done it for some of my colleagues in
the office upgrading from PPC 2002 to 2003 on different HP models. They replaced
the SHIELD...there were some minor NICKS & cuts from having placed screen
shields on my PPC prior, all to which are GONE...they gave me a new shield
scratch free. treat your PPC with love..those are my plusses & minuses with HP
now stop reading and BUY your PPC !!! Was this review helpful to you? ( Report
this ) 1 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 4 out of 5 stars Good
Model / show it loving care OR ELSE , May 26, 2004 Reviewer: Santiago Maristany
(New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews I have had nothing but praise for this
Model, and I had been a Palm Pilot / Sony Clie user for many yrs prior to
this..i had 1 PPC prior to this it was a casio model dont remember exactly which
one but on to the ramble...i am not here to b++++ & moan about IPAQ support /
nor have i YET been hoodwinked into coughing up hundreds of dollars for HP to
fix my product...here is my story... a great unit, i have had no synching
issues...no transfer issues at all for files...a wierd thing happend to me once
in the the handheld didnt know how to open a word document, somehow a file
association vanished from the handheld for word files only, this sympton was
visible in that in the category of files in the active sync menu showed as
UNRESOLVED ITEMS and just wouldnt resolve...this was only fixed..fixed by a HARD
RESET (glad I had the ipaq backup file of my other stuff to do this) and the
associations were once again fixed.. beaming files also became an issue as the
PPC kept getting installed with more & more apps...granted this model has both
CF and SD cards with a 1GB card you can guess where I am installing most of my
games & apps...somehow as the handheld was getting filled it wasnt beaming files
properly it kept saying it was attached to the cradle this was a phantom feeling
the device has when too many apps occupy the handheld's main memory..Hard reset
fixed the beaming issue but once i used the IPAQ restore file backup I had same
issues...MIND you this does not affect the NEVO remote control program, nor does
it affect BLUE TOOTH beaM & connectivity. I will repost here with either a pro
or a negative, here is an issue I brought on myself... I am still in warranty
for my model, i recently had an issue in which CONDENSATION built up on my
screen..and you could see beads of what looked like water drops & fog on the
panel which I was able to shift around in the panel off to the sides..however a
day later the dew buildup evaporated...i thought YAY no more DEW buildup...but
upon its evaporation came the ERRATIC and or NO PEN response from tapping the
screen was the price i paid...ive seen other posts on people dropping their
models, cracking screens ...trust me DEW buildup / condensation moisture will
send your unit to its grave as well...reason for the DEW is still unknown to
me..i will report back on how HP handles me in warranty and if they hit me up
for a ridiculous fix price... good model , if you choose an ipaq, and arent that
hell bent on built in WI-fi this model suits your needs...i have a CF wi-fi card
and this model i am utterly happy with..I hope to be re-united soon with my PPC
once it comes back from HP repair. Dont let this stray you away from this
model..things happen, its inevitable!! and I will see how warranty handles me
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submitted by abaxter Sunday, November 02, 2003 email article view recent
articles by abaxter The new iPAQ Pocket PC h4100 series is intended to bring to
market an affordable integrated wireless PDA in a slim design. The iPaq 4150 has
the same form factor as the iPaq 1940, but the same internals and specs as the
new iPaq 4350 from HP . This means the 4150 brings to consumer and business
users a slim device containing many features of the type expected from a larger
and bulkier PDA. Equipped with a fantastic screen and lightweight form factor
there's a lot to like about the iPaq 4150. In this full review I include picture
comparisons with the iPaq 2210 and iPaq 1940 to highlight similarities and
differences among these popular iPaqs. Also addressed in this review is the
yellow-tinted screen issue of the iPaq 4150. HP iPaq h4150 First Impressions In
the Box Specs and Pricing Memory and Processor Performance Benchmarks Screen
(addresses iPaq 4150 yellow-tint issue) Wireless Device Design and Comparison to
iPaq 2210 and iPaq 1900 Series Battery Accessories Conclusion First Impressions
Upon opening the iPaq 4150 I was very pleased to see that it did indeed stay
true to the design and form factor of the iPaq h1900 series ( iPaq 1910 , iPaq
1940 , iPaq 1935 ). I used both the iPaq 1910 and iPaq 1940 for a period of time
when reviewing those devices ( iPaq 1910 Review , iPaq 1940 Review ) and just
loved the small form factor. I was skeptical that the weight and dimensions
could be kept the same as the 1900 series with the addition of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
and a standard sized headphone jack (the 1910 and 1940 required a 2.5 mm – 3.5
mm audio adapter to use standard headphones due to their non-standard small
headphone jack). However, the 4150 scores in keeping the same dimensions, its
dimensions are 4.47 by 2.78 by 0.5 inches (length x width x height), the iPaq
1940 is 4.46 x 2.75 x .5 inches. The 4150 weighs 4.67 oz while the iPaq 1940 is
4.37 oz so you pick up .3 oz in weight, but trust me you won't notice it! In my
review of the 1940 I was disappointed to find that the screen was not as superb
as the original 1910 device, it had some issues with a yellowish hue appearing
instead of bright white backgrounds. The iPaq 4150 does not suffer as badly from
this issue, but the device I have does have a very slight yellow-tint when
viewed from a very low angle, I address this is my review of the screen . In the
Box The iPaq 4150 comes with everything you need to for a PDA, including a
cradle for synching, this is an accessory not included with the 1900 series of
devices. Let's take a look at what's actually included in the box: HP iPAQ
Pocket PC h4150 unit USB desktop cradle/charger AC adapter Slip cover Stylus (2
included) Battery (1000 mAh removable and rechargeable Lithium Ion) Getting
started poster Charger adapter HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD The software
included with the 4150 is decent, but not as generous as the iPaq 2210.
Noticeably missing is the Nevo Universal Remote program that a lot of people
love and is included with the iPaq 2210. However, if you want to use your iPaq
4150 as a remote control I highly recommend the Total Remote solution that
includes an IR range boosting antennae and excellent software interface for
$29.99. You can control any entertainment device from 100 feet away using this!
Anyway, here's a rundown of all the full version programs you get with the 4150:
HP Mobile Print Center Bluetooth Manager iPAQ File Store: non-volatile storage
in flash ROM (not available in Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
and Korean versions) iPAQ Backup: utility for Backup/Restore to Main Memory,
Memory Card or iPAQ File Store iPAQ iTask Manager: access and launch programs
easily iPAQ Image Zone: view images and create slide shows Utilities: Self Test,
iPAQ Audio, Power Status Westtek ClearVue Suite F-Secure FileCrypto Data
Encryption Colligo Personal Edition Adobe PDF Viewer RealOne Player for Pocket
PC iPresenter PowerPoint converter MobiMate WorldMate Resco File Explorer 2003
You also get all the built in programs that come with Windows Mobile 2003 such
as Windows Media Player 9.0, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel and Pocket Explorer. View
the bargainPDA.com Windows 2003 Fast Guide to see more about the OS and what's
included. iPaq 4150 Specs and Pricing Here's a rundown of the specs on this
device, you can always view updated specs and competitive pricing for this
device by searching for "iPaq 4150" on bargainPDA or use this link . At the time
of this review the best price on the iPaq 4150 was $429.00. Manufacturer:
Hewlett Packard Model: iPAQ h4150 h4155 Description: The sleek, less-than-5-oz.
HP iPAQ h4155 Pocket PC offers optimized performance that will keep you
productive, both while you're on the move and when you've reached your
destinations. Integrated WLAN 802.11b, Bluetooth® and a Secure Digital (SDIO)
slot round out this model's powerful features. Released: 10/15/2003 Operating
System: Windows Mobile 2003 Dimensions: 4.47 in x 2.78 in x 0.5 in Weight: 4.67
oz. Processor: 400MHz Intel® XScale™ processor Wireless: integrated WLAN
801.11b, Bluetooth®, IrDA Memory: 64MB SDRAM (55MB user accessible), 32MB Flash
ROM Expansion Slot: Secure Digital (I/O) Battery Type: Removable, rechargeable
Lithium-Ion (1000 mAh) Audio Out: Speaker, Stereo jack Audio In: Microphone
Display: Transflective TFT display with 64,000 colors Pixel Pitch: 240 x 320
pixels Viewable Image: 3.5" diagonal Keyboard: Onscreen Handwriting Recognition:
Yes Digital Camera: No Other Hardware: USB desktop cradle/charger, AC adapter,
battery, slip cover, stylus, charger adapter Memory and Processor The iPaq 4100
comes with an Intel XScale 400 MHz processor that matches or slightly surpasses
the performance of the iPaq 2210 400 MHz processor, the system is quite a bit
faster than the iPaq 1940 that uses a Samsung 266 MHz processor, this is
displayed in the benchmark statistics. The processor is snappy and playing video
clips and games on this device presents good performance with no slow down. The
memory for this PDA is marked as being 64MB RAM total with 55MB available to the
user and 32 MB of ROM in which the Windows 2003 Mobile OS is stored. The missing
9MB of RAM that you can't access for storage is used by the operating system to
allow for faster write performance. Performance Benchmarks We used Spb Benchmark
from Spb Software House to generate benchmark statistics for the iPaq 4150. This
is a great program and to compare performance for Pocket PC devices. I chose to
compare it to the Asus MyPal A620, HP iPaq 2215, Dell Axim X5 and HP iPaq 1910.
The Asus MyPal is the king of Pocket PC performance currently, and while the
iPaq 4150 could not beat it overall, it did come close to matching in a lot of
areas and consistently beat out the Axim X5 and iPaq 2215. It of course
performed better than the iPaq 1910 as that device only has a 200 MHz processor.
In this chart of benchmark results the blue bolded numbers indicate the best
performance overall in a category (higher numbers indicate better performance).
iPAQ h1910 iPAQ 2215 Asus MyPal A620 Dell Axim X5 iPaq 4150 Spb Benchmark index
669 1146 1573 752 1501 CPU index 602 1784 1858 912 1792 File system index 627
1126 1092 855 1034 Graphics index 2084 567 4034 434 3809 ActiveSync index 2155
1458 1518 Platform index 494 1204 1277 629 1238 Write 1 MB file (KB/sec) 447
1257 1285 657 1245 Read 1 MB file (MB/sec) 11.2 27 28.7 15.9 28.2 Copy 1 MB file
(KB/sec) 491 1262 1281 716 1244 Write 10 KB x 100 files (KB/sec) 372 905 654 477
624 Read 10 KB x 100 files (MB/sec) 4.24 9.78 8.64 5.26 10.2 Copy 10 KB x 100
files (KB/sec) 290 799 500 376 474 Directory list of 2000 files (thousands of
files/sec) 76.9 19.6 23.6 112 19.6 Internal database read (records/sec) 272 1339
1549 398 1421 Graphics test: DDB BitBlt (frames/sec) 172 52.3 316 41.8 265
Graphics test: DIB BitBlt (frames/sec) 17.7 22.8 27.2 12.3 26.5 Graphics test:
GAPI BitBlt (frames/sec) 325 60 752 47.1 719 Pocket Word document open (KB/sec)
15.5 100 44.2 22.5 37.8 Pocket Internet Explorer HTML load (KB/sec) 3.7 7.96
7.88 4.73 8.7 Pocket Internet Explorer JPEG load (KB/sec) 50.5 208 154 79.7 210
File Explorer large folder list (files/sec) 169 564 641 238 586 Compress 1 MB
file using ZIP (KB/sec) 45.6 225 263 65.5 244 Decompress 1024x768 JPEG file
(KB/sec) 268 606 613 423 599 Arkaball frames per second (frames/sec) 94.5 51.4
250 38.2 239 CPU test: Whetstones MFLOPS (Mop/sec) 0.033 0.077 0.076 0.061 0.075
CPU test: Whetstones MOPS (Mop/sec) 27.5 55.4 55.3 54.1 54.7 CPU test:
Whetstones MWIPS (Mop/sec) 2.19 5.02 5.01 3.96 4.94 Memory test: copy 1 MB using
memcpy (MB/sec) 43.7 102 103 65 99.3 ActiveSync: upload 1 MB file (KB/sec) 201
135 142 ActiveSync: download 1 MB file (KB/sec) 356 250 249 Screen The screen on
the iPaq 4150 is absolutely top notch. It takes up good amount of the real
estate on the front of the device in order to fit it's 3.5 inch diagonal
viewable area onto such a small PDA. The resolution is 240 x 320 and the TFT
color display allows for 65,536 different colors. However, I'd be amiss if I
didn't mention the 'yellow-tint' issue. With the iPaq 1940 I found the screen to
be so yellow when viewing it from certain angles that I just couldn't stand it.
Here's a picture I took of the iPaq 1940 next to my iPaq 2215: iPaq 2215 on the
left, iPaq 1940 on the right...notice the very yellow tint? With the iPaq 4150
we again have this yellow-tint issue, but it is not nearly as bad. In fact, I
had to get down to a very low angle of viewing to notice this yellow tint and in
every day use it was not noticeable to me. iPaq 4150 on the left, iPaq 2215 on
the right. The iPaq 4150 has a mild yellowish tint when viewed from a very
low-angle. When viewed from a normal angle there is no tint (iPaq 4150 on the
left, iPaq 2215 on the right) I don't know if others have a bigger problem than
me with this, but if you find a device you get has a yellowish-tint at even the
slightest angle you might want to contact HP. Wireless The h4100 series includes
integrated WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) 802.11b and Bluetooth® wireless
technology, so you can access the Internet, e-mail, and information when you
want. HP chose to go with 802.11b due to its wide market availability, better
power efficiency than 802.11a, and allowance for smaller form factor. I had no
problems whatsoever setting up the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. There are no external
buttons to turn these options on or off, you simply use the wireless manager
interface to flip the wireless options (by turning off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth you'll
save on battery life, screen light is the biggest battery drain and Wi-Fi is the
second biggest). Once the Wi-Fi is turned on the iPaq will show you the networks
it has detected and allow you to choose which one to connect to. It's a very
user friendly process and in my apartment in which I have several wireless
networks surrounding me the 4100 detected 6 different networks and allowed me to
connect to my own WEP security protected network by using a radio button
interface. It's easy to select your network from those the iPaq 4150 detects I
was able to cruise the net from up to 900 feet away from my access point, HP
advertises 1000 feet reach. I can't even get 1000 feet away from my access point
without falling off my apartment building, so this is not a limitation for me!
Here I am surfing Microsoft.com on the 4150, check out the easy hold form
factor! The Bluetooth connection wizard is very simple to use, it is exactly the
same program as that included with the iPaq 2210 device. I had no problems
detecting my Bluetooth enabled Son Ericsson t68 phone with the iPaq 4410. As a
note, when using Bluetooth two devices can only perform activities with each
other if they both support a common profile, HP has created a Bluetooth
Compatibility Matrix to help people identify products that work well with HP
Bluetooth enabled products. See the Bluetooth Compatibility Matrix in order to
determine if your favorite Bluetooth device will communicate okay with the iPaq
4150. Invariably we get the question asking if an iPaq device can be used as a
phone so I'll go ahead and answer that "no" the iPaq 4150 cannot perform this
capability. This device is intended for data use, which is why it includes the
802.11b and Bluetooth for accessing email and other data, it is not intended for
voice phone communications. The exception to this might be the use of a
separately purchased Voice Over IP software application, which allows you to use
this device as a VoIP phone in an 802.11b WLAN environment. Device Design and
Comparison to iPaq 2210 and iPaq 1900 Series A picture, or diagram for that
matter, is worth a thousand words so here's a diagram of the iPaq 4150 and the
functions you can access using its buttons: Active Bluetooth/WLAN Indicator
Power Button LED Power/Notification Indicator Color Display iTask Button Inbox
Button 5-Way Navigation Button Calendar Button The 4150 button layout is
different to the older iPaq 1940 and 1910 devices, below is a picture I took of
the h1910: iPaq 1910 Notice that the shortcut buttons are right next to each
other and that the dialpad is round. The 4150 button layout changes things
around by spacing out the shortcut buttons and using a more square type of
dialpad. I prefer the new shortcut buttons, but to be honest I preferred the
round dialpad. iPaq 4150 button layout The iPaq 4150 interestingly slopes the
buttons in a different manner to the iPaq 2210 and has a larger jogdial than the
iPaq 2210 even though the 2210 is larger. iPaq 2210 button layout The iPaq 4150
and 2210 are somewhat close in price range (iPaq 2210 MSRP $399.99, iPaq 4150
MSRP $449.00) and you might be interested in seeing some side by sides to show
how they differ in form if you're thinking about buying one or the other. I
currently have both devices and find the performance to be very similar between
the two. The iPaq 4150 screen is definitely brighter and nicer than the 2210 and
the extra built in Wi-Fi is a huge plus for me (I use a CompactFlash Wi-Fi card
for the 2210 to access the internet), but the 2210 has a better software package
(includes Nevo Universal Remote) and also has CompactFlash expansion which is
very nice to have. I'll let the pictures tell you about the form differences:
iPaq 4150 on the left, iPaq 2210 on the right, click for larger image iPaq 4150
on the left, iPaq 2210 on the right iPaq 4150 on top, iPaq 2210 on the bottom
Battery The battery included with the iPaq 4150 is a 1000mAh, 100mAh more than
the older iPaq 1940 device. This is adequate and I'm finding battery life to
average about 4 hours with normal usage, but I wish HP had been as generous with
the h4150 as they are being with the iPaq h4350 device -- that includes a
high-capacity 1,560mAh battery as the standard battery and gives over 6 hours of
battery life, obviously because it's 33% more powerful. Of course, the bigger
battery means a greater weight for the iPaq 4350 so the tradeoff is we get a
lighter device with the h4150. In a test I did placing the screen brightness at
standard brightness (50% on mark on the meter) and looping a media file in full
screen mode I drained the battery down to 5%, forcing system shut down, after
about 3 hours and 45 minutes. The iPaq 4350 is the same as the h4150 but has a
built in keyboard and longer lasting 1,560mAh battery Accessories There's been a
lot of confusion as to what accessories will work with the iPaq 4150. It's the
same size as the iPaq 19XX series so many people are curious as to whether cases
for that series fit the 4150. The answer is yes, sort of. The 4150 and 1910 are
so close in size that the fit of the case to the PDA is just fine. However,
there's the problem that the record button and IR locations are in different
places on the 4150 so the cutouts in the 1910 case from people such as
InnoPocket do not match up. However, the IR and record button access in the case
aren't a huge deal, so if you want a hard case right away then you can go ahead
and buy an iPaq 1910/1940 case for your 4150. Think Outside Stoway Keyboard
works with the iPaq 4150 Another question that many people are asking is whether
the iPaq 4150 can use keyboards that were built for the iPaq 3000 series or 5000
series. The answer is yes! Many people will be happy about this as the 1900
series was very exclusive and you couldn't use accessories for other iPaq
devices with them. A specific example of a great foldable keyboard you can use
with the 4150 is from Think Outside, makers of the Stowaway Portable Keyboard .
Just download the latest drivers for the keyboard (
http://www.thinkoutside.com/support/hpipaq/driver8646.html ), install them on
the 4150 and you'll be able to use this keyboard. Think Outside products are
also sold under the Targus name through some retailers. This is a link to the
keyboard on Amazon.com .
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border=0> The Bluetooth GPS receiver from HP is another expansion option The
only expansion slot you have on the 4150 is the SDIO type. There's a lot of
products now coming out for this type of expansion that were once only available
as Compact Flash accessories. HP is now offering a 1.3 MP swivel camera for
$139.99. You can also use a GPS device that communicates with the 4150 via
Bluetooth. I've mentioned before but it's worth mentioning again, many people
are disappointed and put off by the fact the iPaq 4150 does not come with a
consumer level IR solution or remote control software, but you can solve this
problem by looking into Total Remote from Griffin Technology. Conclusion Overall
I just really like the 4150, it's a perfect blend of the great screen and form
factor of the 1900 series and the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that comes with the iPaq
2210 and iPaq 5000 series. In the end all PDAs are a compromise of having one
option over another, but the iPaq 4150 proves to be one of the least
compromising and most feature filled PDAs on the market. It's a thumbs up on
buying if you have $400 - $450 in your budget for buying a PDA. Pros Built in
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth provides all the wireless options you'll need Great screen,
brighter and crisper than even the iPaq 2215, but a little bit of yellow hue can
be annoying if your device suffers from that. Fantastic form factor, lightweight
and slim, the gripping on the back makes it harder to drop this PDA too. Cons
Battery life is adequate, but not great, if you have Wi-Fi turned on and screen
bright then the battery will disappear fast. If you get a device in which the
screen has a strong yellow hue it's annoying to the point that you'll want to
take it back and get a different device. Click Here email story see recent
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Review: HP iPAQ 2215 Reviewer: Steve Sande, Webmaster, PDAntic.com Date:
November 9, 2003 Click here for manufacturer's info page Several years ago, I
bought my first Compaq iPAQ - the 3650 model that wowed the world by setting the
standard for Pocket PCs. That iPAQ was a bit of a monster in terms of size. In
order to do anything with it, you had to slide on a plastic sleeve with a CF or
PC Card slot in it and slip in a memory expansion or communication card. As a
result, I wasn’t very impressed with the first iteration of the iPAQ because it
was just too big to carry around in a pocket! After all, at the same time Palm
was coming out with slim and lightweight devices like the Palm Vx, so the iPAQ
3650 seemed like a dog - a very BIG dog. To carry this canine analogy a bit
further, the Palm devices were like a Jack Russell terrier, while the iPAQ
seemed to be more like a Saint Bernard wearing a backpack. Here we are in 2003,
and things have definitely changed for the better. The HP iPAQ 2215 is a tiny
device with built-in Bluetooth, a CF slot AND a SD slot. To top it off, it is
one of a number of new iPAQs that run the Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003
operating system. The new design and software makes the iPAQ 2215 a real winner.
Hardware To start off with, let’s go over the specs. The 2215 runs the Pocket PC
2003 Premium load (more about that later) with a 400 MHz Intel XScale CPU under
the hood. It comes with 64 MB of SDRAM, of which 56MB is available to users. The
display is a bright and very crisp 16-bit transflective TFT color screen, 3.5"
diagonal, with 240 pixels width and 320 pixels height. Expandability in a device
that is only 4.54" long by 3" wide by .61" thick seems like an oxymoron, but the
2215 packs in an SD slot with SD, SDIO and MMC support as well as a Type I/II CF
slot. It has an IrDA SIR infrared port and built-in version 1.1 Bluetooth, so
you don’t have to worry about filling one of those slots with a Bluetooth card.
The 2215 only weighs 5.1 ounces, so it’s not going to weigh down your bag or
pocket. Part of that weight is a rechargeable 900 mAH Lithium-Ion battery. HP
has listened to the voice of the consumer and has made this battery pack user
swappable, so if you run out of power during a flight you can simply pop out one
battery and drop in another. The iPAQ 2215 comes with a USB desktop cradle /
charger, an AC adapter, battery and charger adapter, a slip case, a getting
started poster, and an HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD. Design The 2215 is very
svelte and feels good in my rather small hands. The case is made of a metallic
looking plastic. The plastic body doesn’t seem to be as slippery as the metal
cases on other Pocket PCs, which I found to be a very nice touch. I tend to use
all of my devices on public transit, so being able to keep a good grip on them
is a plus! There are little rubber side grips which have been a point of
contention for some users as they have been popping out. However, the unit I was
using seemed very solid with only a slight rattle (apparently the stylus shaking
in the silo) when I shook it. Compared to the HP 1910, the 2215 seems a bit
larger but it is still small enough to be considered a truly compact Pocket PC.
Looking at the front of the device, the power button and a pair of two
status/alarm LEDs are located above the display. Those LEDs are used to indicate
when the Bluetooth radio is turned on (the left LED flashes blue), and to
indicate alarms or battery charging. The right LED flashes amber when the 2215
is charging, glows solid amber when the battery is fully charged, and then
flashes green as a visual event alarm. Below the display are four application
buttons and a navigation button. The buttons are recessed slightly into the case
to prevent you from accidentally pressing them, and the navigation button is
very impressive. A lot of navigation toggles tend to be hard to move,
inaccurate, and are apt to either not respond when pressed or "double click" by
accident. Not the navigator on the iPAQ 2215 - the button moves smoothly in all
directions and clicks very easily. I usually avoid playing Pocket PC games
because I don’t particularly like using navigation buttons, but the 2215 is one
device that I could definitely grow to like as a Pocket PC gaming platform. The
2215’s display is just plain nice. It compares closely with the display on the
1910. I don’t like the fact that both the 2215 and the 1910 have done away with
the ambient light sensor that was featured on earlier iPAQs - it was always nice
to have the iPAQ automatically brighten or darken the backlight depending on the
surrounding light... Despite that, the display works well. I tend to read a lot
of eBooks on my Pocket PCs and Palm devices, and the iPAQ 2215’s display made
this unit one of the best eBook readers I’ve ever used. Speaking of reading
eBooks, ClearType is one technology that is very useful when you’re using your
Pocket PC as a mobile library. A new part of the OS is a tuning utility that
lets you adjust the level of text smoothing to your personal preference. On the
top of the 2215 you’ll find the SD and CF slots, the stylus silo, the
microphone, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and the IrDA window. I found it odd that
there’s no voice recorder button, although you can reprogram any of the
application buttons to do this. I like the fact that HP chose to use a standard
sized earphone jack so you can choose from a huge variety of headphones or ear
buds. Compared to my old iPAQ I found the volume through the earphones to be
quite loud - nice when you’re in noisy conditions. IrDA has become something
that very few people tend to use, but with the iPAQ 2215 you may be using it
constantly. Not only does the 2215 have a very strong IR signal, but HP bundles
the Nevo Universal Remote Control software in ROM so you can use your Pocket PC
as a very nice remote! I had it set up to run my big-screen TV, DVD player and
surround sound system in no time at all. Too bad I’m going to have to send this
back - it could replace the five remotes I usually have stacked on a small table
near my recliner! I think my wife -- who is usually bored to tears by my
constant parade of geek devices -- was more impressed with the remote control
capability than anything else I’ve tried out in the last few years! The only
nice thing I can say about the stylus that comes with the 2215 is that it isn’t
as bad as the flat popsicle stick that came with the old HP Jornadas... I ended
up using another collapsible stylus that I like to use with all of my devices.
As I mentioned earlier, there is no need for those obnoxious expansion sleeves
that you had to buy for earlier iPAQs. I ended up using the SD slot for a memory
card and the CF slot for a Socket WiFi card. This device gives me all of the
expansion I need without needing a sleeve - I love it! Another thing I was able
to do quite easily is pull a CF card out of my Canon digital camera, slide it
into the 2215, and then view the pictures using the included Image Viewer or
Pictures applications. The connector on the bottom of the 2215 looks like it is
identical to the one on the iPAQ 3800, 3900 and 5400 models. That makes it very
easy to use the charge/sync cables and keyboards that are made for these other
devices. The cradle that comes with the 2215 has two slots - you can pop the
2215 into one slot for charging and synching, and throw a spare battery pack
into the other to charge it at the same time. The back of the 2215 is where you
can slide in the battery, and that’s also where the speaker is. I found the
speaker to be quite loud and I think the 2215 would be a great travel alarm
clock as a result. In terms of battery life, I was able to get about 4.5 - 5
hours of steady use doing normal day-to-day Pocket PC functions (listening to
MP3s, playing games, reading eBooks, doing web surfing with Pocket IE and the
Socket WiFi card, and viewing pictures from a CF card. While that doesn’t seem
like much, it’s more than enough for my needs as I usually spend only about 3
hours a day using my Pocket PCs between charges. Figure 1: Part of my current
stable. The iPAQ 2215 is at left, the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone is next, then the
HTC Tanager Smartphone, followed by the Nokia 3650 Smartphone. They're all
sitting on an Apple PowerBook G4 12" and there's an Apple Bluetooth Wireless
Mouse sitting behind them. Figure 2: The iPAQ 2215 is definitely the thinnest of
the bunch as you can see from this end shot. The order is the same as you see in
Figure 1. Bluetooth I am getting so that I really like Bluetooth. After years of
hype, it seems like every device that I get to test these days has built-in
Bluetooth so it’s easy to set up communications between the various "toys". This
was no exception. I decided that I’d pull a compatibility test once I turned on
the 2215, so I quickly turned on my Apple PowerBook G4 with its built-in
Bluetooth. Within seconds the two devices had recognized each other and it took
no time at all to navigate through the Pocket PC’s folders and even pull files
over to the PowerBook. It was also a no-brainer to send contact cards from the
PowerBook Address Book to the iPAQ and vice versa. About one week into my test,
I took delivery on a Nokia 3650 Smartphone. My main reason for buying this phone
was to use it as a Bluetooth GPRS modem for my various PDAs. My first test was
to try to create a "pairing" between the Nokia 3650 and the iPAQ 2215 to see if
I could do some wireless web surfing. Trying to use the Bluetooth Manager on the
iPAQ, I was totally unsuccessful in setting up the phone to work as a wireless
modem. It was very easy to get the two devices to recognize one another, but
making the iPAQ realize that it could use the Nokia 3650 to reach the web was
not going to be a "plug and play" setup. I ended up doing a web search on the
terms Bluetooth, iPAQ 2215 and Nokia 3650, and found a site that had step by
step instructions on how to set up the iPAQ properly. After about five more
minutes I had the devices set up properly, and tapping on the connections icon
at the top of the iPAQ screen let me connect to the internet through the Nokia
3650. Cool! Setting up and using email, MSN Messenger (I had upgraded to the new
version so it was actually usable), and Pocket Internet Explorer to use the new
connection was a no-brainer. Of these applications, I truly wish that Microsoft
would improve Inbox and Pocket Internet Explorer. Both are still rather limited
compared to best-of-breed applications. If I was going to do a lot of web
browsing using the dual-device solution (Nokia Bluetooth phone and the iPAQ) I’d
be sure to get a real browser like Bitstream’s ThunderHawk. One thing I was not
able to test was the ability to use ActiveSync over a Bluetooth connection. That
will have to await the purchase of an inexpensive USB Bluetooth adapter for my
PC as well as the purchase of either an iPAQ 2215 or (preferred!) one of the new
iPAQ 4350s. WiFi Compared to Bluetooth, I use WiFi religiously. I’ve had a
wireless network in my house since well before the WiFi standard was set in
stone, and I now have every device hooked up nicely through virtual wires (let
me tell you about the D-Link WiFi print server some day...). Microsoft sent
along a Socket Communications CF WiFi card so that I could test the 2215 with
it. I wasn’t looking forward to using WiFi on a Pocket PC - when I had my
Toshiba e740 last year I frankly found it to be a real pain in the arse to get
it set up to work on my wireless network. The latest version of the Pocket PC OS
makes WiFi setup easy! It was truly plug and play - I plugged the card in, and
it immediately recognized my network. All I needed to do was tell it whether I
was making a VPN or straight Internet connection, then enter in my 128-bit WEP
encryption code. The only easier WiFi experience I’ve had was with my Apple
PowerBook G4. One test I did was to open a large WMV file that I had created and
stored on my website. This file wouldn’t even run on other devices, but when I
opened it on the 2215 it loaded rather quickly and ran smoothly. That’s a
testament to both the fast network connection I had running as well as to the
power of this little device. System Speed I’m not going to post any benchmarks
here. I’m not sure I really trust benchmarks more than I trust my personal
feeling on how responsive a system is or is not. I found the 2215 to be
extremely fast in almost every aspect of operation. As mentioned, I had a few
photos (all JPEG images) on a CF card in my digital camera. I’m one of those
sick people who loves to take pictures at the highest resolution the camera has
to offer, so raw file sizes can be quite large. On my Pocket PC Phone and
earlier Pocket PCs, this was a painful affair - it would take so much time to
load even one picture that I didn’t bother trying to do a slide show. On the
2215 it seems to take only about 4 - 5 seconds for each picture to display. Not
bad! Software This is a rather hefty list, so let’s get started. In ROM, you
have the following: Pocket Outlook (Contacts, Tasks, Notes, Calendar, Inbox)
Pocket Word Pocket Excel Pocket Internet Explorer Windows Media Player 9 for
Pocket PC Microsoft Reader for Pocket PC Block Recognizer (very much like
Graffiti on a PalmOS PDA) iPAQ Task Manager (file launcher) iPAQ File Store
(non-volatile storage to flash ROM) iPAQ Backup (can backup or restore to/from
built-in memory, memory cards or the iPAQ File Store) Voice Recorder Calculator
Solitaire Jawbreaker Nevo (universal remote control) iPAQ Image Viewer
Adjustable Standby Settings (adjust power conservation modes) Self Test iPAQ
Audio Power Status Utility From CD, you have the option of loading the
following: Active Sync 3.7 (PC application, of course!) Outlook 2002 (ditto)
Audible Player (magazines, radio programs, audiobooks) Vindigo (guide to
restaurants, hotels, entertainment, etc...) RealOne Player (RealAudio/RealVideo
content) Adobe Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC eWallet Pro (secure information
manager, trial edition) ListPro (list manager, trial edition) MARGI Systems
Presenter-To-Go (PowerPoint or Windows content viewer) iPresentation Mobile
Converter LE (PowerPoint viewer) Peacemaker Professional (Beam info to/from many
different PDAs, IR-enabled PCs, or text-scanning pens) Pocket Watch (interactive
world clock) F-secure FileCrypto Personal Edition (file encryption) Final
Comments There are a few negative comments I’ve heard about regarding the iPAQ
2215. Note that I have not personally been bothered by any of these problems,
but your experience may be different. First, several people have noted that the
alarm capabilities of the 2215 (possibly Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003) are
buggy. Alarms sometime don’t turn on the Pocket PC and ring/vibrate/flash the
appropriate alert. I never ran into this myself, and I loaded up the 2215 with
all of my regular appointments. Hmmmm... This could be an issue if you were on a
business trip and were using the 2215 as an alarm clock. Another complaint I’ve
heard about is the lag between pushing the power button and having the unit turn
on. I have a Smartphone that requires a 4-second solid push on the power button
to turn it on, so I don’t consider a little lag time to be an issue. I really
liked the 2215 a lot more than I thought I would. It’s very small, has two card
slots for IO or memory expansion, and has enough RAM to make most Pocket PC
fiends very happy. It’s responsive. easy to connect to the world, and
inexpensive. I know some people may disagree that a $399 Windows Mobile Pocket
PC is inexpensive, but when you consider the power that’s packed into this
device it’s a bargain. If you don’t need the larger RAM capacity, fingerprint
scanner, or built-in WiFi of the iPAQ 5555, a 2215 will save you $250. For that,
you can buy yourself a nice SD card for memory expansion ($160 for a 512MB card)
and a WiFi CF card (I’ve seen ‘em as low as $70). And for about another $50, a
second battery pack will give you enough power to play with your 2215 all day.
An Alternative? If you’re in the market for a powerful PDA it’s definitely worth
looking at the iPAQ 2215. Its nearest competitor is the palmOne Tungsten T3 (
see review here ), which also runs about $399. It has the same amount of RAM, no
CF slot, built-in Bluetooth, an SDIO slot, and a screen that is remarkably
better than the fantastic display of the iPAQ 2215 - it features 320 x 480
(half-VGA) resolution! It also features the same CPU as the iPAQ 2215 but has a
better email client and browser than what Microsoft builds into Windows Mobile
2003. Sadly to say, I also found that using the Tungsten T3’s "Documents To Go"
application gave me better compatibility with Microsoft Office than the Pocket
Office applications (Pocket Word and Pocket Excel) did on the iPAQ. Microsoft
has made some decent upgrades to their OS but really needs to do some hard work
on the Pocket PC ROM applications because PalmSource is eating their lunch in
this area. Interested in buying an iPAQ 2215 or some accessories? Check the
links below! iPAQ 2215 (affiliate link) Linksys WCF12 Wireless-B Network
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Goto page 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 Next | [ Full article ] My goal in this
review is to talk about the things that you might not already know, rather than
cover all the specs in detail. The iPAQ 2215 is the first Pocket PC 2003 to hit
the streets, equipped with a 400mHZ Intel PXA255 XScale CPU, a 100Mhz system bus
(not 200Mhz as I had originally thought), 64 MB of RAM, 32 MB of Flash-ROM, a
CompactFlash slot, and a SDIO slot. The full specs can be found in this PDF
file. First Impressions Figure 1: The packaging and first look at the iPAQ 2215.
My first impressions as I unpacked the box were excellent – quality packaging
with a catchy design. Upon opening the box, I was surprised (and impressed) to
see Outlook 2002 (XP) versus the normal Outlook 2000 we're used to seeing.
Perhaps with the imminent release of Office 2003, the prices on 2002 have
dropped. Regardless, it's nice of HP to give their customers the most current
version of Outlook rather than an old one. Well done HP! The packaging contained
the usual assortment of accessories: a stylus, the cradle, that silly adaptor
you need to plug power into the device (a pet peeve of mine), and a ho-hum case.
I know you’re never going to get a Vaja-class case with a Pocket PC, but this
case is utterly boring and barely functional. I’m sure there’s a way to make a
cheap, but reasonably stylish case. Doesn’t HP have all those smart case
engineers? Wink Figure 1a: The silly power dongle. Having one more part to lose
is never a good thing. Figure 1b: The utterly boring black case. You can do
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A Glance Description Dual slot (SD/CF) Pocket PC that packs it all in a slim
form factor running the Windows Mobile 2003 operating system. Highlights
Integrated Bluetooth; dual slots; SDIO; 400MHz XScale processor; bright display;
smooth D-pad; rubber side grips; removable battery; new operating system
Lowlights Plastic cheap stylus Producer Hewlett Packard iPAQ h2215 page Size
4.54 inches long, 3 inches wide, 0.61 inches thickness, and 5.1 ounces Price
MSRP US$399.95; lowest current street price $374 (with shipping) I saw a
presentation of the new iPAQ devices a couple of months ago, and the next day I
sold my iPAQ 1910 on eBay in anticipation of buying the 2215 (also known in
other retail channels as the 2210). I eagerly followed the buzz online and then
read that the 2215s were being sold at Fry's Electronics stores. I took a 340
mile round trip to Oregon to pick up my device three days before the "official"
public release so I could start my review and satisfy my urge for a new device.
I have to say that after having the 2215 for over a week, my enthusiasm and
excitement for the device has not worn off, and I couldn't be happier with my
purchase. the box Box Features Hardware If you haven't held one of these new
iPAQ 2215s in your hand, I highly recommend you go to your local electronics
store and get a hold of one, because my description and photos do not do justice
to how small this device really is. HP did a wonderful job packing dual slots
into this package while keeping the size manageable. As you can see in the photo
in my initial impressions mini-review , it is actually smaller than the new
Tungsten C device. Zaurus vs. 2215 vs. CLIE Sharp Zaurus, iPAQ 2215, and CLIÉ
NX70 One thing you will notice at first is that there is nothing on either of
the sides of the device except the rubber grips. Most Pocket PCs at least have a
record button, but to do this on the 2215 you will need to map a hardware button
to the recording function. The bottom of the device uses the same standard plug
as the 3900 and 5400 series, and I have used chargers and serial cables from
that line to verify that it works. This is great news since it means you could
also use many keyboards and other accessories that use this connection. On the
top of the 2215 you will find the SD and CF Type II slots, as well as the
standard 3.5 mm headphone adapter plug and stylus silo. No headphones are
included with the unit, and the stylus is a cheap, plastic one-piece stick. As
soon as a replacement is available I am buying at least one for my 2215. The
consumer infrared is also contained up in the top area around the SD slot, but I
couldn't tell you on which side. I love the consumer infrared (CIR) feature and
can achieve ranges in excess of 20 feet. On the front of the device you will
find the power button in the top right and Bluetooth and charging indicator
lights in the top left. The bottom front has the four application buttons and
the D-pad. I prefer these hardware buttons over those found on the 1910/1940
series because they are recessed, and I know when I tap them they register my
desired press. The D-pad is a slick, chrome, raised pad that moves fluidly
around. Some people have stated that it moves too easily, but I actually like
the way it moves, and it allows me to quickly navigate around the device.
Pushing in on the D-pad serves as a screen tap. Diagonal movement is also
supported, as I verified by playing a few rounds of Metalion . The display is a
3.5-inch 65,000 color display that is very bright and clear. I compared mine
with 1910 devices at the store, and the 2215 display appears more washed out and
not as vibrant as the display model I was comparing it to. When using the 2215
in direct sunlight I noticed a grid that may also be present on other models. I
never really scrutinized other displays in direct sunlight so I can't say it is
particular to this model; I never notice the grid in normal everyday use,
though. Everyone I have shown my device to has commented on how beautiful the
display is, so I think many of us are being overly critical. The display is much
brighter than other Pocket PCs I have owned, including the Dell Axim X5, Jornada
568, and iPAQ 3600. On the back of the 2215 you will find the door to the
removable 900 mAh battery and the speaker. The speaker is adequate for my needs,
but when I get a case for it I wonder if it will be loud enough, and hope that
case manufacturers leave an opening for it similar to my CLIÉ NX Bellagio case.
I also see two holes up towards the top of the back and wonder if a flip top
cover can be made to attach to these spots--my CLIÉ T615C had a flip cover that
attached to holes in the same general area. I thought I would miss the larger
batteries contained in most other iPAQs, but I actually am experiencing good
battery life. I use the 2215 quite a bit for Bluetooth-connected e-mail and
surfing, and have only experienced one low battery warning during my last
weekend camping trip when I forgot my AC adapter and used the device for a few
hours. The casing of the 2215 is plastic, which allows it to achieve such a
light weight of 5.1 ounces. It feels very solid and extremely comfortable in my
hand. I thought I would miss a jog dial or scroll button, but I can easily use
the D-pad for one-handed reading. HP includes a sturdy slip case that is fairly
cheap, yet it does offer some protection until case manufacturers roll out their
products. However, I just discovered the case is putting small grooves in my
rubber grips, so I don't think I will be using it anymore. I found that I
carried my 1910 everywhere since it was so small and light, and I am finding
that the 2215 is filling this same role and has knocked the CLIÉ NX off my
primary PDA spot. The 2215 comes with 32 MB of ROM, with 3.84 MB available to
the user as File Store. There are 64 MB of RAM, but only 57.11 MB are
user-accessible. HP states this up front so there is no confusion when you make
the purchase. The device uses a 400MHz Intel PXA255 processor (the model with
the 200MHz bus), and all I can say is that this baby flies! I don't know if the
new OS has much impact or if it is the new processor, but everything feels
faster to me. And as you can see in Jason Dunn's review , the 2215 scores very
high in benchmark testing. I would upgrade to the 2215 just to gain the dual
slots, Bluetooth, and increased speed. HP Software HP is known for providing a
decent collection of software titles with its devices, and it continued this
practice with the 2215. You will find several software titles on your CD,
including full versions of Margi Presenter to Go , Peacemaker Pro, Pocket Watch,
and the ClearVue Suite. In the ROM, HP has provided the iPAQ Image Viewer
(rebranded ClearVue Image Viewer), Nevo remote control software, iPAQ Backup
(Sprite Software program), a diagnostic toolkit, iPAQ Audio, and iTask manager.
Nevo software Nevo software In the Settings > Button screens you will find a
checkbox to lock the application buttons in case you bump your device often
while carrying it and don't want the iPAQ draining your batteries. The new
Bluetooth Connection Manager is a wonderful edition to making the device
user-friendly. After I was able to figure out the T-Mobile settings I can easily
connect to my desktop, my cellphone, and other devices to ActiveSync, transfer
files, or surf with two quick taps. Setting up Wi-Fi connections with the Sony
card was not easy at all, even with the new Connection Manager. This may be
easier with other Wi-Fi cards, but I have no others to test out. Bluetooth
Connection Wizard Bluetooth Connection Wizard Windows Mobile 2003 Windows Mobile
2003 Premium Edition (Pocket PC 2003) is contained in the ROM of the 2215, and
it offers some behind-the-scenes updates that may not seem obvious to existing
Pocket PC owners. However, there are a few parts that are obvious, such as the
new Pictures application, Pocket MSN, ClearType Tuner, Certificates, Jawbreaker
(new game), Asset Viewer, improved Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 9,
and the new Connection Manager. I didn't even check out the Pictures application
until someone at our user group meeting asked me about it. This is a powerful
image viewing and editing application that enables you to select images from
anywhere on your device or external storage cards and perform some basic editing
functions. You can choose to beam or e-mail a picture, set it as the Today
wallpaper, and play a slideshow when the device is docked. Images are saved as
.jpg files. You can quickly adjust the brightness and contrast, rotate the
image, and crop the image with a couple of taps. For larger images you can zoom
and pan using the bottom right icon. editing with Pictures Pictures editing
screen Tapping on Pocket MSN takes you to an Internet Explorer page which you
can use to sign into your Passport account. After signing in you will be given
links for MSN Hotmail, the Windows Media page, Money, News, Weather, Sports,
Entertainment, and your Account page. Pocket MSN Pocket MSN Launching the
ClearType Tuner presents you with a paragraph with a slider below it. Moving the
slider from left to right makes the text "thinner." Users can now customize the
way text appears and make it more comfortable. I prefer mine almost all the way
to the left side. There are default root certificates that are provided on the
device, and you can also use personal certificates, although I could not add
them and currently have no use for them. Asset Viewer provides details on the
processor, amount of installed memory, and other vital statistics of your
device. Certificate manager Manage certificates Pocket Internet Explorer has
been improved to support XHTML Basic, Cascading Style Sheets, WML 2.0, JScript
5.5, and IPv6. I was able to access every site I could think of ... except my
bank. Inbox has been slightly changed, and Services has been relabeled as
Accounts, which makes more sense. There are also some slightly different setup
screens to allow for SSL e-mail connections. The Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks
are basically the same, with the addition of a color scheme in the background.
However, Contacts now allows you to search by both first and last name when you
start typing in letters in the search box, and it is very fast. Options for
sending via Bluetooth are also integrated into the PIM apps. new look for Tasks
Tasks with new background You will also notice some minor changes to the bubbles
on the top bar for the volume and connection status. There were no drivers for
802.11b cards installed or provided, but I was able to install the Intel
ProWireless drivers for my Sony Wi-Fi card and can get it connected after soft
resetting the iPAQ with my card in place. I read that the new operating system
supports a zero config utility, but I was unable to experience this with my
Wi-Fi card. By the way, a recovery from a soft reset takes about 20 seconds.
Troubleshooting/Help I have to admit it took me a few days to find the right
combination of numbers and initialization strings to get my 2215 to connect with
my Nokia 3650 for Web access, but that was an issue with T-Mobile and my Nokia.
There are currently issues with several CF Wi-Fi cards that are having troubles
with the new operating system. My Sony PEGA-WL100 works fine with the Intel
driver and a soft reset to get it going, and I haven't been able to find out
anything about the zero configuration Wi-Fi that is supposed to be part of
Mobile 2003. Connections settings Connection settings HP has great customer
service, and the support for its Pocket PCs is one reason I keep going back to
HP. The company has posted a nice FAQ page for the device, and there are also
iPAQ forums you may want to visit. Conclusion I kept my Jornada 568 for almost a
year and a half, and I can easily see myself keeping my new 2215 for quite some
time, too. It has everything I want in a small form factor, and the iPAQ has
knocked off my CLIÉ NX70 from the Primary PDA spot. Some people have said they
are unimpressed with the new crop of devices, but what other Pocket PC has it
all in this small of a form factor? The incredible speed increase itself is
worth the cost to upgrade to the 2215, and I can easily see it being the top
seller of this new generation. There may be some minor software issues until
developers get their software updated to the latest OS, but 90% of the
applications I use have been running fine. Ratings Defense The iPAQ h2215 earns
the full 5 Geekheads for Quality because it is very well built, stable,
beautiful, and fast. It earns 5 Geekheads for Geekness because it packs dual
slots, consumer IR, and Bluetooth in a small form factor with a removable
battery. If I could give it more Geekheads I would, and I can honestly say this
is the BEST Pocket PC device I have ever used. The 2215 earns a Geek.com Pick !
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