Re: Ipaq HX4705, to buy or not to buy?

Mostro wrote:
> what kind of value do these things have at present? are most people
> that own them happy? I would e-mail, contacts, and basic office
> stuff, but what about th entertainment value of this thing
> feedback from those that hate theirs and why?

I had iPAQ h5550 which I wasn't satisfied with due to instability and memory
problems. Currently my work PDA is the hx4705 and I've been very satisfied
with it.

The 4,0 inch VGA screen is just amazing, probably the best one I've seen in
any PDA so far. I also love the powerful CPU of this device, because I can
open even large PDF, PowerPoint and Word documents very fast.

I use hx4705 on daily basis for my calendar, email (Gmail POP3 and corporate
access via VPN) and contacts, a few extra applications and games too. I use
Terminal Services client in work and VNC at home. I access Internet via
3G/GPRS (with my Nokia Bluetooth phone) or 801.11b WLAN depending on what's
available.

This hx4705 is my first PDA I can truly rely on, because it has a very good
backup software, enough flash storage for calendar / contacts and other
important stuff. So if I don't load the battery for some time (usually
during weekends or vacation) and it gets software reseted, I can restore all
my files and settings. I also like the file security that stops strangers
from accessing my files. I also encrypt work related files on my SD cards.
hx4705 can do all this without too much perfomance loss.

There are a few small issues I don't like in my hx4705:

- the plastic screen cover that comes in the retail box feels bad and cheap.
I use a my own leather case instead.
- Battery drains out very fast using Bluetooth or WLAN, and the device gets
very HOT from the battery.
- I still haven't learned how to use that mouse alike control pad, so it's
completely useless to me and just taking space.
- Not all applications still support WM 2003 SE and VGA resolution. (This is
a general Windows Mobile issue, not HP's fault.)

--
Tero Lehto
http://lehto.net/tero/


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