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HP iPAQ H2210 Pocket PC (English)
Release Date	:	08 July, 2003
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Publisher	:	Hewlett Packard
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Our Price	:	£ 309.98

Availability : usually dispatched within 1 to 2 weeks.

Could they get much better than this?

I've been blown away with the quality, features and functions of the iPAQ 2210. I was originally torn between the features of the 2210 and the slimness of the 1940 but I'm very pleased with my choice. I read a lot of reviews before I bought, most of which were very complementary although some had a few little niggles. If you've looked around on the web too you will recognise these. First the slip on case. Use it, it's actually very good although I will buy one with a flip top soon. Inside the case on the left you will find a thin label that can be cut off with scissors and I think that is what may have caused the side rubber strips to get damaged. The case is quite tight but it will probably stretch with use. The screen does appear to have a row of 5 faint black marks on the bottom edge if you tilt it slightly towards you but they are otherwise practically unnoticeable. The battery seems quite capable and should easily give the 8 hours use as stated. The finish is beautiful. I don't even think about it being made of plastic. It feels solid and dependable. It's a perfect size for the average hand and the viewing area is big enough for easy reading of text. The screen is bright and clear. I have the contrast turned down to half mostly as that is bright enough for me indoors and outdoors, even in sunlight, it's perfectly readable. It has stacks of software loaded and it's nearly all of use. The handwriting recognition feature took me by surprise as I didn't think I'd use it but it works very well and is sometimes better than typing. You can tell it how you normally write different letters to help. As the ipaq already has fully functioning integrated bluetooth,(you don't need a card for the ipaq) I also bought a Belkin Bluetooth USB adapter with it for my PC and this allows me to hook up to my computer and work remotely. The range gives me easily 30 feet from my PC, so if the wife's got a headache I can sit up in bed and listen to music, upload files, use email and surf the net all at the same time...maybe buy some more stuff from Amazon while I'm at it!(Commission please!) I connect remotely through the Activesync program to my broadband connection and Windows XP and although it's obviously slower and you have to keep scrolling around the screen, it's more than usable. It's a bit fidly to set up but there's help out there. I really like having the CF card slot. I can use the card from my digital camera to instantly look at the pictures or, more frequently use one (256mb) to store a bunch of mp3's. I now need to buy an SD card to maximise the memory capability as unfortunately no cards are supplied with the iPAQ. I do have one complaint. I would like to have had a written manual. There is one on the web but its 125 pages long!
Price, no it's not cheap but this is a serious piece of kit and I would definitely recommend this product.

The World's Best PDA?

I remember when HP'S IPAQ series was introduced, back in April 2000. I thought, Why buy one now? If I wait a few years they'll release superior models, packed with dozens more features. Although technolagy does and allways will improve every day, now is the time to make an investment.

Whilst a lot of PDA's in the market are hideously ugly, the design of the H2210 is nothing short of outstanding, it's a very small and slim device, it has grip on each side and fit's in your hand perfectly. You can ignore the saying, "Never judge a book by its cover" because it's appearance is nothing compared to the pda itself.

After a day with my H2210, I realised... why would anyone want to buy an mp3 player, or a portable dvd player when you can buy one of these. I loaded an episode of the Simpsons onto a compact flash disk, and played it with my H2210. It was very smooth, and the video & audio quality was outstanding. I also tried playing a few MP3's.. they also played with no problem.
One of the great features of the H2210, is its expandibility. It accepts SecureDigital and CompactFlash cards. What does this mean? It means you can hook it up to almost any electrical device - be it a Digital Camera, MP3 Player, Digital Camcorder and a range of other devices.

Also included, is it's bluetooth capability. I had it connected up with my SonyEricsson T610 with ease. I could send pictures i'd taken with my camera phone, ringtones, screensavers e.t.c
I also had no problem sending files back to my phone.
And it also has "the old" infared port. However, It comes with an application which turns your pda into a remote control. You can set it to control almost anything - dvd players, televisions, video machines e.t.c. While I was testing this great app, I realised the InfaRed port had a rather "long" range... To put it simply, My nextdoor neighbour was slightly confused as to why his television had a mind of its own.

Although the PDA doesn't have a built in wireless networking card, you can buy a compact-flash adaptor for it, and although I haven't got one myself - I've been told they're easy to setup and use.

It's powered by the fastest mobile processor currently available, a 400MHZ XSCALE CPU. It runs games with ease and with great performance. It also comes with PocketPC 2003 Premium edition and WindowsMedia Player 9, the most upto date OS available. It also comes with a USB Cradle for easy charging.

It's worth every penny - and no matter who you are, you will find a use from this. The only other PDA to look at is the BigDaddy Ipaq (the H2210's brother), the H5550. However, unless you really think you need a biometric fingerprint scanner stick with this model.
You don't need to look any further than this.

Excellent, but pricey

Runs extremely fast, much more so than any previous iPaqs I've used from the 3 and 5-series. Size is comparitavely small, and feels just right in the hand. Comes with loads of software, perfect for all sorts of everyday use (Note-taking, scheduling, contacts, viewing files etc). Misses out on 5*s due to plastic body (expensive stuff like this ought to be in an all-metal chassis - HP could take a few pointers from Sony here). Also the price is a bit high - it doesn't help to find that in the USA this thing sells for around Â£PRICE (equivalent), and even cheaper on educational discount, whereas here we only have the option to buy the thing at a stupidly high Â£PRICE RRP.