HP iPAQ hx2495b Pocket PC (FA674B#ABA) by Hewlett Packard
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Digital camera reviews of HP iPAQ hx2495b Pocket PC (FA674B#ABA)
Digital camera Review: cliff
Summary: 4 Stars
my new ipaq performs well although I did have trouble syncing Microsoft Outlook Contacts. I went to Microsoft help and they referred me to HP help and I received the information needed to solve the syncing problem, that is syncing not sinking.Digital camera Review: decent multimedia machine, but buggy
Summary: 4 Stars
got this pda (mainly because it has CF support, I have 16GB CF)
flashed to Hong Kong version, it displays Trad and Simp Chinese without problem
but I see the unit is kinda buggy, that sometimes bt confuses to connect, and wifi "forgets" the driver, requires reset
it doesn't turn on after charging, and the unit gets pretty hot, press reset, the battery goes to 0
SD problem, that I have to turn the unit on before inserting SD, or it's not recognized, and it doesn't support SD-HC (will WM6 update add it?)
pro
flip screen cover
CF support, can add 16GB of storage
256MB of ROM
new 1700mA/h battery
con
flaky bt and wifi
no SD-HC support
may be bulky for some
screen is yellow compared with RX3715 and X50v
I'd recommend it if you want CF support, ipaq 210 is coming, and it has WM6 and VGA screen
Digital camera Review: hp's dirty little secret
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, so I bought a brand spanking new hx2495b. One of the first things I did was install a SD card. Then the problems started. Fairly frequent soft boots required to get the thing to turn on. Battery dead (0%) from full charge over night. Not too often, but a couple of times in the 2 weeks I had it.
Emailed hp support about the problem (I did forget to mension I had a SD card installed) and they, of course, recommended doing a ROM update. Okay, I just got a brand new unit, why should it need a ROM update all ready? I go and locate the update, down load it and go to install it. Sure enough the update they wanted me to install was the exact same version all ready in the silly thing! Like that is going to do any good, duh?
Then I notice one of the things the ROM update was suppost to fix is a lock up and battery drain problem when an SD card is installed. Humm, maybe they haven't really fixed that. So, I pull my SD card and whad ya know, all the problems went away!
Well, I really don't need the SD card, so I can live with that, but I'd wish they had said something about it! Even though I forgot about the SD card being in there, they should have realized the problem when I said the battery went dead over night! I can't be the only one to have this problem. Guess they don't want to admit there is still a flaw in the programming. A year after it was suppost to be fixed!
So, I'd recommend if you don't need an SD card, don't put one in. If you do need it, pull it out when your not using it.
One other thing to keep in mind is when you turn the PDA off, it doesn't really turn off. The display goes out, but a lot of stuff is still running inside. This is so it will come back exactly where you left off when you turn it back on. That's nice, but if you don't have it on a charger, it will drain the battery in 3-4 days just sitting around. Maybe not a big deal to most people, but I want to use the thing to keep a trail journal while hiking the Appalachian Trail, and I could go a week between towns and AC power. Guess I'll have to lug a solar charger along too if I want to use it.
Other than the problem with the SD card and not really turning off when its off, its a great little gizzmo. Solidly built and otherwise works great.
Oh, one other thing you might want to know. The instructions aren't clear about this. Activesync likes to turn it's self on all the time. The way to stop this is to set it to manual sync only. Unfortunetly, the button to access this command is not available if you have it set for USB sync. To set it to manual sync only, you have to set up a server connection first.
Start activesync (if it isn't already running!)
Menu > add server source
enter a dummy server address like 1.1.1.1
enter some other dummy info into the next blocks it wants you to fill in
then go back to menu and click on schedule.
Now select manual sync in two places.
Go back and delete the server connection.
Now active sync will only come on when you want it too.
Digital camera Review: ipAQ hx2495b Pocket PC
Summary: 5 Stars
Order entry was simple; delivery was on time; product delivered was as ordered and complete. This is replacement for older-style hp pocket pc circa 2000. Smaller unit is easier to handle. The older iPAQ stylus with pop-up release was easier to use, but the spring failed during it's lifetime which caused the stylus to get loose in pockets and luggage. Used for data transfer from field equipment to laptop - satisfactory.Digital camera Review: it was every thig i could ask for
Summary: 5 Stars
amazing. it is like haveing an ipod, laptop, and video veiwer all in one. it has all the same options as a labtop exept it is smaller and ezer to use a must have. some people here are even giving them away for 240.99 that is a must steel price. i would buy it if i did not already have one