Comments on: Unboxing the HP iPAQ hx5915 Travel Companion http://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dear Gear Diary… | Gear Diaryhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-34377 Dear Gear Diary… | Gear Diary Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:44:01 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-34377 [...] that were announced in 2006. Even the new iPAQ 5915 and 4900 series are being marketed as “travel companions” or “entertainment devices” - even though they have WM5 Pocket PC operating [...] [...] that were announced in 2006. Even the new iPAQ 5915 and 4900 series are being marketed as “travel companions” or “entertainment devices” – even though they have WM5 Pocket PC operating [...]

]]> By: halehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-963 hale Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:15:14 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-963 i forgot to ask...which one do you think is faster? rom/ipaq file store or sd card um...let say 150x 2gb sandisk/transcend 150x. i heard some people said the faster means the less reliable. do you have opinion on this? thx before :) i forgot to ask…which one do you think is faster? rom/ipaq file store or sd card um…let say 150x 2gb sandisk/transcend 150x. i heard some people said the faster means the less reliable. do you have opinion on this? thx before :)

]]> By: halehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-962 hale Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:54:15 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-962 well, i guess i'll stick with rx4540. 2190 is quite very average for pocket pc....in term of model or performance. meanwhile rx1950 doesn't have a good value...another 50 $ and you get 4240. hx 4700 and 2750 is super expensive :( maybe i'll try to take a look at 2.8" lcd first. well...at least it has landscape mode which will be very helpful when comes to reading. too bad it doesn't have d-pad which will make many game don't work....well, i don't play much but pocket pc game usually use d-pad right? thanks for the great comment judie. really apreciate it :D well, i guess i’ll stick with rx4540. 2190 is quite very average for pocket pc….in term of model or performance. meanwhile rx1950 doesn’t have a good value…another 50 $ and you get 4240. hx 4700 and 2750 is super expensive :( maybe i’ll try to take a look at 2.8″ lcd first. well…at least it has landscape mode which will be very helpful when comes to reading. too bad it doesn’t have d-pad which will make many game don’t work….well, i don’t play much but pocket pc game usually use d-pad right? thanks for the great comment judie. really apreciate it :D

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-929 Judie Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:14:55 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-929 hale, I have thought about my description since I wrote it, and I wish I had clarified even further: The finish is such that it is so shiny it almost feels greasy to me...but that is my perception of it. It is <strong>very</strong> plasticy. That was a good description. Build quality was "okay" - I didn't like that the battery cover was pretty easy to slide off, either. Jenneth wrote an <a href="http://www.girlsgonemobile.net/?p=835" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">excellent review of the rx4540</a> and I think she didn't mind its similar finish nearly as much as I did. Because you told me you are using your PDA specifically for reading - especially .pdf forms, and because you asked my opinion, I would have to say that I think 2.8 is probably too small for that job. I honestly believe that a 3.5" screen (minimum) is better for reading - even if it is not always possible to find. The rx1950 & 2190 would be much better choices - since you are looking at stand-alone PDAs. :-) BTW - this is not a Bulletin Board. You can ask what you want and I won't scold you for getting "off topic". So no worries!! :-) hale, I have thought about my description since I wrote it, and I wish I had clarified even further: The finish is such that it is so shiny it almost feels greasy to me…but that is my perception of it. It is very plasticy. That was a good description.

Build quality was “okay” – I didn’t like that the battery cover was pretty easy to slide off, either.

Jenneth wrote an excellent review of the rx4540 and I think she didn’t mind its similar finish nearly as much as I did.

Because you told me you are using your PDA specifically for reading – especially .pdf forms, and because you asked my opinion, I would have to say that I think 2.8 is probably too small for that job. I honestly believe that a 3.5″ screen (minimum) is better for reading – even if it is not always possible to find. The rx1950 & 2190 would be much better choices – since you are looking at stand-alone PDAs. :-)

BTW – this is not a Bulletin Board. You can ask what you want and I won’t scold you for getting “off topic”. So no worries!! :-)

]]> By: halehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-923 hale Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:11:26 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-923 hmm, it kinda similar with the rx4540. do you have experience with this ipaq? i quoted your review: "- Suffered from several crashes - Cheap shiny case that grabs fingerprints, is prone to scratches, and is nearly impossible to photograph. grrr." are these new ipaq made to be easily scratched? is it has poorer build than 4150 or previous ipaq in term of body since i've read some review out there say these new ipaq feel plastic. should i got this one(rx4540) based on you expert opinion? i use ppc usually for reading pdf or pdb and running many software from skyscape.com. do you think 2.8" is too small for this job. should i get bigger screen...maybe like rx1950 or 2190? i couldn't get anything else since in my country there's only few ipaq sold here for the new one. i don't prefer buy a used one of course. i'm sorry if i'm mixing with your review about hx5915...but i need an expert comment...kinda hard to get opinion on these new stand alone ppc. i really apreciate every comment. thanks hmm, it kinda similar with the rx4540. do you have experience with this ipaq? i quoted your review:
“- Suffered from several crashes

- Cheap shiny case that grabs fingerprints, is prone to scratches, and is nearly impossible to photograph. grrr.”

are these new ipaq made to be easily scratched? is it has poorer build than 4150 or previous ipaq in term of body since i’ve read some review out there say these new ipaq feel plastic.
should i got this one(rx4540) based on you expert opinion? i use ppc usually for reading pdf or pdb and running many software from skyscape.com. do you think 2.8″ is too small for this job. should i get bigger screen…maybe like rx1950 or 2190? i couldn’t get anything else since in my country there’s only few ipaq sold here for the new one. i don’t prefer buy a used one of course.
i’m sorry if i’m mixing with your review about hx5915…but i need an expert comment…kinda hard to get opinion on these new stand alone ppc. i really apreciate every comment. thanks

]]> By: Gear Diary » Blog Archive » The HP iPAQ rx5915 Review Isn’t Happeninghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-816 Gear Diary » Blog Archive » The HP iPAQ rx5915 Review Isn’t Happening Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:50:34 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-816 [...] I’m sending the iPAQ rx5915 back on Monday without posting a review – Sorry folks! [...]

]]> By: Gear Diary » Blog Archive » Dear Gear Diary…http://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-765 Gear Diary » Blog Archive » Dear Gear Diary… Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:27:54 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-765 [...] Even the new iPAQ 5915 and 4900 series are being marketed as “travel companions” or “entertainment devices” – even though they have WM5 Pocket PC operating systems. [...]

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-717 Judie Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:27:36 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-717 Aviv, I actually quite liked the E200 at the time! http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/casio_e_200_pocket_pc_review Looking at the E200 pictures, I think HP must have bought Casio's leftover paint - it looks the same to me! ;-) Aviv, I actually quite liked the E200 at the time!

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/casio_e_200_pocket_pc_review

Looking at the E200 pictures, I think HP must have bought Casio’s leftover paint – it looks the same to me! ;-)

]]> By: Aviv_AVhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-715 Aviv_AV Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:21:10 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-715 Your memory is phenomenal! You remember the E200 :-D Your memory is phenomenal! You remember the E200 :-D

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-688 Judie Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:06:31 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-688 Well, I am afraid I may not have a choice about what to delete! I’ve been playing with it for the last couple of hours, and memory breaks down like this: 70.76MB Storage, 29.30 Program, and 437.19MB in iPAQ File Store. 1.5GB appears to be used by the system and stored GPS goodies – I’ll soon figure out if any is safely deleteable.  ;-)

I honestly did not expect to like this iPAQ very much, but am finding it to be a slick little device. $600 slick? Not sure yet, probably not. But it does have some very nice features.

Elodie, it is kind of chubby and toy-like. The plum metallic stripe going around two sides greatly reminds me of another strangely colored PPC, the Casio E-200.

With that said: Having GPS in a Pocket PC is nice…but I already miss having GSM/GPRS capability. And a keyboard. And a VGA screen. And it needs a scroll wheel. And… ;-)

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-687 dougom Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:25:53 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-687 Haven't finished your unboxing yet, Judie, but I did want to say this as far as what to delete from the device to make room: go ahead and delete everything that isn't in Texas. After all, remember the words of wisdom from Tex Jarman in Heinlein's "Space Cadet:" "What difference does it make where you are so long as you aren't in Texas?" Haven’t finished your unboxing yet, Judie, but I did want to say this as far as what to delete from the device to make room: go ahead and delete everything that isn’t in Texas. After all, remember the words of wisdom from Tex Jarman in Heinlein’s “Space Cadet:” “What difference does it make where you are so long as you aren’t in Texas?”

]]> By: Elodiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/01/unboxing-the-hp-ipaq-hx5915-travel-companion/#comment-686 Elodie Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:25:03 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=484#comment-686 I really don't get the Nightmare Before Christmas font thing o.O Who decided that it was great design for this cute, simple-looking and sleek silver ppc to have creepy halloween font saying "the computer is personal again"??? Is it personally after you? o.o (on a less silly note, I don't get this device. It's kinda chubby, toy looking for some reason--and not in the good way. I think I'm biased against silver things--shiny please! which makes me think, I saw the chocolate irl today, and mmm that thing is gorgeous! the online pictures SO don't do it justice o.o) ... that was a lot of random stuff :D I really don’t get the Nightmare Before Christmas font thing o.O Who decided that it was great design for this cute, simple-looking and sleek silver ppc to have creepy halloween font saying “the computer is personal again”??? Is it personally after you? o.o

(on a less silly note, I don’t get this device. It’s kinda chubby, toy looking for some reason–and not in the good way. I think I’m biased against silver things–shiny please! which makes me think, I saw the chocolate irl today, and mmm that thing is gorgeous! the online pictures SO don’t do it justice o.o)

… that was a lot of random stuff :D

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