- 2G Mobile Network: No
- Bluetooth: No
- Built In Camera: no
- Built-In Camera: No
- Built-in Camera: No
- Built-in TV Tuner: No
- Color Screen: Colour
- DCS Interface: No
- Design: Block
- Docking: yes
- E-Mail Functionality: No
- EMS: No
- Email & Multimedia Push Functionality: No
- Email Client: No
- Expand: yes
- GPRS: No
- GPS Receiver: No
- GPS Software: No
- GSM Functionality: No
- GSM/PCN: no
- HSCSD: No
- I-Mode: No
- Infrared: Yes
- Infrared Interface: Yes
- Input Medium: Pen
- Instant Messaging: No
- Integrated TV Tuner: No
- Interface: yes
- Java: No
- Kits and carkit: yes
- MMS Functionality: No
- MP3 / ATRAC Playback: No
- MP3 Playback: no
- MP3/ATRAC Playback: No
- Memory Card Slot: No
- Modem: No
- Multimedia Messaging Service: no
- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS): No
- Number of Built In Cameras: no
- Operating System: Windows CE / Pocket PC
- Photo Memory Card Slot: no
- Polyphonic Ringtones: No
- Polyphonic Ringtones/Melodies For Incoming Calls: No
- Polyphonic ringtones/melodies for incoming calls: no
- Product Group: Palmsized Windows
- Product Type: Palmsized Windows
- Push to Talk: No
- RAM: 64000
- RAM in KB: 64000
- Screen: Colour
- TV Tuner: No
- Type: Palmsized Windows
- Type of Display: Colour
- USB Interface: No
- WAP: No
- Way of Buying: no
- WiFi: No
- WiFi Data Exchange: No
- XHTML Browser: No
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Amazon.co.uk Review
For many people Compaq’s iPAQs were the pick of the Pocket PCs last time around. Now that Microsoft has released a new version of Pocket PC (Pocket PC 2002), the company’s previous hardware partners have all updated their products and some new players have joined in. The net result is greater competition—so how does Compaq fare?
The new range of iPAQ come in three versions. The iPAQ H3760 is much like last year's popular models, but has the new Operating System on board. The iPAQ H3870 has Bluetooth built in but in all other respects is identical to this, our review unit, the iPAQ H3850.
It's driven by Intel’s fast StrongArm processor which runs at 206MHz and is fitted with a healthy 64MB RAM. Pocket PC itself is stored on the 32MB Flash ROM so you should be able to easily install updates of Pocket PC 2002 as they come along. The screen quality is superb and can show up to 65,536 colours. Most hardware expansion is provided via the "jacket" system, with those from previous iPAQs largely compatible with the new range. Additionally, there is now a SD slot on board which should allow you to add both software and hardware to the iPAQ without the need for jackets in the future. This slot will hold both MMC (MultiMedia Card) and SD (Secure Digital) cards.
The overall design and build quality are superb: this is definitely the best looking of the Pocket PCs and at last the system can register more than one button press at a time making speedy gamin possible as some light relief from all the serious work you can put the device to.
The docking station is both USB and Serial--this "one size fits all" approach is intelligent and user friendly. The same can be said for jacket compatibility--anyone with an older iPAQ will be able to use their existing jackets with this one. This does not carry through to hardware add-ons that use the docking port, as the connector on the H3850 and H3870 is a different size to that on the older models. Overall Compaq’s new iPAQ range beats the rest for looks and has good expansion capabilities. If you need on board CompactFlash, though, look elsewhere. --Sandra Vogel
Product Description
Sleek, expandable and wireless-enabled, the Compaq iPAQ 3850 Pocket PC offers a powerful mobile computing tool that fits in the palm of your hand. It comes with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM, a fast 206 MHz Intel StrongArm processor and a bright LCD screen that displays 65,000 colours. The iPAQ 3850 features a built-in Secure Digital (SD) card slot for adding more memory and modules, from modems to cameras to GPS receivers. You can also add an optional expansion jacket for using CompactFlash cards.
With the enhancements and improvements in Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 operating system, the iPAQ 3850 is even more powerful and easier to use. You'll get improved handwriting recognition, more reliable synchronisation, increased security and the ability to chat using MSN Messenger. It also features new Pocket versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and Internet Explorer.
Work hard, but play hard, too. The iPAQ 3850 can play digital audio files (both MP3 and WMA) using the Windows Media Player software. You also get the Microsoft Reader e-book software.
Other highlights include a microphone and a speaker as well as an audio-in jack. The iPAQ 3850 features an infrared port for wireless data transfer. It uses five buttons and a five-way joystick. The iPAQ connects to either USB or serial ports. The iPAQ allows you to input data in your own handwriting, by soft keyboard or by voice recorder. Both audible and visual alarms alert you to a scheduled event.
At 5.3 x 3.3 x 0.62 inches, and weighing 6.7 ounces, the iPAQ 3850 is sporty and small, fitting in your hand or sliding into your pocket with ease. Compaq has also built in utilities, so that frequent actions--such as switching between tasks, adjusting volume and changing backlighting--are only a click away.
The iPAQ 3850 has a built-in lithium rechargeable battery that gives up to 10 hours of battery life. It also comes with a docking cradle, AC adapter for battery charging and a USB connection cable.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Alas Poor Psion!,
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This review is from: Compaq iPAQ - H3850 Pocket PC 64MB Colour With SD Slot (Electronics)
I've been a committed Psion user for years, and have ignored handhelds as I like to write on my PDA - reviews like this for instance - and the Psion had a keyboard. I didn't like the look of the flexi-keyboards available for Palms and Ipaqs, but when my Psion gave up the ghost I had to admit it was time to move on. Psion's are redundant, squeezed out by the likes of the Ipaq I've bought.I need a keyboard though, so I also bought a nifty little Compaq portable keyboard specifically designed for this model. It works really well (although I had to return the first model as the spacebar only worked intermittently) and it does feel pretty unstable when you're typing on your lap. It's not as handy or sturdy as the Psion, but it's very usable. So what do I like about this Ipaq? First and foremost is the Windows operating system. Synchronising the device with my PC was relatively straightforward and it's comforting to know that most of your files are and will be transferable between machines. This wasn't the case with the Psion. You might object to Microsoft's dominance of the world, but I've now the comfort that the jottings I make today will be readable in twenty years time (keep a diary today, and one day it will keep you, as Mae West said). It's also nice to have all my contacts in one place on a format that most other applications just have to recognise - Outlook 2002 was supplied on CD with the Ipaq. The Word, Excel and Outlook mini applications have most of the functions you'll ever need, and the peerless screen ensures good visibility in most lighting conditions. For quick notes, both the little on screen keyboard and handwriting recognition systems work fine. I haven't yet tried the Media Player application and I'm not sure if I'll find the need to play either MP3 files or video clips on the Ipaq. But it's there if I want it. I had a quick look at the Microsoft Website to see what downloads were available for the Compaq and there seemed to be a good variety - again it's the advantage in bowing to the Windows world. Like it or not, it's everywhere and it's going to stay. I have found the Ipaq Windows system to hang occasionally, especially when working with big documents, but by giving it a break and not trying to do too much too quickly seems to keep it up and running. Overall, the key feature in this was compatibility. Microsoft and Compaq are unlikely to go the way of Psion in the near future and, much as I loved the Psion 5mx, it let me down in the end. How am I going to get my old Agenda and Contact database applications back without repairing the machine? And Psion want a minimum of £90 just to look at repairing it. Psion want out of the handheld market and it shows. Last thing - my experience with the Psion meant I took out a four year warranty with the Ipaq. Handhelds are easy to drop, use technology like touchscreens that can be unreliable and cost far too much money just to go out and buy another one when it gives up the ghost. Another painful lesson the Psion taught me in the end.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
IPAQ 3800 series- the first really useful PDA..?,
This review is from: Compaq iPAQ - H3850 Pocket PC 64MB Colour With SD Slot (Electronics)
I bought my wife a 3600 series IPAQ last year, and was less than impressed with the software interface and lack of memory.However, my new 3850 (bought for me by my wife..) is a significant improvement over the old 3600 range. The Pocket PC 2002 interface is a vast improvement, and the base machine now has 64mb of memory - essential once you get the bug and download all the trial applications and .. games. The Contact Manager is great and the Scheduler essential. This week for example I needed to add a meeting which takes place on the last Friday of every month.., a few seconds later I'd added my meetings with a reminder scheduled 24 hours before each meeting. For the real tech heads like me, you can control Windows 2000 machines via the inbuilt Terminal Services client. Ok, the screen is a bit small, but it works well enough as long as you have Internet access. And... there is a built in MSN chat client, great for the odd bit of socialising, You have to ask yourself, why would you use the IPAQ for desktop type jobs when you have to connect to a desktop in order to get LAN/Internet access. Well, the answer comes in adding wireless add-ons. The IPAQ supports a plethora of add-on wireless devices ranging from Blue Tooth (standard on the 3870) and Wireless LAN to tri-band GSM and GPRS. Apart from communication devices (wired and wireless), the IPAQ has a range of other add-ons available too, including GPS navigation systems, barcode scanners and VGA adaptors. Be aware though, adding any device apart from dinky secure digital memory cards, requires that you add an expansion sleeve. The sleeves are of the thick woolly jumper variety and convert the IPAQ from a slim jacket pocket device to a chunky mini notebook. Also, when using the sleeves the battery will drain far faster, unless you choose a sleeve with an auxiliary battery built in, as in the dual PCMCIA Card Expansion Jacket from Compaq. Be prepared to spend 20-100% of the original purchase cost on add-ons and if you have kids be prepared to lose it to them at the weekends. My 6 and 8 year olds play everything from Backgammon and Chess to Chopper Alley and 50 Seconds and prefer the IPAQ's intimate style to that of our Playstation2 and PC. On the whole this is an excellent if rather pricey product.
29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE COMPLETE SOLUTION!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Compaq iPAQ - H3850 Pocket PC 64MB Colour With SD Slot (Electronics)
Buying a handheld PC is a minefield, there are so many to choose from!I was initially put off the Compaq range by the price, it appeared that I could get similar features on lower priced handsets. However, after a little research I was astounded by the expansion opportunities of the Ipaq system and resolved that if I wanted to keep the unit for more than twelve months then the ability to expand and upgrade was paramount and so I opted for the 3850. This pocket PC is remarkable, it's like having your desktop PC with you all the time, only it's in your jacket pocket. Pocket versions of the most important software applications are included with the Microsoft Pocket PC operating system, Word, Excel, Outlook, and many more. Others can be downloaded to the handset from the net or supplied disk so your pocket PC can be customised to your exact requirements. The handset recharges in a supplied cradle that is linked to your desktop PC via USB or serial. Whenever you place the handset in the cradle it syncs with the PC instantly, exchanging all vital information between the two. Other files can be exchanged via a simple 'drag and drop' operation. It's not all work and no play either. You can download Sega games to your Ipaq and play video and MP3 on the supplied Microsoft Media Player. I've alrady mentioned the extensive expansion possibilities which include: CF card, SD card, PC card, Bluetooth, modem etc. You'll never run out of memory! The biggest plus for me though was the option of a comprehensive Satelite Navigation system expansion pack. I've already got mine on order. After some research I can say that the Ipaq navigation system appears better than most stand alone sat nav systems, costs half as much, is portable, and includes the Ipaq handheld PC. If you like me are a busy professional who travels and has an extensive client/patient database, then what could be better than a portable, pocketable pc that can run your diary, remind you of your meeting, tell you how to get there using GPS and Sat Nav, store all your data, amuse you in your 'downtime', and download everything instantly back to your desktop when you back to the office ? Got a life ? Get an IPAQ!
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