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| Ipaq 1940 Reviews |
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| Ipaq 1940 |
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First of all I want to explain how I came to buy the Ipaq 1940. Originally I ordered the Palm Zire 71
after seeing it on the Carphone Warehouse website for £99.00 (cheap I thought), I did want the Tungston E at first
but at this price the Zire 71 was cheaper. So I ordered it and my order was rejected, a few days
later they offered me the Ipaq 1940 for the same price instead of the Zire 71, not to look gift
horse in the mouth I promptly snapped their hand off. I did this review because when I was looking
for reviews for the Ipaq 1940, particularly the cases, there were non to be found.
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Here's whats in the box:
Ipaq 1940 PDA
AC Adapter
AC Cable Adaptor
USB Sync Cable
Headphone convertor
Software CD - Active Sync & Microsoft Outlook 2002
Here's whats NOT in the box:
Sync Craddle
A Case
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When I first opened the box and took out the Ipaq my first thought was, it's a bit too small, the size
takes some getting used to Click Here to see it pictured next to my old Palm IIIc.
The next thing I noticed was the lack of a craddle :( , not a good move, anyway I put the Ipaq on
charge using the combined Sync & Charge cable and installed the Active Sync software. Next I installed
the Outlook 2002 software. After about 2 hours the PDA stopped syncing complaining
that the PDA could 'only connect as guest' , Click Here
to see the Microsoft explaination page. I decided to reinstall the whole Ipaq and it has worked
fine ever since. After installing Outlook 2002 the one thing I noticed, apart from how cluttered it looks, is
that all my mail rules did'nt work so I had to go through and re-apply them all. It's a shame
that the software insists you have to use Outlook 2002 coz I quite liked Outlook 2000. The Ipaq uses
Pocket Pc 2003 operating system and requires you to upgrade to Outlook 2002 to sync with it.
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After about 2-4 hours the whole Ipaq came to a grinding halt and crashed, I wondered how long that was
going to take. To remedy this I reset it a few times, no luck there, so I re-installed it again. I have
no idea what crashed it but I suspect it was one of the many freeware programs I had been trying out.
I suppose I can't really blame the operating system too much as my Palm IIIc also used to crash.
I must say I really like this PDA once you get used to the size it has just about everything you could
want in a mobile computer. The only thing that disappointed me was that it used different memory cards
than my Digital Camera, mind you gives me a good excuse to upgrade that aswell.
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So far I have got it setup to get all the news from Avantgo,
it syncs all emails less than 1 day old from my main computer and has various MP3's on it.
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| Syncing Emails - On the subject of syncing emails when you sync your Ipaq with your main computer it
will sync all emails that are less than a predefined age. The problem is that if you delete an email
from the Ipaq it will also delete it from your main computer, to get round this NEVER delete an email
from the Ipaq if you want to keep a copy on your main computer. As I previously mentioned it will only
sync email less than 1 day old so when I sync the Ipaq the next day, those emails are removed as they
are over 1 day old.
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| Playing MP3's - I have tried playing MP3's on it and I must say it sounds very good,
in the box with the Ipaq you get a headphone convertor that plugs in the top of
the Ipaq and accepts most standard headphones, for a PDA it sounds great. |
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| The Ipaq 1940 is a very good PDA, to be honest it is more like a proper small computer. The display
is the best I have seen, considering I did'nt really want a Pocket Pc PDA I am very impressed. It
integrates with all my desktop software much better than the Palm and looks a million dollars.
It still bothers me that it is Windows not Palm OS contolled, but other
than that it's great.
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The other day I was round at a friends house and he had a Digital Camera so I
tried looking at the pictures by plugging the card into my Ipaq and it worked just fine and the
pictures looked great. Also I can look at all my Word & Excel documents on it with out any conversion
or add-on software. I have tried out the Infra-Red interface with my Nokia 5210 mobile phone, I used
it to transfer all my stored numbers across to the Ipaq, and import them into Outlook, then sync them with
my main pc. I have not tried out the bluetooth interface yet but I will post the details on here when I do. |
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| Ipaq 1940 |
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| AC Adaptor |
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| AC Cable Adaptor |
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| Headphone Adaptor |
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| USB Sync Cable |
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| Software CD |
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| Ipaq 1940 technical specifications |
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| Operating System Installed |
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Microsoft® Windows® for Pocket PC 2003 Professional edition |
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Samsung (2410) processor |
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266 MHz |
| Standard Memory |
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64 MB (56 MB main memory) |
| Memory Slots |
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Integrated SD slot - supports SDIO and SD/MMC type standard |
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Up to 12 MB iPAQ File Store available on selected models. |
| Display Size |
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89 mm |
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Transflective type TFT colour with LED backlight |
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Microphone, speaker, one 2.5 mm headphone jack, MP3 stereo (through audio jack) |
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AC Input: 100~240 Vac, 50/60 Hz, AC Input current: 0.2 Aac maxOutput Voltage: 5Vdc (typical), Output Current: 2A (typical). Battery life varies based on the usage pattern of an individual user and the configuration of the handheld. Use of some attachments may significantly decrease battery life. |
| Dimensions (w x d x h) |
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69.8 x 113.3 x 12.8 mm |
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One-year, limited warranty - parts and labour. |
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| Proporta Neoprene Case |
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| As you can see from the pictures below this is a large case, I was expecting it to be a lot smaller.
It had plenty of padding to protect your PDA and lots of storage pockets, the only problem is it's
size. I have a case very similar to this for my Palm IIIc, in fact when I compared the two they are
very nearly the same size, and that is the problem. If you were going on holiday and you wanted to
store your PDA in with the rest of your luggage I reckon this case would offer loads of protection,
but for everyday use it is just too big. |
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Supplier: Proporta
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| EB Slipper Case |
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The EB Slipper case is only just bigger than the Ipaq itself, it has a magnetic
closure which means there is no flap at the bottom of the case making it much
thinner than a lot of the other cases. One thing that struck me was the way it
protects the sides and the corners much better than some of the other cases I
have seen. The only thing that bothers me is if the flap comes open in my
pocket and the screen is left exposed to sharp objects such as keys or money.
To get round this I use an elastic band to make sure the flap can't come open.
This case is perfect if you need a small case to fit in your pocket. Apart from
the magnetic catch I can't find anything wrong with this case at all, it is
extremely well made.
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| UK Supplier: PocketPC-Solutions |
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| US Supplier: EB Cases |
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| Nushield Screen Protectors |
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Coming Soon ..... as soon as they arrive I will post a review
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