HP iPAQ Pocket PC H5550

Advantages: Flexible, Lots of uses, Fast processor, Built-in Wifi, Bluetooth, Infrared
Disadvantages: Expensive, can crash (stability), Only takes SD cards, Official accessories are expensive, battery life, battery life when using Wi-Fi, Difficult to start up if power's all gone even after charging, they don't make it anymore

...It's a review of my HP (Hewlett Packard) iPAQ h5550 (h-5-5-50?) PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), which I bought a few weeks ago. Call it what you like, a Pocket PC, palmtop, PDA, iPAQ, or whatever; it's basically a handheld computer. This one is mostly silver with black at the top, has a large touch screen, eight buttons, a fingerprint scanner, and a place to store the stylus. You probably saw the picture. Sleek looking design, don't you think? ...
...give you a spare. Official HP accessories are expensive; however, you could just shop around and/or get unofficial stuff sometimes. There are lots of accessories for these though. May take a bit of getting used to if you've never owned one like me. I mean, I didn't even know how to take out the SD Card properly! I thought I was supposed to pull it out when I was supposed to push it down for it to spring up. For the first few weeks, I've been using ... Read review

Advantages: good, many options
Disadvantages: expensive

Hello, dear Ciao community Today, I would like to venture me into the technical category again and it is, report of my new little work device, a PDA (personal Diary assistant) of the manufacturer HP. ? What?s that? ? A PDA is one almost can make everything like with a big computer to one of little minicomputers with this, a PDA mainly is used as an an address book, a calendar or an appointment planner. The address function is in my case primarily ...
...course one can make with such a thing still much more than only the above one, one can listen to music or videos look and play even games this one gives it for Windows, there is for this PDA also since a Windows Mini also has operating system, most programs. This PDA has a big color display and also has loudspeakers, nothing therefore is in the way for it at a multi-media use. One knows it either with the buttons or with the enclosed pin, the operation ... Read review

Advantages: Sexy, biometric fingerprint scan, good battery life, clear display
Disadvantages: Wireless network reception is poor compared to desktop/laptop PC

This is a techie's dream gadget, and an extremely useful piece of kit for anyone who needs to organise their life on the move. The sexiest aspect is, of course, the biometric fingerprint scanner. It's easy to use, and only occasionally refuses to take a scan. As there is a PIN alternative (you can opt for both options to be turned on or select either one of them) it doesn't detract from the joy of having something that nobody else's PDA has and being ...
...for people who have problems recalling PINs and passwords. The screen size makes this PC very easy to use. The handwriting recognition is excellent - it makes occasional mistakes, but that's largely because my handwriting is bad. It's perfect for taking notes in meetings and lectures - I managed to write a 10 page report of a conference while I was there, and it took me less than 5 minutes to correct any mis-spellings. This would be a great gadget ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent features, excellent expandability
Disadvantages: Slightly big for a PDA, no other major disadvantages

I bought an HP iPAQ h5550 about a year and a half ago from eBay USA, costing me about £250. Back then, the h5550 cost about £500 in the shops, so this was a great discount. However, when I received the item, I was charged £70 duty tax which brought the cost up to about £330. Still, it was much cheaper on eBay than in the high street stores. [FEATURES] The h5550 boasts some features not found on a lot of PDA's, most notably the Biometric Fingerprint ...
...the fingerprint reader provides very high-level security, however I have found that it can be rather innaccurate. Also, I have found that the PIN security suits me well enough, and the Fingerprint reader could be a bit of a waste of money. Other features include an IrDA port on the top, which can come in useful, a port for an expansion jacket is included, a small aerial (can be seen in the picture) for improving wireless signal, and WLAN and Bluetooth ... Read review

Advantages: Connectivity, 128Mb of memory, Fast processor, Fingerprint scanner
Disadvantages: Size, reliability

...placed with www.discountgps.co.uk for an HP iPAQ 5550. As others have mentioned, the 5550 is the current top-of-the-range model Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) from HP. It runs the most current version the windows PocketPC operating system (2003 premium) and comes complete with a CD full of goodies, including an upgrade to your standard Microsoft Outlook mail client that delivers richer functionality that the Outlook Express. The list of features ...
...in the range there doesn't appear to be a model that can stand up to it. I won't go into the full specifications (they can be found at http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/sm/WF06a/21675-21679-21679-21679-21679-1176899.html if you are interested), but will focus on what differentiates it from the rest. The first thing on the list is the inclusion of a fingerprint scanner. Replacing the need for passwords this is probably the single neates bit of ... Read review