HP iPAQ Pocket PC Rx1950

I've owned my iPaq RX1950 for nearly 3 months, it being a kind gift from my managing director at Christmas by way of saying thank you for all your hard work, now work a bit harder when you are out of the office!! Needless to say such a neat new gadget has been in constant use ever since, in fact my good lady wife was ignored for some weeks whilst I delved deeper into the capabilities of this piece of kit.

The RX1950 display has the ability to switch from portrait to landscape making it very helpful when reading documents, e-mails, faxes and browsing the internet. The only downside to the display is the 5 by 3.5 inch screen. Powered by only 64,000 colours it simply lacks something when viewing web pages. It's a minor gripe as I do this on a very irregular basis but I would prefer something on a par with a TFT monitor in the palm of my hand!

Contained within the features are:

Microsoft Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Outlook
Internet Explorer
Media Player
Calendar
Contacts
Calculator

Each of the features can be accessed by using the stylus pen interfacing with the display. This is simply way cooler than I ever imagined and amused me for days. Another of the features included within word allow for handwriting to be converted into text. Now I have poor handwriting to say the least but this part of the software is awesome, and it never makes a mistake even though I can hardly tell what I've just written!

Battery life is good. The RX1950 has a lithium removable battery that is charged in the same way as a mobile phone. A cradle can be purchased but personally I find that with regular use throughout the day the battery lasts for 72 hours and it only takes 5 hours to full charge.

The picture above shows the RX1950 so there is no need to go into a long description. It fits into the palm of my hand and weighs no more than a mars bar.

I would say that if you needed a PDA for business use, this is the PDA for you. If you are looking for a PDA for personal use, look for something a little bit cheaper. From what I have seen this costs in excess of £250. If you can get it for £200 rip the sellers arm off.