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for HP iPAQ Pocket PC H5550

Rating Summary based on 21 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		13
  • 4 Stars
    		7
  • 3 Stars
    		1
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Comfort & Portability
  • Ease of use
  • Instruction manual
  • Look & Feel
  • Manufacturer Support
  		• 4.6
  		• 4.5
  		• 4.0
  		• 4.6
  		• 4.3
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  • 81 of 81 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Deru

    Member since 23/11/2003

    Reviews written: 145

    4 Stars Powerful Executive Gadget w/ Fingerprint Scanner! Diamond review Review with images 01/11/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Flexible, Lots of uses, Fast processor, Built-in Wifi, Bluetooth, Infrared

    Disadvantages 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

    Thanks for clicking! 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? Expensive looking too! Main reason I wanted a PDA was to use it as a GPS (Global Positioning System) or Satellite Navigation ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    6Hades6

    5 Stars I have a small one in my pocket !!! 01/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good, many options

    Disadvantages 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 in the foreground, to this but late more. He of course one can make with such a thing still much more than only the above one, one can listen to ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mephisto_h

    5 Stars Very sexy piece of kit 15/09/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sexy, biometric fingerprint scan, good battery life, clear display

    Disadvantages 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 able to show off in meetings. It's a real bonus for people who have problems recalling PINs and passwords. The screen size makes this PC very ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ff2k

    4 Stars h5550: A Powerful device in the palm of your hand 03/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent features, excellent expandability

    Disadvantages 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 reader. More suited to company use rather than personal use, the fingerprint reader provides very high-level security, however I have found that it ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    LegendaryMrDude

    3 Stars iPaq'd it in 09/09/2004
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Connectivity, 128Mb of memory, Fast processor, Fingerprint scanner

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Size, reliability

    There comes a time in the life of every committed gadget fan when they start to ponder their next purchase. These are usually precipitated by meeting soneone who happens to own/use a really neat piece of kit, one that you wouldn't mind having for yourself... and so the process begins. In this particular case, I was getting a lift with a colleague and he had an iPAQ based sattelie navigaton system which, I have to say, left me gobsmacked with it's turn-by-turn directions. Suffice to say, 45 minutes and a flawlessly guided journey across London later, I was convinced that such a device would be ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    thehud

    5 Stars Sleek Silver Superb Stunner 21/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Functional and stylish

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None really

    A stunning little bit of kit, this beauty, and one that I've resisted for far too long. But now those days are long gone and I'm fully sold on the advantages of this neat little performer. These days, no self respecting business mogul can afford not to have the accoutrements of modern technology with him, so that in essence he's always on tap and equipped to kill ... you know the stuff, mobile phone, laptop PC, mobile fax, credit card, cuddly toy ... well, there is one thing which is even more ubiquitous than all those things, and that's a personal digital assistant (PDA) or pocket PC. I've ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    johnny760

    5 Stars HP IPAQ 5550 17/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Multi functions with WIFI and Bluetooth

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Tell me if you find any

    I recently bought an IPaq PDA from Hewlett Packard, the H5550 model If there was a king of PDAs, this would be it. Where other Pocket PCs compromise in the name of hitting the right price, HP includes everything in the iPAQ H5550's neat chassis. Not content with 802.11b WLAN, this PDA features Bluetooth and fingerprint recognition. But most important of all - and the key difference between it and the iPAQ H5450 - the H5550 is the first PDA Ive spotted to include Pocket PC 2003." The H5550 was very easy to set up a connection with my desktop PC which allows you to synchronise your information ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    silvo63

    4 Stars worth the expence in the long run 22/01/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages big memory and fast processor and a very good screen

    Disadvantages Disadvantages no compact flash slot and expansion packs are expensive

    The ipaq 5550 is a well built piece of kit, but at time of writing, is slightly ahead of the pack by having a sd/mmc slot for extra memory etc, whilst at the moment, most plug-in accessories for this type of unit are compact flash card based. This shortfall can be overcome by use of an expansion sleeve that can combine extra battery power with up to 2 CF slots, or a modem etc, but these sleeves are not cheap, and are currently only avaliable through HP. It's proven to be very reliable, and the battery life is very good, only needing topping up every othr day or so using either the mains ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    hugoogden

    5 Stars Probably the best made PDA in the world 12/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Does every thing you could imagin

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I bought this PDA a few months ago, for a whapping £500 on the internet. there are probably no PDA's in the world that are better than this one. Its the top of the range in HP, and they are one of the leading makes of PDA's. This PDA is truly incredible in terms of what it can do, the lest is endless. It does all the normall things that Windows based operating systems have like Word, Excel, media play ect. but with this PDA its does all than and MORE. Its spec is what makes it so good. 128MB RAM, 48MB ROM and a imence processor the Intel PXA250 400 MHz. Believe me that proccessos is incredible ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    madelk

    5 Stars A great little device 22/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Connectivity, Design, Screen, expansions

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Battery life, stability

    The new iPaq H5550 (AKA H5555) is a fantastic step in the evolution of the iPaqs and I found this a great step forward from my old H3850. As soon as you turn it on for the first time you will see how crisp and well designed the screen is, it has great vibrant colours and of course is touch sensitive and very accurate. The feature on this device simply go on and on, biometrics (finger print recognition) is one of the most fun for showing off the device, but it also includes wi-fi connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity and the ability to use the many, many expansion jackets and add-ons for the ... more
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