HP iPAQ Pocket PC H5550

...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 ...

Deru 01.11.2004 (08.01.2005) · Read full review
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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 ...

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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 ...

mephisto_h 15.09.2005 · Read full review
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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 ...

ff2k 03.06.2005 · Read full review
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...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 ...

LegendaryMrDude 09.09.2004 (10.09.2004) · Read full review
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...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 we've seen to include Pocket PC 2003." BLAH BLAH BLAH ... yes, I know, it's all techie garbage, I agree with you, but you do have to worry about these things. Anyway, ...
...a H5550 at work and got ready to fire it up, all expectantly, and was highly delighted with the results. It was easy to set up a connection with my desktop PC which allows you to synchronise your information between both PC's and another one as well. You use the same ActiveSync software which handles the Jornada synchronisation and are soon up and running. The H5550 is a beautiful little gadget, measuring 5.23" (not including antenna nub) x 3.3" ...

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...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 between both ...
...software. The H5550 is a beautiful little gadget, measuring 5.23" (not including antenna nub) x 3.3" x .63" and weighing about 71/2 ounces it has onboard thefollowing technical data: Display: transflective TFT color LCD, 65,536 colors, Screen Size Diag: 3.8", Resolution: 240 x 320. Battery: Lithium Ion Polymer rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 1250mA. 2840 extended battery available for purchase. Performance: Intel XScale PXA 255 400 MHz ...

johnny760 17.04.2004 · Read full review
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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 ...
...life is very good, only needing topping up every othr day or so using either the mains adaptor, or a usb lead. Downloads and updates are easily carried out via the ActiveSync facility. Games and music (mp3 or wma) are easy to load and smooth running. The handwriting software is pretty good, making it easy to make notes, add contacts, compose emails, etc authough it can take a while to learn how the ipaq likes certain characters to be written. ...

silvo63 22.01.2004 · Read full review
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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 ...
...good. 128MB RAM, 48MB ROM and a imence processor the Intel PXA250 400 MHz. Believe me that proccessos is incredible, its the equivelent to a pentium 1 desktop computer and all that in just your hand! I have to admit thought that it is a large amount of money, i mean for 1/2 K you can almost get a decent laptop. But if your the type of person that can only use a PDA because you need it when you walk around then this is definatly you type of thing. ...

hugoogden 12.05.2004 · Read full review
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...your battery pretty much depleted, HP have found an acceptable solution to this problem by allowing the battery to be removed simply and replaced by a spare. The one last problem I have found with this (along with all other windows devices) is the stability, you may find that the system halts for no reason, which when in a hurry can be extremely frustrating; this is a trait I have not found in the Palm devices. That all said despite it’s shortcomings ...

madelk 22.03.2004 · Read full review
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If you can afford it, this is an awesome piece of equipment. The screen is clear and can adjust brightness, and can have plenty of programs in main memory. It will connect to the internet either at home or in places offering public service thanks to the WiFi connectivity built in. The Bluetooth ability is good to of you have another piece of equipment with that. I use my bluetooth headset and mobile phone with it - the headset to listen to audible ...
...number in the contact list on the PDA. The PDA comes with a card slot for a Secure Digital card, which boosts storage quite a bit. And for those who use Compact Flash cards, the PDA can have an expansion jacket fitted. It will take 2 different cards at the same time. Entering details and retrieving them later is easy thanks to the large screen and easy menus. A very nice piece of kit to take around with you. You'll wonder how you managed without ...

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The HP iPAQ 5550 is really a very great buy for those people who need a very flexible PDA; it runs at a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor, which is very fast even for the most demanding applications out there. The largest part of the case on the 5550 is made of silver plastic and has a standard size of jack for PocketPCs, Although it is made from plastic, it is kind of hard and very strong. The cradle is made up of light plastic, with a DC jack ...
...in both USB and serial connectors The screen of the 5550 is a little bit offset on the face of the iPaq, the right-hand bezel is significantly wider than the left hand one. This one comes with a case made of black vinyl textured to resemble leather. It's extremely hard and feels like hard plastic. The trim is a glossy black plastic--unlike the black plastic trim on some other PocketPCs. The screen is very smooth and crisp even in low light or in ...

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I have had this device for 18 months now and have found it to be one of my finest buys ever, it does everything I need it to do. I am NOT a businessman and find it perfect for all the leisure tasks that i need it to do...I recommend this to everyone ...

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Hello, i bought the iPAQ H5550 on E-bay for 200 Pounds.The first thing that attracted my attention on this particular model , is the fingerprint reader.The device works well,better than more i have tried before.The accuracy of the read is based on the speed of the sliding of your finger on it, but i have to say that it has 99% chanche to recognize you at the first slide, after just a couple of tries.It also has integrated Wireless network card(802.11b),not ...
...will have to be upgraded from website,and if you want to use certificate for authentication you will need to purchase a third party application.The software included will allow you to easily work on Microsoft Office based document, it has Outlook and Internet Explorer as well, and you will find plenty of freeware/shareware application on the internet, being the device Windows Mobile 2003 based. It has a 400Mhz processor and 128 Mb of ram that makes ...

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The iPaq 5550 and 5555, are essentially the same unit, and differ only in software bundle, location of sale, internal tracking. It has an integrated Bluetooth and Wifi provide the necessary backbone of connectivity that is essential in the corporate and personal space. It is also backward compatible with "old" expansion jackets. This PDA has a cradle made up of light plastic; there is a DC jack on the rear and a non-removable cable that ends in ...
...at 5 volts and 2000 milliamps of current. The DC plug adapter is a small metal and plastic connector which allows you attach the AC adapter directly to the iPaq without the cradle. The software that is included are: Outlook 2002, ActiveSync 3.7, Audible player, and a free trial of Vindigo. Bah. The iPaq 5550 uses a standard size of jack for PocketPCs, and is compatible with power supplies from other manufacturers, including car supplies and universal ...

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