10-17-2004, 10:00 PM
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Swami
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Geekzone Reviews iPAQ hx4700
"The HP iPAQ hx4700 has been the hottest thing since it was announced a couple of months ago. Now they are here and so is the competition. The question is should you buy one or look at something else? This article is written to help you decide whether this hot new device is for you - or not. I have not reviewed every feature of this device, as others have done a fantastic job of this on other sites. However, I have tried to focus on the things that set this device apart from the rest. Some of these features are aimed at corporate users and some are aimed at ever other user."
Geekzone's review does indeed talk about some of the features other reviews don't quite cover. They particularly focus on the built-in Bluetooth headset functionality, the Business Software included, Security and the Touchpad. Worth a look if the hx4700 is on your shortlist (or longlist for that matter). :wink:
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10-17-2004, 10:55 PM
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Theorist
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I have to say that this review is very short and really I dont get why having a CF slot is a disadvantage....
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10-17-2004, 10:58 PM
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Swami
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Originally Posted by petvas
I have to say that this review is very short and really I dont get why having a CF slot is a disadvantage....
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Well, the review isn't the longest ever, but that's not quite what he said:
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Compact flash slot (Useful for add on accessories, but with a device so packed � why bother?)
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It's the old CF slot argument again. Some love it, some want to use the space for more battery power, smaller device etc.
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10-17-2004, 11:02 PM
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Oracle
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Originally Posted by petvas
I have to say that this review is very short and really I dont get why having a CF slot is a disadvantage....
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Well, the idea is to touch subjects others didn't - for example the security application and the Bluetooth headset - which is probably focused on the not yet formally announced but upcoming Bluetooth stereo headphones made by Logitech and branded by HP. No one tested the headset Bluetooth before (or at least no one reported about it)...
Not size, quality :wink:
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10-18-2004, 02:08 AM
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Re: Geekzone Reviews iPAQ hx4700
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
Geeksone's review...
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That must be the British spelling 
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10-18-2004, 02:22 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Re: Geekzone Reviews iPAQ hx4700
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Geeksone's review...
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Fixed.
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10-18-2004, 03:07 AM
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Review Coordinator Emeritus
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Having Pocket Informant on the ROM in particular is great. This is normally one of the first applications I install, so having it in ROM saves space in memory.
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I really don't see how this is so great. PI is updated SO frequently that this is really only an advantage if you're willing to be quickly left behind in new features and bug fixes. And on my Loox 720, the WebIS folder (containing the latest version of PI only) is a whopping 509K, a mere drop in the bucket with the 128 MB of RAM.
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10-18-2004, 05:13 AM
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Thinker
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Let me add a bit to the In-ROM argument.
Our view is this: It makes PI available to the hundreds of thousand of iPaq owners that don't even know a third party software market is available, it allows companies that issue PDAs that don't allow third party sw to be installed to be introduced to PI, it provides out of the box functionality which is not available otherwise, AND finally it allows for those people for whom it is absolutely crucial that PI be available even after a hard reset - for that to happen. True, they may not get the latest and greatest, but its definitely something we have heard over and over again.
Granted, the first two benefit us mostly, but if we get the exposure from this we hope to get then everybody benefits because we pour the majorty of our revenue back into development. And the last three are really more enterprise level concerns that we and HP themselves have seen with customers like Pfizer.
Let me add that we've got about 45% of our customers who don't like to upgrade as often as we put out upgrades. They are still on 5.0 or even 4.x because it does what they want it to. So having it in ROM for all those customers is a huge benefit.
So for the real poweruser that's on these forums the ROM feature isn't going to help them much. But then its just like every other PDA. And I can say that we are looking at a way to somehow get an upgrade into that ROM area.
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10-18-2004, 06:18 AM
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Thinker
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I was going to ask where I can find the BT headphone. But, it seems it is not available yet. Nevertheless, good to hear it works well with 4700. The headphone will replace a BT keyboard as a number one accessory I must have.
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10-18-2004, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by alex_kac
Let me add a bit to the In-ROM argument.
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For the record, my comment was targetted towards the power user end of things, as the quote in my earlier post was from the perspective of a reviewer, who tend to be power users. It was not intended to question the overall merits of the decision to include PI in ROM. But thanks for sharing your viewpoint on other aspects of the matter.
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