04-25-2002, 06:09 PM
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infoSync reviews Hewlett Packard 565
http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=1743&page=1
J�rgen Sundgot at infoSync just published his review of the Hewlett Packard 565. He writes with familiar flair and finesse! Here are some quotes, but I recommend that you go and read the entire review!
"The right side of the Jornada sports absolutely nothing except for a rubber band that goes all the way around from the top right side, below the bottom and over to the top of the left side to improve the grip of the device - which, like the aforementioned cradle, works excellently."
"HP however earns well deserved points for the dual front-and-top visible LED that indicates whether the device is or has finished charging, the display is suspended and an alarm or reminder has gone off. As an added bonus, it's also possible to stop the flashing of the LED by simply pressing it, a convenient feature in situations where you don't either have time or when it would be considered unpolite to start fiddling with the device to turn off the alarm."
"Alas, the one big flaw of the Jornada is display-related, which is a shame really considering the quality of the rest of the device - dust. ... If it wasn't for the dust problem, it would have as one of very few handhelds have earned an overall grade of 6/6."
J�rgen gives the Hewlett Packard 565 five points of six, and I think he is quite right. His review is thorough and I agree with him. It's a great Pocket PC 2002, if not the best on the market today. I feel for all those with the severe Pocket PC dust problems, and think Hewlett Packard should have done much better.
But... personally (I know I'm going to beaten for this!), the dust problem is blown out of proportion. I have seen a couple of devices with severe dust problems, and those should be fixed free of charge. Period. However, take out a magnifying glass, actually spend time looking for specs, and YELL if you find one or two? No sympathies from me. Show me one device with a touch sensitive screen that for ever stays new. My Nokia phone's screen does have scratches and all sorts of other more or less disturbing deficiencies, but I expect that after some time of daily usage. Just my humble opinion...
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04-25-2002, 06:38 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Cool review but wow hasn't this unit been out for awhile? 8)
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04-25-2002, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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I disagree with you about the dust issue being "blown" out of proportion. If anything, it should be blown out of the screen. This is a huge deal to a lot of people, myself included. It's like buying a car with the paint peeling off. I won't pay top dollar for a product that promises the world, but turns out to be an old shoe! :?
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04-25-2002, 07:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Dust issue
I too think it's been blown out of proportion! I've owned the HP 568 since the day it came out on HP's hpshopping.com, and I have not had a single problem with dust. I've read all sorts of forums with people freaking out about little specks of dust in the corners. Big deal. Yeah, if it obstructs the vision of the screen and is very noticable, then send it back. I, for one, have had NO problems with my 568, and I own one of the early SG136 models.
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04-25-2002, 07:56 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Sorry, but I have to disagree about the dust issue.
I bought a 568 the first day they were released. After 2 1/2 weeks of carrying it in a case with a lid (not in my pocket) the thing had OVER 40 large pieces of dust in it. That is not something blown out of proportion... that is poor design, research, and manufacturing.
HP should have done some research about the most successful 1st generation PPC, the iPAQ 36xx series. If they had bothered to research that device, they would have discovered the dust problem... it was no secret.
Granted, not every HP 56x PPC has dust problems... to those of you who have one and don't have the dust issue, I am very happy for you. I would prefer to have the HP568 instead of my iPAQ H3835... if HP could get me one without dust. Their own tech support said that the dust issue had not been solved and even recommended that I return the unit for a refund before my return period expired.
A $650 device with large amounts of dust obscuring the screen is not a problem being blown out of proportion.
Besides the dust, the HP is one of the better PPCs out there. Unfortunately, the screen is the primary interface with a PPC and having it partially blocked by dust makes it unusable.
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04-25-2002, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by Chairman Clench
That is not something blown out of proportion... that is poor design,
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One of main reasons I bougth iPAQ 38xx is that I have read in reviews that dust problem is solved. Now, after carrying my iPAQ carelessly in pocket, with A LOT OF DUST in my pocket, in air (construction sites in vicinity), etc I have no dust under display.
Simply NOT BUYING IT is a big problem for HP, thus it is not out of proportion.
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04-25-2002, 08:49 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 361
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3800 for me
When I was looking at buying a PPC2002 device to replace my Casio E-125, an early review of the 3800 models by PocketNow revealed that the screen was 100% sealed, no question about it ( I trust Jared Miniman's expert opinion, don't you?) I had to wait a little longer for my iPAQ, but I have ZERO dust under my screen, and it's well worth the size tradeoff. So worth it. Otherwise, I might have bought an HP...sorry Carly Fiorina :roll:
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04-25-2002, 08:50 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Scratches on a cell phone are one thing. Your main use and interface with a cell phone is audible, or what you hear.
Dust on a PDA is another. The main interface with a PDA is it's screen or what you see.
The proper comparison would be:
Dust is to PDA as static is to cell phone.
How many of you would keep a cell phione that had consistent static?
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04-25-2002, 09:08 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Using the static to cell phone analogy, then my HP568 sounds crystal clear. I have a week 9 manufactured this year so it's supposedly a model that they've already corrected. And...I don't have dust. Have had this thing for a month and a half and am extremely pleased. When I had my Sony Clie 710 (also known for dust problems), after two weeks, there were very obvious pieces of dust floating in and around the screen. None with the HP. I don't know if the problem's been fixed or if those with the problem are just extremely anal. I'm happy though.
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04-25-2002, 10:53 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 55
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Home cure for dusty screens?
Is there a home cure for dusty screens, or do you have to send the unit back? I have been offered a 2nd hand unit for a good price and it is mint condition, but what if it gets dusty after a few months? I can disassemble my Nokia when the screen gets dusty - is there a similar option for the 568?
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