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| Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: CE
List Price: $449.00
Buy New: $249.00
You Save: $200.00 (45%)
New (17) Used (3) Refurbished (2) from $199.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 1794
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 800 x 480
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 4.3 x 0.7
MPN: 310
Model: 310
UPC: 883585309559
EAN: 0883585309559
ASIN: B000VRYLU2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 00% Brand new. Factory sealed original retail box. Ship immediately with Priority Mail and Tracking Number. Never opened. UPC code intact.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome product! July 21, 2008
I love the whole product, really loud voice when they give directions! The only thing that the bluetooth is on and off with receiving calls..its weird but everything else is amazing...
Excellent gps July 21, 2008
This is my first gps device, so I cannot compare it to any other brand device. However, I am very happy with this device. I purchased it as I was traveling to the north in the US and then to Canada by car. Before I started, I connected this device to my computer and got the free updates to the software from the HP website.
The screen resolution is fantastic. Very clear maps and directions. Reasonable volume (I did not have any trouble hearing the directions as some other reviewer mentioned). This device is not crippled in software as some other devices are. (Simple yet convenient features that are unlocked only for the higher end devices)
 Decent GPS AFTER 1.7GB Service Pack July 8, 2008
I received this 310 device as a gift 4 months ago. The unit had multiple issues. Battery life was horrible. GPS signal detection was spotty. The directions and routes were off and made no sense. The largest problem was random freezes and locks.
The learning curve was high for me and even now when I know how to use the device it is still cumbersome. For the most part I would keep it in my trunk and if by chance I was in an unfamiliar area I mostly used it to help me find the nearest freeway entrance.
I would give the device a 1 star rating; however I noticed HP posted a map and OS upgrade for this unit in June. The 'update,' is 1.7GB in size, which means it is really an entire install of the OS and maps.
So far the device runs far smoother and no lockups. I feel HP shipped a beta version of the software and it took them many, many months to get the system to a decent point.
However; I have to say I appreciate HP for following through and actually posting an update. They could have just completely dropped the ball and left the unit crippled and angered all the folks who were having trouble, but picked this device.
Now I have to say the unit is a decent GPS and if we have regular updates and the ability to load up non-US regions such as China, Europe, etc., then it would even deserve a 4 star rating.
 slow, buggy, nice display, not up to potential of its hardware July 7, 2008
As above, can't find bluetooth link after you turn it off and on, has to be reset almost everytime it is started to find the satelite.
 Gets better over time June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I debated for a very long time before purchasing the HP Ipaq 310. My usual habit of shopping around for anything I buy requires me to read every review I can find on the web....Need to know the features, need to get the best price...etc. Gotta admit, this process is sometimes excessive to the point of frustration. I've owned and used about 6 GPS units in the last 5 years or so...they included Navman, Magellan, Lowrance, Garmin; that averages about 1 GPS per year. However, in reality, I had been using Garmin 350 for the last 2 years...everything else were fairly brief. Garmin 350 was simply a breeze to use; it does the GPS' primary purpose very well and is the easiest to use GPS out of the box I've had. The HP Ipaq 310 is NOT easy to use straight out of the box. I fully expected this after reading all of the reviews here in amazon, and cnet, and more exotic sites like [...]; Now, I usually would consider myself somewhat of a techy kind of guy (I've always been the one friends and family would consult for electronics advice) and I rarely have to read instruction manual on most of anything I buy in order to operate them. I received the Ipaq 310 from amazon...got in my car, turned the thing on; then for the next 20 minutes could not make it take me to a destination! I was fully humiliated in front of my girlfriend. So, the thing is not very intuitive straight out of the box. It took me a good 1 or 2 hours of "alone time" at home to figure everything out (and I still didn't read the manual). The marked difference between the 310 and all of my previous GPS in navigation is what made the initial learning so difficult. You enter an address and fully expect the unit to just take you there as with all of the other GPS I had before...not the 310; you would have to perform anothe step of assigning the address as either "destination" or "starting point." And repeating entries because you're not sure if the unit registered your destination correctly are simply added onto the route. You would have to go to another menu to edit the route and delete previous addresses. Really, it makes perfect sense now after I've learned the HP interface. And it really DOES provide some really good features that the other GPS lack. Essentially, the 310 allows you to do that route planning thing you do using Yahoo Maps or Mapquest; you can find out the distance/travel time between any two points on the map. Most of other systems only allow you to calculate route from your current GPS position to your entered destination. This is a really useful feature that some newer higher end GPS are starting to offer (e.g. Garmin 700 series). The 310 had quite a few hardware and software issues that are well documented in various user forums, most notably the sound quality and lockups and crashes. But, here's where HP is coming through with some very nice product updates. There had been at least 1 major update and 1 minor update since the product release. Earlier users also experienced unreasonably difficult process with the automatic update. That had improved by the time I did my update; it took less than 1 hour. The sound volume improved to adequate level. However Susan Text-to-speech still sounds annoying and not as clear as I would've liked. Rerouting seems to have improved. The crashes are VERY infrequent now. I think my review of the 310 turned out a bit more negative than I really feel about the unit; All and all, I was so very close to returning this thing back to amazon; but after the update AND after I learn how to use the interface, I find myself liking it quite a bit now. The screen is bright and sharp. I also like the fact that the battery is user replaceable. My Garmin 350 is basically a permanent wired unit now that the battery won't hold charge anymore. Still haven't played much with the video playback, MP3 stuff. But what's very encouraging is that HP is releasing updates...indeed this unit has tons of potential and it's getting better with each update.
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