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| HP iPAQ rx5915 Travel Companion | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: CE
List Price: $599.00
Buy New: $409.00
You Save: $190.00 (32%)
New (15) Used (11) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  154 reviews
Sales Rank: 9940
Platform: Windows
Color: GRAY
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
CPU Speed: 400
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Native Resolution: 240 x 320
Modem: None
Free Memory Slots: SD slot
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3 x 1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: FA811AA#ABA
Model: FA811AA#ABA
UPC: 882780587649
EAN: 0882780587649
ASIN: B000JET9EA
Release Date: November 13, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Convergence is not always good September 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My old palm pilot was dying and I thought this would be the thing to replace it and get a GPS at the same time. I see now why IPAQ's never made it big. The Windows operating system is the biggest drawback, its VERY SLOW and not very intuitive. The initial battery would not charge and was replaced by HP under warranty. I have had lots of problems getting it to lock onto a wireless signal. HP's recommendation is to do a soft reboot, and if that does do it, do a hard reboot and lose all the data. Not the best solution. Generally once it finds the signal, it seems to do good. All in all the Pocket PC portion rates a low three stars, its does the job, but just seems to be lacking in so many ways. BTW Google maps mobile integrates great with outlook and can make use of the GPS receiver also.
The GPS is a bit better. I like Tom Tom's implementation and maps and have found them to be very accurate. The POI's could use some improvement. Reception is generally very good but start up times vary considerably. Sometimes it takes a minute or less and sometimes 5 minutes or more to lock in on a signal. Be sure to update your updated maps and updates from the HP site. It does a lot to improve performance and gives you newer maps.
I really wanted to like this device, but wish now that I had stayed with a new Palm Pilot and gotten a separate dedicated GPS. But then that would have cost a good bit more. For the money (especially if you find a good sale), its a decent deal. Its just that with a better operating system that improved performance and improved user interface, it could have been a great device.
 Real star August 23, 2007
HP has done a magnificent job with this product not only incorporates all the features of a palm but the GPS is so accurate.
I was a little bit concerned that since it doesn't seem to have an antenna the signal was going to be a little bit weak, turns out that after it gets the signal that it takes less than 2 minutes most of the times it almost never loose it, I live in an area with heavy forestry and it works perfectly fine I can even get signal inside of my home, Inside of a train, NY city, Mexico, Philadelphia city, those are the places that I have tested it and it works wonders, I have only had a couple of address that I couldn't find in the map, but that's Tom Tom responsability not HP.
Some people complains that it doesn't tell you the name of the street to turn but honestly that doesn't bother me at all if you get lost using this product you better stay home.
Great combination of PDA and GPS August 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wanted GPS but felt that it was basically just a fun toy. I knew I needed to upgrade my PDA, and over time, the Amazon reviews on the Rx5915 improved, so I decided to buy it.
I expected to go into PC hell for a few weeks getting everything sorted, but in fact everything was fine out of the box. The GPS just works, though I haven't read the book yet, and just hack away at the screen until I get what I want. I will say that the GPS did hang up the entire pc and I had to download the software again. I don't know why, but I think because I turned the device off while TomTom was writing route information. So now I make sure to exit the application before shutting down.
And the GPS has come in handy. We always have trouble find restaurants on the freeway, even though we know there are hundreds. Either you don't see them or you see them too late. About 10pm we were about 100 miles from home and felt an urgent urge. I turned on the restaurants POI and found what we needed right away. Awesome. It's also good for gas stations. Less effective for wineries. An improvement for TomTom would be to show the name of the restaurant.
On my desktop I had to upgrade my 97 outlook to 2007 to sync my calendar and contacts. That works fine, but I also upgraded to Word/Excel 2007 and the PDA won't accept files in the 2007 format, so I have to save in 1997/2003 format if I want to move the file to the IPAQ.
I attached the Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard to it with no problem, except that I had to download the current drivers for the kb. I also loaded the eReader software and tons of books. Plus some foreign dictionaries and conjugators. I had no problem with any of it.
Now my challenge will be to attach my bluetooth headphone so I can listen to music wirelessly. Also see what's needed to change maps for travel in Europe and the Middle East.
Just what I was looking for August 19, 2007
I needed a new PDA for contacts and calender functions (as well as some other applications). I was also interested in a GPS unit. This really does both quite well as far as I'm concerned. A good GPS unit costs about the same as this, so why not get both PDA and GPS for the same money?
Not a replacement for your laptop August 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok this is the first PDA that I have owned in 4 years. I bought it because I needed an easy way to check my emails from the road without lugging around my laptop and I was also in the market for a GPS. So for starters, the GPS function, it is slow when you first turn it on to locate the GPS signals from the satellites. However once it is connected as long as you keep the Tom Tom software running it will remain connected. I hooked up an external antenna this did make it connect quickly. The Maps are accurate but updating them does take some patients. Wifi gets signals everywhere and connects easily. I was able to back up all of my contacts from my phone through the Bluetooth easily, have not had the need to use it as a modem yet though. Before I purchased the rx5915 I did read a lot of negative reviews about this product. Now that I have used the rx5915, I would have to say most of the reviews sound more like people had unrealistic expectations. What more do you want? It's a PDA not a lap top. It can do a lot of fun things, such as Games, Music, Movies, GPS, Internet, Outlook email and Excel spreadsheets and it fits in your pocket. This is not a replacement for you lap top or home computer. But if you are on the go it is helpful to keep you connected and up to date. It just takes a little time and patients to figure out how to set it up and get it running. Read the directions! HP did a good job with this one, if you are looking for a good PDA this one has a bonus GPS. If you are looking for a GPS this one has a bonus PDA.
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