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Compaq iPAQ 3955 Color Pocket PC | List Price: $499.99
Discount Price: $399.99
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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - 3.78-inch, low-power, 16-bit color TFT LCD with white backlight, 240x320 resolution
- 400 MHz Intel X-Scale processor, 64 MB SDRAM
- Secure Digital Card expansion slot
- Play MP3 music or audio programs from the Web, and record and play back voice or meeting notes
- What's in the box: H3955, docking cradle, lithium-polymer rechargeable battery, touch-sensitive display, soft keyboard, character recognition, handwriting recognition, inking, voice recorder, software
Power issues [Posted on 2004-09-28]
I have had my 3955 for only 16 months of relatively light usage (I do not even use it every day, as I quickly learned how rapidly the unit burns through a charge). Now, for no apparent reason, the internal battery will not hold a charge . . . fully charged off the docking station, the unit is fully discharged (and all my data and settings gone!) less than 24 hours later after the unit has not been used at all! For this kind of money, I would expect better battery life and the ability to self-install a new battery, rather than having to send the unit in for service. I will probably not purchase another iPaq unless these issues are addressed by HP.
Reliable when new...not so after a few years [Posted on 2005-09-19]
I bought my 3900 series Ipaq brand new (not refurbished). It has worked GREAT for the first 2 years. During the 3rd year, the battery started dying. I sent it back to have the battery replaced and have had trouble ever since. I do not believe at this time that the battery was ever bad. I believe there is an internal problem that makes this unit "think" that the battery isn't charged, or that really drains the battery power quickly. After charging the unit to 100% charged at midnight, I have gone back at 8am to find the battery completely dead. For the first few times, the data could be recovered. After that, I had to keep restoring the data in order to use it. Interestingly, I pulled the unit off the charger at 80% as I didn't have time to let it charge. That time it lasted for 4 days without problems. I have heard this complaint from all the 3800 and 3900 series owners that I know. If you want to buy this unit, it's great as long as you can charge it often. Otherwise, be prepared to buy another one after a few years (new) or a few months (used/refurbished).
Having said the bad, let me also point out that this is one of the few PDAs on the market place with a nice big 4" screen. The color is amazing and because of the Microsoft OS, I have had no problems converting Office documents back and forth from PC to PDA. I never thought I needed a PDA until I bought this one. Now I can't really see how I did without one, which is why the battery life problems are so frustrating. I truly hope that HP can fix this problem in their newer models. I would definitely consider purchasing another if I knew it would last.
Increasing power charge time [Posted on 2006-05-12]
For those of you experiencing problems with sustaining a power charge... I had the same problem and my iPAQ only held a charge for a few hours, I was always losing data and eventually stopped using the device. I was ready to throw it out and I put it away for serveral months. I decided to give it another try and discovered that by adjusting the "Standby" setting (found under Settings, Power, then click Standby tab) the device now holds a charge for several days depending on usage. The "Standby" setting was set at 100 and I brought that setting down to 25. Give it a try before you give up on your iPAQ!
Valuable to us who are absent minded [Posted on 2007-01-10]
With all of the things that I am required not to forget, for someone as forgetful as I, this is my most valuable asset. It does not let me down. Now I remember important passwords, business functions, my anniversary, my wife and childrens birthday and most importantly where I parked my car in the WalMart parking lot. It is valuable at any price. I am hooked.
Junk Junk Junk Junk [Posted on 2007-03-12]
This has to be one of the worst PDA's on the market. It is all style over substance. I own two of these PDAs and none of them charge at all... They are completely dead. I was able to resurrect them once by hooking them up to an external power supply that I wired up the battery leads. It seems that these machine are programmed to fail after a year. The battery's that came with these PDA as still putting out adequate voltage and are perfectly fine. To bad that PDA is not. Word to the wise - DO NOT BUY THIS PDA!
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