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.: HP iPAQ h1910 / h1915
.: Reader's comments
Strephon Alkhalikoi ::  :: Wed Jul 09, 2003 03:43 am
Perfect for the non-professional.
This unit is the smallest and lightest Pocket PC currently on the market. Of the 64MB of RAM, 46 of it is accessible to the user, the remainder being reserved for the system. The ROM, because of its small size, must write data to the reserved space to run. Compared to the Dell Axim "value" Pocket PC, 16MB is small, and many things that Dell provides HP does not. Some are apparently minor tweaks to the applications, such as the spell checker that is supposedly included in Pocket Word (HP doesn't have it). And then there are the programs that HP took out of the core OS simply because of space requirments. These programs are included on the CD-ROM for install into RAM. They are:
Microsoft Money, Microsoft Reader, Microsoft Media Player for Pocket PC, and Microsoft Transcriber.
Many of the iPAQ specific programs that HP provides with the iPAQ line are also not included with the 1910. iPAQ iTask, iPAQ Backup, iPAQ Image Viewer, Adjustable Power Settings, Compaq Audio, Expansion Pack, iPAQ Power are NOT included in ROM on this model. It's a shame that HP couldn't provide these programs on the CD for install into the RAM of the iPAQ. Very little was provided on the CD as it is, with the exception of the Microsoft applications.
In using the 1910, I've found that the applications that weren't included in the ROM were items I don't use anyway. I don't use Pocket Money because I don't use Money. I don't use Media Player simply because I never got a Pocket PC for that purpose. I tried Transcriber for a little while and found that it wasn't worth it. I'm apparently one of the few out there for whom Transcriber does not work effectively, and this is even though my handwriting is done in all capital letters. The only program of the four that I would potentially use is Microsoft Reader. However, Reader apparently does not support e-books that are NOT in Reader format. So I went and downloaded MobiPocket Reader instead. It takes up less space than Microsoft Reader, and can handle the formats that Microsft Reader apparently cannot.
The processor at 200MHz is fairly snappy with the built-in applications, though I did notice the wait icon pop up more frequently than what I was used to. I can understand HP not wishing to pay royalties to Intel to activate the turbo feature in the XScale processor, but the 1910 has more zip with the turbo turned on than if it didn't. The speed problem was solved when I went and downloaded a a free overclocking utility for XScale processors. It does the job perfectly well. The response is now instantaneous, with no wait icon anymore.
The 1910 is as good a value as the Dell Axim "value" Pocket PC. It's priced identically to the Axim at $299, has a smaller ROM but a larger amount of usable RAM. The 1910 is a worthy contender even with the smaller ROM simply by being the smallest Pocket PC on the market. The Axim seems positively brick-like compared to the 1910.
All in all a good value for the money.
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Dell Axim "value" Pocket PC has 32MB of Flash ROM, 32MB of RAM, and a 300MHz XScale processor. Price: $299.
"High Performance" Dell Axim has 48MB of Flash ROM, 64MB of RAM, and a 400MHz XScale processor. Price: $349.
Pavel Koza :: :: Thu Jun 12, 2003 04:34 pm
This is a lovely device! I was borrowed it for a review, but after 24 hours of playing with it I decided to purchase it. Brilliant display, amazing dimensions, cool face. With 256MB SD memory card inserted it meets all my everyday needs. Of course I miss CF slot sometimes, especially when I need a GPS, but because I use it primarily for work and fun, I am very satisfied.
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