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Ms. Bonnie J. Bentson
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2015
Use it to replace older model so I could moved contents to my newer model.
B Galvez
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
First, this is not an iPad nor is it supposed to be one. This is a tool for keeping busy people organized and connected. No need to get into what this can do for you because if you're in the market for a PDA, you know what to expect. What I can tell you is what to expect from this particular device. Most people compare this to the Dell Axim x51v but it's not a fair comparison. The Dell has a smaller screen, creaky plastic casing, runs WM5 and is real lacking in the area of Bluetooth profiles. Well, WM5 is better than WM2003 right? Depends what you consider better. I always used to think that way because newer is supposed to be better. Well, if the OEMs would have upgraded the RAM on either unit you could argue. However HP and Dell kept both units with 64 megs of RAM and that's where the HP shines. WM2003 uses less resources to run programs because they are stored in RAM as opposed to persistent storage which keeps it in flash. Battery life does suffer a bit but I'll take a fast unit than a laggy one any day.Different people have different needs but I need performance. Don't base a purchase on an opinion because all opinions have bias, duh.
Gerald Siegel
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2006
True my relationship has been with HP printers, but they were friendly, shipped me a replacement printer and fast. With computers -and this 4700 is one,- it likely pays to get an extended warranty,or perhaps a rider on one's home insurance policy that covers laptops and PDAs. If the warranty is expired then that ends the base for negotiation as I see it. What surprises me is that there is such a disparity in comments on this 4700 here which is the same as the 4705 except one is retail and one is from HP direct. There have been no such dire comments re early system board failure in the 40 comments at the other page to my recollection... I am keeping fingers crossed on my 4700 unit, and no way I will bump or drop it or let a stranger fondle it. These are not Fujitsu ruggedized units,they are pretty delicate items,especially the TFT screen. I am sorry to hear the bad luck stories and hope I do not become one.Update November 2008,Still working in November 2008 with a lot of tender care for that glass screen. I chose to not upgrade to Microsoft' newer operating system for reason that I am satisfied with this older version. Every so often the unit will crash for no reason,but I always get it back to work by pushing the reset button. I also have good luck with use of SD storage. This unit may be too well equipped for most casual users of a PDA. It will get internet but it takes some fiddling with settings. I would call its interface a little obscure and no printed manual of all multiple high tech functions is not a good thing-print one out I believe,and still dig deep. CD-ROM manual is very long and a little confusing. Construction is solid. Best case for it is no question the Bellagio leather one. It will allow it to sit in the cradle unlike another one. I think you will find this a nice unit if you can get it at a nice price. No phone. So who needs?
Glopuntia
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2006
Beware dealing with HP. They do not honor warranties. Claim that a damaged motherboard is not covered under the warranty (the seals were intact...how could a damaged mobo NOT be covered?)When problems first started showing up I tried their online tech help. They "lost" my initial complaint AND the record of the chat session (which I kept a copy of, but they don't want to see it) My whole experience with HP is that they don't offer customer support, they offer lip service. Every contact with them is a session of frustration and futility. The tech didn't understand anything and I had to repeat things 3 times before he started to listen. Either that or he didn't understand english...a very real possibility.Horrible, rude, IGNORANT tech support.I sent the unit back, but they want almost $300 to repair it. For that kind of money, I'll go and buy a dell or a palm. To hell with HP and their terrible after-sale support.This is my second bad experience with HP PDAs and their tech support/repairs. I will NEVER deal with HP again, and I warn you of buying their pretty little units. They're not particularly well built as they apparently can't stand up to standard shipping and then you're stuck with a $500 paperweight. HP is one company that deserves to go under.PS... the touch pad is pretty useless, and the protective cover starts to fall off after a few months. The screen is beautiful, and very clear for tiny calendar print. The handwriting recognition seems to work better on this one than on my old 5555. Would rather have a biometric scan than the touchpad, tho.One annoying MS idiosyncrasy: the PDA version of word/excel documents saved on a SD can't be read by my desktop. There's no translation program!
JT
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2004
this is probably not worth the money, now that I have used it a while. and I got it for a good deal at the time too, bought at amazon, referred by [...] so here it is:the good:for a huge display, it's light and thin too.fast processing inside, if you ever need it.lots of connectivity options, bluetooth wifi irda, CF slotthe bad:very pricey, but it is top of the line...bad touchpad, need to adjust it for different usesthe screen has trouble with some color which causes glare when playing video.the battery life may be an issue, when i use frequently, I need to charge every 2~3 days.In the end, I feel that this is too expensive for what it does
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