CNET Editor's rating: 7.0 out of 10
Reviewed by
Bonnie Cha
Review date: 9/27/06
The good: The sleek and travel-friendly HP iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion offers integrated GPS, TomTom Navigator software, and useful travel tools. The Windows Mobile handheld also has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
The bad: The HP iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion was slow to acquire an initial satellite fix and had subpar battery life. The stylus is also placed in an awkward location.
The bottom line: The HP iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion delivers a sleek all-in-one navigation, productivity, and entertainment device to mobile professionals; we just wish it had better battery life.
Description:
The HP iPAQ RX5900 is a Pocket PC-based, business-oriented handheld device.
Compared to other business-oriented handhelds on the market, it is expensive at around $455.
You can expand the memory of this unit using Secure Digital (SD), or MMC media.
The Microsoft Windows mobile 5.0 premium edition operating system comes installed on this PDA.
Pros:
Offers IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR wireless capability, which is better than some similarly priced handhelds.
By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with a comparable set of wireless capability is $1,130.
Cons:
Weighing in at 6 ounces, this handheld is somewhat heavy compared with most other devices.
Since this device runs on Pocket PC, it will work only with Windows, not with Linux or Macintosh operating systems.
Suitability:
A business-oriented handheld, suited for professional use.
Also, its display, supporting 64,000 colors at 240x320 resolution, makes it adequate for viewing color images.
You can use the Bluetooth capability of this device to connect to cell phones and other devices that are similarly enabled.
You can also use this handheld to playback MP3 files stored in memory.
The Wi-Fi (802.11b) capability of this PDA allows you to connect to wireless networks in offices, airports, and in hundreds of public areas (charges may apply).
Value:
Notwithstanding its expensive price, this handheld has great features for the money.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 out of 10 - Spectacular
Great Gadget
I have had this unit for a little over two weeks and I am absolutely in love with it. Despite... Read more
by Surcy (see profile) -
December 3, 2006
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 out of 10 - Excellent
Nice device
This is a great product, I'm hoping the next version will have a hi-res screen for better web... Read more
by scl77 (see profile) -
March 26, 2007
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
2 out of 10 - Terrible
Very poor PDA
Potentially a good device for me as it had all the Windows Mobile features of my previous machine.... Read more
by BentFellow (see profile) -
August 20, 2008
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