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HP IPAQ RZ1710 POCKET PC with TomTom GPS in car receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hewlett Packard
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 76859
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 9.8 x 6.3
MPN: 943G5K5
Model: 943G5K5
UPC: 636926005579
EAN: 0636926005579
ASIN: B0006FIP38
Release Date: October 26, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
A fantastic gadget and great value for money! August 6, 2005
ratstails (North Shields, UK)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I bought the HP iPAQ with satellite navigation just before my holiday travelling around Britain. I fancied getting the TomTom 300 initially, but had really wanted an excuse for getting a pocket PC, and this was it! I have since been completely wowed by it. Over 5 days I journeyed from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cornwall and back, via Wakefield, Bristol and Derby. I programmed an itinerary which included the postcodes of the places I was staying as well as the names of towns I fancied visiting. When needed it showed petrol stations, cash points, car parks and other places of interest. It comes complete with the GPS receiver and car holder with suckers to attach it to the dashboard or windscreen. The battery seems to last forever and is charging as you drive. I bought a 512MB SD card and downloaded "DVD to pocket PC" from the HP site. This turns your pocket PC into a DVD player. So as well as being directed to the doors of all the places I was staying, I also had CDs and DVDs copied onto the memory card to entertain when I arrived.I have been impressed with the handwriting recognition tool and the sound recorder, which I will probably use at work. I would highly recommend this as a much more versatile alternative to the standard satellite navigation machines.
Excellent value for the gadget lover! June 24, 2005
J. Freeman (Stamford, UK)
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
I really, really wanted SatNav for my new car, but couldn't afford it at Mazda's price. Then I saw this - a bundled PDA and SatNav software for a very reasonable price. I'd been dithering about getting a PDA, but this decided me. After only 2 weeks of use, I'm completely hooked!
The PDA is basic, but has everything you need to organise your life. Once I'd synchronised with my PC and all my appointments were transferred, it was easy to add new ones without double-booking myself. It even discreetly reminds me when it's time to go to my next appointment. All my contact details are on board as well, which is really handy. It's got a cut-down version of Word which is fine for making quick notes, and Excel for doing Hard Sums, although there's also a calculator function. You enter characters from an on-screen keyboard with a little stylus, which is a bit fiddly but much easier than texting! I don't know how I lived without it!
Then there's the TomTom software. It comes with a car mounting kit which was easy to install, and a GPS receiver and all the cables you will need. I've tried a few journeys and it works very well, even in city traffic when you need to know where you're going. There's a choice of voices to give you your directions (I chose Tim) and you can display the map in a variety of ways. It's also fun to use. You can choose or display points of interest which should be useful on holiday, and you can get mapping for other countries as well.
I found the kit reasonably easy to get to grips with. The only problem I had was installing the ActiveSync software, but I got round that with the help of the website. A really good package!
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