Hewlett Packard Jornada 525 Color Pocket PC

• Compatible with the essential Microsoft programs you use the most–Outlook, Word, Excel
• Capture your thoughts with the built-in voice recorder
• Integrated MP3 player and e-book reader
• Expandable via CompactFlash cards
• What’s in the box: Jornada 525, Carrying pouch, Stylus, AC Adapter, Serial cable, Quick Start Guide, UserÆs Guide, Microsoft ActiveSync CD-ROM

Hewlett Packard Jornada 525 Color Pocket PCPocket PCs aren’t known as the budget PDAs of the handheld world–these fast, high-color machines are the ones you’ll usually find in the 0 range, offering TFT displays and speedier processors than their less costly brethren.

But HP’s Jornada 525 sells for under 0, nearly down to the range of the basic PDAs while still offering a lot of the upper-echelon goodies. The Jornada 525 ships with only 16 MB of integrated memory–normally a sizeable amount that gets eaten into quickly by Windows CE and its multimedia capabilities (we were only able to put a couple of MP3 files on the Jornada as it shipped). But you can add up to 128 MB of additional storage with a CompactFlash card. By boosting the storage, the MP3 playback actually becomes a viable option–for patient users.

The patience comes in with the serial connection of the Jornada. This is fine for normal synchronization of notes, e-mails, and other text files, but we found it painfully slow with multiple megabytes of MP3s. Playback of the music files was crisp through the stereo headphone jack and loud even via the built-in speaker. The Jornada ships with serial connection cable, but you can pick up a serial cradle. It also offers infrared transfer, if your PC or notebook offers the connectivity.

Weighing in at only 8 ounces, the Jornada fits snugly in the palm, with indented grips on the rubber sides, and offers four hot keys for quick access to the home screen, contacts, calendar, and tasks list. There’s also a voice recorder built into the Jornada, accessible via a thumb button on the left side of the PDA.

Some flaws mar the overall design package: the flimsy CompactFlash slot cover feels like it could snap off easily and the rubber pieces on the top of each side look like they’re meant to peel off (they’re not) and do so with little resistance. The Jornada 525 also lacks a stylus slot on the device itself (the stylus is stored in the case that houses the Jornada), and the stylus could use a bit more heft.

Nitpicks aside, the Jornada provides a lot of kick from its 133 MHz processor–applications popped open quickly and we were able to multitask with little slowdown. The bright, 8-bit color screen was easy on the eyes and is also sensitive enough to allow touch manipulation.

Running Windows for Pocket PC and shipping with Microsoft Outlook 2000 also means that your Word, Excel, and e-mail files transfer to the Jornada seamlessly. The Jornada also runs on a rechargeable battery (although we didn’t quite get the promised eight hours of life), saving on the cost of battery replacement.

While a redesign would definitely add to the Jornada’s appeal, as it is it’s a respectable Pocket PC for an excellent price. –J. Curtis

Pros:

• Inexpensive for a Pocket PC
• Light and sleek
• Bright color screen

Cons:

• Some design flaws
• Slow serial connection

If you are looking for a high-powered Pocket PC that contains everything you need to organize your life and entertain you in your free time, the HP Jornada 525 color

Pocket PC is for you. It enables you to check e-mail, review Word and Excel documents, surf the Web, read electronic books, and listen to digital music. And it’s slim enough to fit in your pocket or carry in your hand.

The HP Jornada 525 has everything you need to gracefully juggle appointments, schedules, and to-do items as well as keep you entertained with music, photos, and more. You can review and act on your e-mail, send instant messages, and stay up to date with the latest news, sports scores, and stock information.

The HP Jornada 525 allows you to synchronize data with your desktop PC easily and quickly. Then carry and access your contacts, tasks, calendars, memos, and e-mail anywhere. You can even view e-mail attachment files. It comes with 16 MB of RAM and 16 MB of ROM.

You can listen to popular MP3 music and compile your own digital music playlists as well as listen to or read your favorite books and articles from leading newspapers and magazines. You can even create a digital photo album to share with friends. With the stereo-quality audio system and vertically aligned color screen, you can listen, read, and relax wherever you may be.

The slim and sturdy HP Jornada 525 features a rubber protection strip to make it easy to grip and carry anywhere. Its elegant alloy casing projects style and professionalism in any environment. You can also personalize it with a variety of accessories to fit your needs.

What’

• Jornada 525
• Carrying pouch
• Stylus
• AC Adapter
• Serial cable for connection to a desktop PC
• Quick Start Guide
• Jornada CD-ROM
• User
  

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Hewlett Packard 200LX 2 MB Palmtop PC

• Rugged clamshell design protects handheld on the go
• Includes Pocket Quicken and Lotus 123
• Appointment book, notetaker, memo pad, and database capabilities
• Compatible with PCMCIA 2.0 Type I and II memory cards
• Laplink remote access with serial connection

Designed for people who need to travel light, who are on the job even when not at their desks, and who perform best when they stay in touch. The HP Palmtop PC offers you the power to organize your time, money and information resources. Use PC power to organize your personal and business expenses on the go.

Keep you on schedule with your appointments and to-do list. Stay in contact with a quick access phonebook or check world time to know when to call internationally. Compute the most sophisticated business calculations with a few simple keystrokes.Manage your information resources. Edit a quick memo, create your customized database or graph your latest sales figures in Lotus 1-2-3. Open built-in DOS applications with a single keystroke, or add your favorite DOS programs from your desktop PC. Use the built-in infrared interface for seamless access to all your desktop resources. Connect and stay in touch through devices such as wireless messaging receivers and transceivers, and fax modems. You will stay in touch anytime, anywhere with the most complete personal information management.

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Hewlett Packard Jornada 568 Pocket PC

• Color Pocket PC with 64 MB of RAM with Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 operating
• Built-in CompactFlash slot lets you add memory, accessories
• Vibrant 16-bit color display provides clear view indoors and out
• Store and edit data, browse the Internet, check e-mail with powerful Pocket PC applications
• What’s in the box: Jornada 568, Stylus, rechargeable lithium-polymer battery, CR-2032 backup battery, AC adapter, USB cradle, Jornada Quick Start Guide, Documentation pack, Pocket PC Companion CD

Meetings, appointments, projects, and deadlines – sometimes it is hard to keep it all together. Organizing is not the issue – it is about doing more on the go. The HP Jornada 560 series color personal digital assistant has everything you need to gracefully juggle the details, and have fun doing it.The vibrant, reflective, 16-bit color display gives you a clear view indoors and out. Now you can work longer with up to 14 hours of battery life from the standard removable battery pack. With enough memory and fast StrongArm processor, you have all the room you need to load applications and store your contacts. Work with mobile versions of Microsoft programs you use the most – Pocket PC versions of Outlook, Word, and Excel. Browse the Web, check e-mail, or connect with other PDAs, PCs, and more. Synchronize with your desktop PC at the touch of a button. Then carry and access your contacts, tasks, calendars, and memos.Hewlett Packard’s 560 line of Jornada PDAs includes the 32 MB Jornada 565 and our 64 MB 568, members for the first batch of Pocket PCs to ship with Microsoft’s new Pocket PC 2002 operating system.

On the surface, the Pocket PC 2002 OS looks much the same as the old OS. But there are a variety of enhancements to the stable of applications (like Word and Excel), new software such as MSN Messenger, added security and antivirus protection, and improved handwriting recognition.

The Jornada 568 features a CompactFlash Type 1 slot, so you can add more CF memory as well as hook up CF peripherals, such as modems or network cards. You’ll probably want to expand on the memory front–64 MB is decent for a Pocket PC, but you always want more to play back any video or audio files. And CompactFlash memory prices have plummeted in recent months, making it an affordable upgrade.

The well-designed Jornada 568 sits nicely in hand, with a sturdy flip-up cover adding little to the overall weight (6.1 ounces without the cover and 7.0 with). The bright, 16-bit color TFT screen can be easily read from even sharp angles. While the 240 x 320 pixel, 3.5-inch diagonal screen isn’t as large as some, it’s big enough to keep you from squinting, even while reading books with Microsoft Reader.

Hooking the Jornada 568 up to your PC is handled either through the USB cradle (with a pass-through connector for the AC power adapter) or via infrared. In addition to the ActiveSync 3.5 software, HP includes Outlook 2002, Audible Player 2.0 for playing audio books, and MusicMatch for ripping and playing digital audio files. In addition to syncing up with Outlook files and directories, the Pocket PC versions of Word, Excel, and Media Player enable you to transfer almost any of your desktop files to the 568.

Powered by a 206 MHz StrongARM processor, the Jornada 568 can handle extensive multitasking without any slowdown. The bottom of the PDA offers four buttons for quick access to menus and applications–Home, Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks–as well as a four-direction navigation pad and scroll buttons on the side panel.

The Jornada 568 also functions as a voice recorder–just press the red button on the side and talk away–with a built-in microphone and speaker. But the speaker, while adequate for the normal beeps and burps of the OS, isn’t great for music playback. You’ll want to connect some headphones to the Jornada and, unfortunately, HP doesn’t include any.

The rechargeable battery for the Jornada 568 promises up to 14 hours of life and we were able to get right around that. It also features a light at its top that glows green when the PDA is fully charged, and also flashes to alert you to appointments.

With its power, expandability, and the new Pocket PC 2002 operating system, the Jornada 568 makes an excellent all-around workhorse palmtop. –J. Curtis

Pros:

• Easy transfer of Word and Excel files and synchronization with Outlook
• CompactFlash Type 1 expandability
• Crisp, colorful display
• Sleek design

Cons:

• Speaker not adequate for playing back music
• No headphones

Get the most from your handheld computer with the Hewlett Packard Jornada 568, a color Pocket PC that comes with Microsoft’s latest Pocket PC operating system–Pocket PC 2002.

This compact and elegant Pocket PC enables you to copy, edit,

and store Word and Excel documents, check e-mail, surf the Web, read electronic books, and listen to digital music. It comes with 64 MB of RAM and 32 MB of flash ROM, and a 206 MHz 32-bit StrongARM processor ensures speedy and powerful computing. Synchronize with your PC using the included USB cradle (or optional serial cradle).

The Jornada 568 features a CompactFlash Type 1 extended slot, allowing you to add memory cards and accessories like wireless modems and digital cameras. The Jornada 568 also has an infrared port, a USB/serial RS232C port, AC input jack, and earphone jack. Images come out crisp and clear on the Jornada’s 240 x 320 pixel TFT LCD screen with 16-bit color (65,536 colors to be exact).

The Jornada 568 comes with Pocket Outlook, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet Explorer, Terminal Services Client, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Reader 2.0, and Microsoft Windows Media Player 8 for Pocket PC. Bundled software includes Landware’s OmniSolve, Developer One’s CodeWallet Pro, Certicom’s MovianVPN, and HP Chai and HP Microchai for Java-based applications.

The lithium-polymer battery is removable and rechargeable, and lasts up to 14 hours on one charge. The Jornada 568 comes with a USB cradle, AC adapter, a metallic-silver flip cover, and a case. It is backed with a one-year warranty.

What’s in the box

• Jornada 568
• Stylus
• Jornada main battery (rechargeable lithium-polymer battery pack)
• 3-volt CR-2032 coin cell backup battery (attached to the Quick Start Card)
• AC adapter
• USB cradle for connecting your hp Jornada to your desktop PC
• Jornada Quick Start Guide: a graphic guide to setting up your hp Jornada
• Documentation pack: includes User’s Guide and Regulatory Information Leaflet, and the hp Jornada Accessory Guide
• Pocket PC Companion CD: includes Microsoft ActiveSync and Microsoft Outlook 2002 for your desktop PC, as well as programs and utilities that add functionality to your hp Jornada

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Hewlett Packard Jornada 690 Handheld PC

• 6.5-inch 640 x 240 display with over 65,000 colors
• 32 MB RAM. 56 Kbps built-in modem
• 8-hour battery
• What’s in the box: Jornada 690, Stylus, Rechargeable battery, AC Adapter, Docking cradle, Serial cable, Documentation guide

Small enough to drop into your coat pocket or handbag, the HP Jornada 680/690 Handheld PC weighs just one pound and yet packs all the features you would need in your busy day away from the desk. With a brilliantly lit color screen, you can work up to 8 hours without recharging while the built-in 56kps modem allows you to stay in touch via e-mail and surf the Web. Work comfortably on the roomy keyboard and when you finally return to your desk, enjoy fast and automatic synchronization with your desktop PC.

The Jornada 680/690, give you no-hassle work and personal information management plus fast access and capture of important business information.The advantages continue with Microsoft Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition software and Microsoft Pocket Office preinstalled and ready to go. Together with HP’s exclusive productivity software, the HP Jornada 680/690 combines the power of desktop computing into a PC companion that’s compact, convenient, and ready to work when you are!

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List Price: $ 999.99

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