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HP iPAQ hx2790

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HP iPAQ hx2790 2.50

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RRP

$549.99

Review Date

Wednesday, 20th of July, 2005

Features

Display Technology : Transflective Colour TFT (Active Matrix)

What's Hot

Attractive design, simple to use, easy file encryption.

What's Not

Power button difficult to operate, inconsistent biometric fingerprint reader, low-quality image viewer

The Final Word

This PDA is fast, powerful, and equipped with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but the biometric fingerprint reader doesn't work as well as it should.

Data Services

Applications

Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Voice Recorder, Notes, Pocket Word (with Spellchecker), Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet Explorer, Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 9 (MP3, audio and video streaming), Calculator, Solitaire, Jawbreaker, Inbox (with Spell Checker for email), File Explorer, Pictures, Terminal Services Client, VPN Client, Infrared Beaming, Clock, Align Screen, Memory, Volume control

General

Length (mm)

119.4

Width (mm)

76.6

Height (mm)

16.3

Weight (g)

164.4

Warranty (Months)

Input Devices

5-way Navigation, Buttons, Stylus

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

Transflective Colour TFT (Active Matrix)

Colour Support

64k Colours

Screen Resolution

240x320

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

128 MB

Installed memory (ROM)

128 MB

Multimedia Features

Inbuilt Camera

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Yes

Handwriting Recognition

Yes

Organiser

Yes

Cradle

Yes

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Processor

Intel Xscale PXA270 (Bulverde)

Processor Speed

624 Mhz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Mobile Pocket PC 2003 (2nd Edition)

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD), Multimedia Card (MMC), SDIO

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Headphone Jack, Serial, USB 1.1

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of Serial Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth, Infrared, Wireless 802.11b

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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