Thursday, April 25, 2002
infoSync reviews Hewlett Packard 565
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "HARDWARE" @ 10:09 AM
http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=1743&page=1
Jørgen Sundgot at infoSync just published his review of the Hewlett Packard 565. He writes with familiar flair and finesse! Here are some quotes, but I recommend that you go and read the entire review!
"The right side of the Jornada sports absolutely nothing except for a rubber band that goes all the way around from the top right side, below the bottom and over to the top of the left side to improve the grip of the device - which, like the aforementioned cradle, works excellently."
"HP however earns well deserved points for the dual front-and-top visible LED that indicates whether the device is or has finished charging, the display is suspended and an alarm or reminder has gone off. As an added bonus, it's also possible to stop the flashing of the LED by simply pressing it, a convenient feature in situations where you don't either have time or when it would be considered unpolite to start fiddling with the device to turn off the alarm."
"Alas, the one big flaw of the Jornada is display-related, which is a shame really considering the quality of the rest of the device - dust. ... If it wasn't for the dust problem, it would have as one of very few handhelds have earned an overall grade of 6/6."
Jørgen gives the Hewlett Packard 565 five points of six, and I think he is quite right. His review is thorough and I agree with him. It's a great Pocket PC 2002, if not the best on the market today. I feel for all those with the severe Pocket PC dust problems, and think Hewlett Packard should have done much better.
But... personally (I know I'm going to beaten for this!), the dust problem is blown out of proportion. I have seen a couple of devices with severe dust problems, and those should be fixed free of charge. Period. However, take out a magnifying glass, actually spend time looking for specs, and YELL if you find one or two? No sympathies from me. Show me one device with a touch sensitive screen that for ever stays new. My Nokia phone's screen does have scratches and all sorts of other more or less disturbing deficiencies, but I expect that after some time of daily usage. Just my humble opinion...
Jørgen Sundgot at infoSync just published his review of the Hewlett Packard 565. He writes with familiar flair and finesse! Here are some quotes, but I recommend that you go and read the entire review!
"The right side of the Jornada sports absolutely nothing except for a rubber band that goes all the way around from the top right side, below the bottom and over to the top of the left side to improve the grip of the device - which, like the aforementioned cradle, works excellently."
"HP however earns well deserved points for the dual front-and-top visible LED that indicates whether the device is or has finished charging, the display is suspended and an alarm or reminder has gone off. As an added bonus, it's also possible to stop the flashing of the LED by simply pressing it, a convenient feature in situations where you don't either have time or when it would be considered unpolite to start fiddling with the device to turn off the alarm."
"Alas, the one big flaw of the Jornada is display-related, which is a shame really considering the quality of the rest of the device - dust. ... If it wasn't for the dust problem, it would have as one of very few handhelds have earned an overall grade of 6/6."
Jørgen gives the Hewlett Packard 565 five points of six, and I think he is quite right. His review is thorough and I agree with him. It's a great Pocket PC 2002, if not the best on the market today. I feel for all those with the severe Pocket PC dust problems, and think Hewlett Packard should have done much better.
But... personally (I know I'm going to beaten for this!), the dust problem is blown out of proportion. I have seen a couple of devices with severe dust problems, and those should be fixed free of charge. Period. However, take out a magnifying glass, actually spend time looking for specs, and YELL if you find one or two? No sympathies from me. Show me one device with a touch sensitive screen that for ever stays new. My Nokia phone's screen does have scratches and all sorts of other more or less disturbing deficiencies, but I expect that after some time of daily usage. Just my humble opinion...
