HP iPAQ RZ1715 Pocket PC

Manufacturer:	Hewlett Packard
List price:	~~$280.00~~
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HP iPAQ RZ1715 Pocket PC

Average rating: Stars

Pass on it

I purchased the RZ1715 about six months ago, and it has already worn out---battery will not take a charge, before that it became unpredictable in its behavior, with a lot of soft reboots. In contrast, my previous PDA---a Toshiba that was awesome---lasted about a year. My first PDA---an inexpensive Palm, purchased simply to see if I would use a PDA---lasted two years. The RZ1715 is so radically limited on memory that "Out of Memory" errors were a daily occurrence; I had 64MB expansion card in it, but it only recognized the card about half of the time. This PDA is simply not built to last.

Thankfully, I purchased a replacement plan when I bought it---now I'm only hoping that they replace it with something better. Wait for the sale and spend the extra $75.00 on something with enough memory to do what you want it to do.

HP iPAQ RZ1715 Pocket PC - Hewlett Packard

Good choice

I'm very saisfied with this product. It's just as I expected. No need to say more.

Hewlett Packard - HP iPAQ RZ1715 Pocket PC

Great Product, but Limited on Memory

I recently purchased the RZ 1715 through Amazon, after a thorough online search and reading many reviews posted here. Thankfully Amazon is giving us the option of purchasing this type of entry-level unit, as all my local electronics stores seem to have ignored it in favor of dedicating shelf space to the much more expensive top-level products.

After two weeks with the product I can confirm that the other reviews are spot-on with one exception: the on board memory. At only 25MB, this can be very limiting for all but the most casual users; anyone considering this for business purposes (not requiring WiFi) should be cautioned - the software requires that all on-board processes and databases be run from the on-board memory, not the SD cards. SD cards are where you store your music, photos, files, etc., imported from the PC, but synchronized databases from Outlook can and will quickly gobble up that 25MB space in a hurry. These databases cannot be run from the SD card. Users with contact databases in software such as ACT, Salesforce.com, etc., would be well advised to look at the next higher model, which I believe roughly doubles available memory.

I'm going to try to exchange the RZ 1715 for something with more horsepower. Sure hope I'm not too late, or this was a very expensive lesson learned...

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