List price as of Apr 18, 2008:
S$599
S$599
CNET Asia Review
Very good
The good: 4-inch VGA display; two memory card slots; fast processor; good video playback. View score
The bad: Very bulky and heavy; speakers not very loud; colors displayed could be better.
The bottom line: Though designed for deployment in companies for specialized tasks, the 212 is a good candidate for those looking for a dedicated PDA with decent multimedia capabilities.
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Average User Rating
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Spectacular
9
out of 10User Reviews
Great Pocket PC, great 4 inch VGA screen, all Windows universality
Nov 24, 2008Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Windows device, great big screen, light and great shape, fast processor, two memory card slots
Cons: battery life could be longer, audio max volume could be higher, basic inbuilt audio controls
Opinion:
I have got my HP iPaq 212 two weeks ago, after owning Asus 696 and few past generations of iPaqs . I think this is the greatest PDA ever. I liked a lot my old iPaq 2100 however it was freezing often and needed soft resetting quite a lot. I bought the Asus 696 with GPS as an upgrade, and even if much more stable I hated the audio qualities and it was slow - I use my PDAs a lot for multimedia play. Than I discovered that it is quite expensive to get a stand alone good Pocket PC GPS software so I sold my Asus 696 and continued to use my old iPaq 2100. The HP iPaq 212 seems to be perfect (at least for now). I did a lot of research before buying and I read about complaints regarding its audio qualities. I find the sound excellent and loud enough (in the earphones) especially when using the ... Read more
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