Compaq iPAQ 176482-B22A Pkt Pc Serial Cradle H3650 H3150 H3635 H3135 H3670 H3700

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TB3K
• Item model number: 176482-B21
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 11, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The iPAQ serial cradle is a smart investment as a second cradle for your iPAQ Pocket PC. With it, you won't need to lug a cradle between your home and office. This cradle is designed for serial connectivity.

Note to customers: This cradle does not charge the iPAQ H3650 battery; to do so, you must purchase the Compaq AC adapter separately.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not available, but not a necessity, October 3, 2000

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tj2k (Issaquah, wa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 176482-B22A Pkt Pc Serial Cradle H3650 H3150 H3635 H3135 H3670 H3700 (Office Product)

A lot of the posts about the IPaq lament the inoperability of the standard USB connector with NT. Rather than let what's an otherwise outstanding product get undeserved trashing I thought I'd explain a few things.

Windows 2000 DOES support USB, I use it with my laptop and Ipaq every day. Works great.

If you have to use NT4 on a laptop, you don't get USB, but you DO have support for infrared data transfer. You don't need to buy anything additional, and most laptops have it built in. I sync this way while traveling, works great and nothing else to carry.

For desktops and NT, you COULD buy a serial port connected infrared transmitter/reciever and accomplish the same thing, but most wouldn't want to. Preferring to wait for the serial cradle.

So it's not a total loss, but it is regretable that Compaq can't keep up with demand.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serial Cradle Woes, November 7, 2000

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Andy Darragh (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 176482-B22A Pkt Pc Serial Cradle H3650 H3150 H3635 H3135 H3670 H3700 (Office Product)

While it is a bummer that Compaq does not have any serial cradles available yet for NT4.0 users who don't have USB support, I bought a serial cable and it works just fine. I had no trouble getting it to synchronize with my workstation running Windows NT, although it's slower than USB, I guess. You can get the cable right here from Amazon.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars iPAQ NT4.0 workaround, October 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 176482-B22A Pkt Pc Serial Cradle H3650 H3150 H3635 H3135 H3670 H3700 (Office Product)

I have iPAQ and Windows NT 4 at work and the workaround is to email to my home Windows 98 machine (that supports the iPAQ USB connection) items I wish to download - It works fantastic until I get my hands on a serial connection. I downloaded all my contact information directly via infrared from old Casio Windows CE device - if you have Palm (or PocketPC) get PEACEMAKER software to communication with CE (or Palm) devices.