Compaq iPAQ 3150 Monochrome Pocket PC

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [3.49mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.3 x 0.6 inches ; 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005A777
• Item model number: 174003-001
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,576 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A step up from my Palm, December 31, 2001

By 

R. Goltsch (West Caldwell, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3150 Monochrome Pocket PC (Office Product)

I got this unit as a present for Christmas 2001. Nice unit, fast, when compared to my previous handheld. They have been discontinued by Compaq, so there are not a whole lot of places selling them. But if you can pick one up for under [price], it's worth the price.

Yes, it does not have the color screen of it's more expensive brothers. But it also doesn't have the shorter battery life. It also uses all the same accessories of it's big brothers.

I got mine to replace my Palm IIIe. I added a Compact Flash adapter and the upgrade to PocketPc 2002. I use it to read my Email, keep my schedule, and listen to music as an MP3 player on planes when I travel.

I was already using MS Outlook XP as my PIM manager on my laptop and desktop, so it took all my settings and schedules and imported them without a hitch. And not needing any outside sync program was a cost savings too.

Overall, not a bad bargain for all those features.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the PDA world, although not perfect., November 30, 2001

By 

Lars Goldschlager (Caracas, Miranda Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3150 Monochrome Pocket PC (Office Product)

The iPAQ is a worthy machine in most points, it's 206 Mhz processor gives it much more power than other PDA platforms, even when WindowsCE is essentially slower than PalmOS or similar systems, in this system it flies and you gain all the confortable handlign and options you get with WinCE.

Pros: Durable metal construction wich gives the unit a great look.
Prebuilt in LiIon batteries wich save you the worry of constantly purchasing batteries or exchanging externally rechargeable ones.
It is very fast.
The interface, and included programs are more than basic, it bring programs for MANY basic jobs, more than similar PDAs. And some software like the new version of Windows Media Player have a beautyfull easy to use interface.

Cons:
The stylus casing is slightly precarious, if you push your stylus in with too much pressure it'll become jammed in it's socket causing some trouble to get it out again.
The screen has a very very good resolution but the contrast even at it's highest level is not much so peopel with poorer vision would have troubles reading the screen.
The character recognition system is very fast BUT it would be very troublesome for a pilot user to learn since the signs are diferent and to my oppinion less intuitive, also for it's speed in recognizing characters I feel it quite less acurate than the pilot based versions and the input glyphs for leters like G are really cumbersome.

Basically this is a sweet unit, very expansible, very configurable and that even from the box brings enought functionality to keep you busy and organized for a good long time.

Ps. If you want a device that will still work for a few years for a cheap price, with very good response this is it... if you have more money to spend, and time to use it and wait I'd suggest one of the newer H68xx line models, wich being newer and having a diferent expansion connector will see expansions for a longer time in the future.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Less then 1/2 the $ for 90% of the features, January 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3150 Monochrome Pocket PC (Office Product)

Bought mine initially because it was my first PDA and I didn't want to spend $5-600 on the color one. I live by it now and don't want the color models. The monochrome screen draws far less power. I can go a week between chargings whereas my friends with the color model have to re-charge everyday. If you have poor eyesight the color models may be better for you because the screen is a little tough to see in low light (despite backlight). Otherwise, it's a deal and a half.