Customer Reviews

Hewlett Packard Jornada 690 Handheld PC

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I spent several weeks looking at the assortment of PDA's presently on the market. A number of excellent "palmtops" are available, some outstanding for what they do, but they just didn't have the "stuff" I wanted. Furthermore, I'm a longtime keyboard person, and wasn't particularly excited by all the stylus models.

The Jornada 690 is as close to the right choice as I've been able to find for that combination of features, software, usability and portability I've been seeking. The keyboard is cramped and takes some getting used to, but with practice it's usable. The stylus, functioning as a mouse is basically intuitive, and the sketching utility is handy for my particular line of work.

The startup was flawless, and it linked up with my desktop immediately, requiring only a couple of adjustments to have them conversing comfortably. I've had no lockups nor crashes in CE or any of the apps. So far it has run reliably, and is exactly what I had hoped, a laptop I can carry around in my hand, for me the right choice. I give it 5 stars and hope H-P and MS will continue to support it.

This is a cool device for people who are mostly on the move and feel that laptops are bulky. Size vise its perfect, about two credit cards lengthwise, it neatly fits into your hand. It comes equipped with the MS office suite(cut down versions ofcourse), but one thing that is not mentioned is that we can use power point in this just to view already made slides but, we can not make a slide show. It connects pretty easily to the net. I found that it works better with 56k connections than with 28k connections. I had lot of problems connecting it to a 28k connection. Also, there are not many windows ce applications freely available on the net(compared to the palm platform), which sort of limits you to the software it comes with. The touch sensitive screen is pretty neat as well. The voice recording feature is a really cool feature which lets you record wave files and send them as email as attachments later on. All in all this is a nice handheld and beats all others in the market.

I like my Jornada very much. It crashed on me once, but after I disabled the infamous "auto-power on" feature it went away. It is very convenient to be able to do almost everything you do with your desktop, while you are on the move.

I have been using the Journada 690 for about one month and am highly delighted with it. With its built in Microsoft Office programs and that familiar MS Desktop view. All this coupled with the quality one expects from HP. I also own a HP notebook. The quality and engineering is second to none.

I have a 1 1/2 hour train journey each day to work and the Journada allows me to to write reports and spreadsheet. Then all I need to do is download the ifnroamtion to my desktop...voilla.

The screen is great and the keyboard is just right without it being to cramped.

This is an excellent unit if one does not need or want to carry around a heavy notebook or laptop.

In fact I have just bought a friend of mine the 690 as a present.

The HP Jornada 690 is outstanding for what it offers. I love the portablilty and compactness, yet do wish for a tad larger keyboard. It handles all the complex spreadsheets I threw at it with ease. Haven't tried the e-mail/net access yet.

I have had the HP Jornada 690 for several months now. I havent seen any regrets for my purchase. I bought it because I like the idea of having a keyboard and i dont like the look of the Palm Pilots. This unit is a bit heavier than its previous versions, however you get so much more for your $. Its ability to connect to the internet and SYNC with your computer are Headache free to say the least. I previously owned a Compaq handheld, I have since found it a new home. I would recomend this unit to anyone interested in purchasing a Handheld PC. It is worth every bit of the money you spend on it.

I have been using this handheld PC for over two years. HP invented a wonderful product! It handles my daily PIM, note-taking and even PowerPoint presentation (with VGA-out card). It can also do wireless. Another big advantage is its long battery life. The high-capacity battery has tested well over 12 hours. I was sad why most manufacturers discontinued their Handheld PC product line (except NEC-MobilePro 900, DoCoMo Sigmarion III) and embraced Pocket PC (has size advantage but without keyboard). The pre-installed Internet Explorer is kind of outdated so I cannot get access to some websites (ironically, Microsoft's own hotmail.com!!). No doubt, I will continue using this handheld PC! Highly recommended!

The Jornada 690 is a great palmtop with all you need in it. You can answer all your e-mails in the comfort of your home and all you do when you get back to work is plug it in its cradle and voilá, all your messages are sent. The Windows interface and complete compatibility is also a plus since 90% of the world's computers are based on this operating system. I recommend this buy to people like me, who enjoy life at its best and believe that time is money

Well, having used palm and a Casio EM-500 and then the iPaq 3760, I have to say that the Jornada 690 fits my needs the best of them all. The only drawback to the unit is the size and weight. The speed is slower than a PPC but you get a much clearer screen, an interface that is exactly like your desktop windows and lots of built in stuff. The other nice thing about this unit is the built in keyboard. Nice to take to meetings and type your notes and then sync back at your desk later. Overall if you want to get away from the handwriting recognition, this is definitely the way to go. Just remember, it is heavier and bigger. Good luck!

It is a cool handheld PC (HPC), it run faster that other WinCE HPC that I test; this HPC has a long time battery (~4 days without charge), the color screen is very usefull and cool, the keyboard has the right size to be easy