HP iPAQ rx5910 Travel Companion 3.5 Screen Handheld PC, Samsung S3C2442 400 MHz, 64 MB SDRAM, Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC with Security Feature Pack

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 3 x 4.7 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000JV9LSM
• Item model number: FA810AA#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

For business, pleasure, or a little of both, the HP iPAQ rx5900 Travel Companion series helps make the most of your travels around town or the world. Navigate with ease, stay connected to the people and information that is important to you, and be entertained. The thin, stylish design is easy to take with you wherever you travel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same as rx5915, February 7, 2007

By	Crocuta (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

Well this is really strange. This is exactly the same device as the iPaq rx5915, which Amazon also sells, but for about $100 cheaper at the time I write this. The last number in HP model numbers indicates the sales channel so the 5910 might be the retail store box and the 5915 might be the online box, or vice versa, etc. So if you're interested in this item, search for the rx5915 right here on Amazon and save yourself some money. Verify this on the HP web site before you lay down your cash, but I'm pretty certain this is true.

As to the device itself, it's pretty good but suffers from the same issue that all converged devices do. As a Pocket PC, it's not quite as good as a dedicated PPC such as my aging iPaq 2215 (though those are getting harder to find), and as a GPS navigation system, it's not quite as good as a dedicated system such as my Magellan Roadmate 760. But it's basically solid on both counts and, if you need both, you'll probably be happy with it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars annoying and useless as GPS, May 6, 2007

By	Philip E. Bowles (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The idea is great: in my case, rather than lug a buch of guidebooks around Rome, I would simply enter various points of interest, restaurants, etc. into the device, then wander around. If I felt like stopping, I could check the device to see what was around that was interesting, or find my way somewhere.
However, the thing takes so long to get a fix, loses its signal so easily, and is so brain dead about what direction you are heading, I darn near threw it into the Tiber, where it belongs. The TomTom software (Navigator 6) is unstable and not as well thought out as Garmin's. And, yes, I have the latest updates, which offer a slight improvement.
The Pocket PC part of the device is unremarkable.