Customer Reviews

iConcepts USB Travel Kit for Compaq iPAQ (3800/3900 series)

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This product is almost totally worthless. I had read some of the reviews, but thought the travel kit would be worth the price. The sync cable is very poorly designed. There is one adapter for sync and a separate one for charging. I've also tried the Belkin one, and at least it has a switch on the cable to go from sync to charge (bit it can't do both at the same time). The travel kit is also strangely designed. In order to change the plugs, you need to use this little wire device to push through a hole in the plug whenever you want to remove one plug and put in another. How much do you want to bet that the device will be the first thing lost or broken.
Buy the Gomadic cable instead of this one. The cable allows you to sync and charge at the same time (radical concept). ... They also have a travel kit if you need that.

Sync-charger cable works fine with my laptop and docking station as well as my desktop. I love the overall concept. This is the only product I've found that gives you sync-charge capabilities plus wall, car, and international chargers all in a small package.

Unfortunately, when I plug the charging cable into the car or wall charger, I have 2 problems ...#1: When my iPAQ automatically shuts down due to inactivity, it can't be re-started using the on/off switch--I have to do a soft reset. #2: The clock stops functioning, so I have to manually set it to the correct time.

Tech support suspected a bad cord, so I received a new one...and it does the same thing.

This is the perfect solution for your ipaq. The hotsync cable works fine and charges my ipaq just fine regardless of previous review. Maybe he was doing something wrong. The car charger charges fine from both my cars. The travel Charger works fine and I travel worldwide and it even came with adapter plugs. Great price!!! My advice is its a great buy.

This is the best all in one solution. It came with a Sync and charge cable which seemed to work fine for me(I have been using it for over a month). It also came with the Travel charger which also works fine and charges pretty quick, I do alot of Worlwide traveling and it even came with adapter plugs. Finally I keep the car charger it my car and on the way home from work I charge my ipaq and it gives me a full charge in less than a hour. All in all this is the best kit out there for the price and convenience. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

I wish I had read the other reviews. I spent hours trying to figure out what was wrong with my IPaq, I now realize it was this darn cable. Now I have to go try to buy another cradle, I would not recommend buying this.

I tried this product on three different computers and I cannot get the USB cable to work. The standard cradle for my Compaq iPaq 3875 works fine on all systems. This cord is junk.

Like the other user, the hotsync cable does not work. Windows XP does not recognize my IPaq when connected with the hotsync cable, but no problem with the Compaq supplied cable. There is nothing to 'do wrong' as another reviewer suggests.

This package of tools could be one of the best, all-around charging and sync solutions, however I cannot get the data sync cable to work. Under both Windows Me and Windows 2000, the PC side fails to recognize the iPAQ device attached via the USB cable. In both operating environments, I have no problem using the Compaq supplied cradle, attached via USB.

Worst of all, the Travel Kit comes with no instructions, no drivers or other software, and no references regarding how to get support from the manufacturer. Through some web searching, I believe that I have located the mfg., but the web site doesn't specifically offer any information about this item. I have sent emails hoping to get some answers, but, for now, this has been far more frustrating that it should be.

Have used daily for 3 months on HP5450. Works as advertised with no problems at all. Charged from wall, car and USB port with simultaneously sync capability when connected to a computer via activesync.

Everytime I try to charge my Ipaq it locks up. And, it does not charge it. I have tried the wall and the car charger. Both give the same results.