List Price : $199.99 Price : $349.00
Amazon.com Review
The Compaq iPAQ 3135 is one of the most stylish Pocket PCs on the market. Unlike its highly sought-after sibling, the iPAQ 3635, this model has gone largely unnoticed, despite the fact that the iPAQ 3135 has one distinct advantage: longer battery life. This is because it comes with a 15-grayscale display that, while not as sexy as the full-color screen of the 3635, is eminently usable.
Utilizing Windows CE 3.0, the latest and much improved Pocket PC operating system from Microsoft, along with a 206 MHz StrongARM processor, this is both a powerful and flexible device. The unit comes supplied with an AC adapter, USB cable, case, and software for syncing with your PC, along with a full desktop copy of Outlook 2000.
Getting the unit up and running is straightforward, and managing the synchronization with your PC is simple with the aid of ActiveSync. The usual array of applications, such as Pocket versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, are at your disposal. It also comes with some exciting additions, such as MediaPlayer, enabling you to use your iPAQ as an MP3 player. However, with only 16 MB of built-in RAM available, be prepared to buy additional memory if this is an intended use.
The design, as well as looking good, is thoughtfully laid out. The buttons are well placed and usefully assigned. In addition, the iPAQ 3135 can be easily expanded with the included CompactFlash Expansion Jacket, which slides onto the unit, allowing you to increase memory and add modules (such as a bar code scanner) using CF cards.
If you're looking for Pocket PC functionality but need to be budget conscious, the iPAQ 3135 is a great deal. --J. Weston
Pros:
- Great price for Pocket PC
- Includes CompactFlash Expansion Jacket
- Sharp grayscale screen
- Only 16 MB of built-in RAM, but can be expanded with CompactFlash memory cards
Amazon.com Product Description
The Compaq iPAQ 3135 offers all the power you expect from the Pocket PC platform at a great price. The iPAQ 3135 combines an Intel processor, new hardware, and a sleek industrial design that fits in your hand to create a powerful and stylish PDA you can take anywhere. It also has a crisp 15-level grayscale semi-transmissive liquid crystal display (LCD).
The iPAQ 3135 offers 16 MB of RAM and 16 MB of Flash ROM--enough memory to hold a robust package of applications while leaving you a lot of room for your own applications. It comes loaded with Calendar, Contacts, and Task applications, as well as Pocket versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. It also comes with Windows Media Player for playing digital audio files and Audible.com content and Microsoft Reader for eBooks. The iPAQ also features built-in utilities so that frequent actions--such as switching between tasks, adjusting volume, and changing backlighting--are only a click away.
The iPAQ 3135 features five buttons plus a five-way joystick. Other highlights of the Compaq iPAQ include a microphone and a speaker, as well as an audio-in jack. It features an infrared port for wireless data transfer, and it connects to your desktop PC via a USB port.
You can input data in your own handwriting, by soft keyboard, by voice recorder, or through handwritten memos and drawings (called inking by Compaq). Both audible and visual alarms alert you when you have a scheduled event.
At 5.11 by 3.28 by 0.62 inches and 6.3 ounces, the iPAQ is sporty and small, fitting in your hand or sliding into your pocket with ease. The iPAQ 3135 comes with battery charger to power the rechargeable lithium polymer battery. It also has a CD-ROM with desktop software including Microsoft Outlook 2000 and ActiveSync 3.1.
The Compaq offers a one-year warranty on parts and labor for the iPAQ.
What's in the box
- iPaQ 3135
- Two Styli
- Vinyl slipcase
- AC adapter
- USB cable
- Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery
- CompactFlash Jacket
- iPaQ Expansion Pack system
- User Manual
- All the power of a Pocket PC with a crisp grayscale display
- Bundled with CompactFlash Expansion Jacket, enabling you to add memory and functionality such as a modem or wireless LAN Card
- Also comes with Conduit Peacemaker Professional Software for beaming information to and from a wide range of PDAs
- 16 MB RAM and 16 MB Flash ROM
- What's in the box: iPaQ 3135, Two Styli, Vinyl slipcase, AC adapter, USB cable, Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery, CompactFlash Jacket, iPaQ Expansion Pack system, User Manual
Compaq iPAQ 3135 Monochrome Pocket PC Bundle (with Compact Flash Jacket) Reviews
Compaq iPAQ 3135 Monochrome Pocket PC Bundle (with Compact Flash Jacket) Reviews
| 72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:  The best PDA yet (replaces MP3 Player/Cell Phone/etc.), By This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3635 Pocket PC Bundle (with Compact Flash Jacket) (Office Product) The Compaq iPAQ 3600 series (specially 3630, 3650 and 3635) are really great units. I use my iPAQ as a replacement for several devices. As I usually have a 1GB IBM Microdrive in the iPAQ it works as the best MP3 Player yet (I have some 700MB of MP3 files continuously available) and still plenty of room in the MD and RAM. I also use a Lucent Orinoco for wireless connection, which allows me to chek my emails wherever I am at my place. The comprehensive software package (Inbox/PocketIE, PocketWord, PocketExcel, etc.) allows gerat functionality out of the box (you can add many shareware/freeware to increase that further (I recommend Resco's Utility PAckage for Zip compression/Decompression, etc.). For travelling I am about to get a stowaway keyboard which will allow me to conveniently leave my notebook at home and conveniently check emails and eventual webpages. My iPAQ was one of the very best purchases I made last year. As one of the very few PocketPCs to allow the use of cheap... Read more 52 of 52 people found the following review helpful: Just a couple of complaints. . ., This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3635 Pocket PC Bundle (with Compact Flash Jacket) (Office Product) ***THIS REVIEW CONTAIN QUALITY INFORMATION***Some complaints: (1) Battery life is POOR (only last in terms of hours instead of days for other PDAs), especially if one uses a CF device with the included sleeve. Problem is CF memory is a MUST if you want to listen to MP3s. (2) Apparently Compaq still has not corrected the problem with dust getting into the screen. The dust reflect light from the backlit apparatus and is quite visible. A minor annoyance but one nevertheless. I recommend keeping the stylus silo occupied so there is less of a chance that dust will creep in. (You get 2 styli with the package so you can keep one in the silo at all time.) (3) The high-gloss silver finish of the iPaq is very bad with fingerprints, but if you keep the CF sleeve on all the time this problem would be minimized. Productive recommendations: (1) Don't get coerced into shelling out [the $] getting a CF modem; they are completely unnecessary. The only thing that modems are good for is... Read more 51 of 52 people found the following review helpful: Excellent Product For New Handheld User, By "didoment" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews This review is from: Compaq iPAQ 3635 Pocket PC Bundle (with Compact Flash Jacket) (Office Product) I waited a long time to buy a handheld and spent weeks researching the pros and cons of the two I was most seriously considering, the iPAQ and the new Palm m505. When I finally bit the bullet and bought the iPAQ, I initially was apprehensive regarding its price and some of the "glitches" I read about on the Compaq website message boards. Let me tell you, I have had this thing for 6 weeks now and I absolutely love it. Once you have decided between the advantages and disadvantages of Windows Pocket PC OS v. Palm OS, I don't think there is a better Pocket PC out there. Putting aside the superficial factors about how sleek and cool the iPAQ looks, it does so many things and synchronizes so well with Microsoft Outlook, that I think it's the best handheld out there (notwithstanding the price). The calendar, contacts and other organizer features are excellent. The games I have downloaded are pretty good (I am looking for better ones -- clearly Palm has an advantage here). I... Read more |
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