COMPAQ iPAQ H3850/3870 - Test Winner With Bluetooth
Compaq Ipaq H3870.
For $649, Compaq's Ipaq H3870 is the only handheld that comes equipped with Bluetooth technology as a standard feature. All other handhelds require that you purchase additional cards in order to be able to use this technology. This involves shelling out an additional $100 and taking up yet another card slot . With the notable exception of the Bluetooth interface and the price, the Ipaq H3870 has features identical to those offered by the H3850. The Ipaq H3850 retails for about $599, putting it in the mid-range. Compaq equips both models with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB Flash ROM. 24 MB are taken up by the operating system Pocket PC 2002, while the remaining 8 MB of ROM are free for you to use for storing data. The program Permanent PIM allows you to select important data to be stored in non-volatile Flash ROM, where your data remains safe even if your battery is completely drained. Compaq sets itself apart from its competition with two particular features - IBM Via-Voice permits you to control important functions with voice input, while the tool I-Task allows you to manage running applications (you can close all active programs, for example). Compaq's Pocket PCs can be expanded using the SD card slot at the top of the case. If you need to store information on CompactFlash or even PCMCIA cards, the jacket design enables you to use these memory card formats as well.Our laboratory testers were particularly impressed by this PDA's high-contrast display, which had the highest luminosity scores of all - 93.1 candelas per square meter. Also, there are 30 different brightness levels to choose from. Another factor that improves legibility is the size of the display - 57 x 77 mm, which is the largest in the test group. But Compaq doesn't get top honors only in the area of display quality - its competitors can't hold a candle to the Ipaqs in terms of sound quality, either. Their speakers produce the clearest and most powerful sound.
The new Compaq Presario SG3740IL desktop PC is powered by 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor E2220 with Enhanced Speedstep Technology and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T and the desktop PC features Intel 945GC chipset with Socket 775 motherboard with 1MB L2 cache and 800 MHz FSB.
With FreeDOS preinstalled, Compaq Presario SG3740IL desktop PC comes with 2-GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz) RAM which is expandable to max 4-GB, a 320-GB 7200 rpm (300 MB/Sec speed) SATA II Hard drive and a 16X DVD Super Multi Drive Dual Layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer with LightScribe Technology.
