Was a presentation of Windows Mobile 2003, "check out" their new Hewlett Packard, and, finally, began to get off Russia, the first samples of PDA Season Summer-2003 c new operating system. Clutching a still smelling assembly workshops HP iPAQ h2200, will try to whip up a share impressions. The long-awaited model, designed to combine the power and functionality of the h5400 series with elegance and functionality range h1900, has just appeared in the editorial HPCru. Scope of delivery is fairly standard: the very iPAQ h2200, cradle, charger, adapter with serial port on the power supply, disks, instructions and carrying case. With the latest manufacturers clearly pumped up - tight synthetic pocket without bindings and not very presentable appearance. Credle looks much better. CPC enters it tight enough and reliable. Power supply is connected directly to the base of the stand. Here, an additional slot for charging a spare battery.
Exterior
Well, the handheld at a glance creates a good impression. Appearance reminiscent of all those same small, thin nineteenth, but rubber trim around the edges a little kinship h2200 with older models. PDA fits nicely in my hand, completely disappearing in the palm of your hand. Plastic casing, but pleasant to the touch. Dimensions slightly larger than the h1900 - 115x76x15, 4 mm, and weighs 144.2 grams.
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Despite the apparent similarity in design to previous models, the button to quickly launch applications located in a new way. Generally, with respect to government "newbie" was somewhat flawed. No scroll wheel JogDial, and there is no shortcut buttons recorder. I wonder why the developers have refused these now classic elements. Reading a book on the subway, it is necessary to use the joystick. By the way about him. Five-way, clearly captures the direction and pressing. In the polished surface of the joystick made quite a groove, very comfortable for your finger. Manipulator itself is made in the form of the fungus. Between the body and "cap" a distance of about two millimeters of free running, and there has already begun to be engraved dust: (. Buttons are very tiny, much smaller than the h1900. Location is standard for high series iPAQ - symmetrically along the diagonal. Rightmost default assigned program iTASK, head switch between active applications and launch programs. At the top of the front panel power button is located. It's almost all you can say about the government, in addition, may be mentioned unless the reset hole on the rear panel.
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Screen
The face of each handheld - the screen. At h2200 all the best traditions of HP. The display is bright and crisp, uniform illumination over the entire surface. Particularly pleased with the sensitivity of sensory layer. On some models that I have seen, touching the screen system is perceived as multiple clicks, each with a crackling speaker. Here, this is no problem at all. Touching the model takes a very clear, strong pressure is not required. When you create a note to the Notes feature of the trace of the stylus left immediately without the delays and omissions.
Sound
Speaker on the h2200 is located at the rear. Pocket PC sound is loud and quite good quality. The control panel is adjustable low and medium frequencies for the headphones. A cursory listen to music on headphones Koss PortaPRO made a very good impression. Fairly well implemented bass. Fans of loud sound will be pleased. At the maximum level sick ears and had to be quiet:). Do not disappoint and a microphone. Voice Recording at arm's length from the sound source in a fairly noisy room gave good results. Words clearly audible, despite the general background noise.
Slots
Finally, Hewlett Packard began to make a PDA with built-in CF slot. Treasure of the gap at the top of the body, just behind the slot, SD. Cards completely hidden in the bowels of the CCP, no giving out of his presence. In the stowed "position CF-slot closes the special plug.
Communication
Now it's tasty! In the iPAQ h2200 is built module Bluetooth. All, dear readers, the era of the infrared port zakanchivaetsya.Doloy wires and beams! On a PDA pre-installed in ROM special software Bluetooth Manager, which allows immediately start working with BT. Enable and disable the module can display Today. His work indicates a flickering blue light in the upper body. Nice: embedded software natively supports several models of mobile phones Ericsson. With the new T68 iPAQ 2200 "friends" almost immediately and without problems. In Windows Mobile 2003 is completely redesigned Connection Manager, and access to the network is carried out even easier than before. Due to lack of time, tell you more about it in the next review.
Battery
iPAQ 2200 equipped with a removable lithium-ion battery of 900 mAh. In normal operation (read, open and close the text document) with the maximum level of backlighting, machine stretched almost 4.5 hours.
Windows Mobile 2003
That long-awaited Windows Mobile 2003. The interface in general is the same. Slightly modified design of the program, but overall everything is unchanged. As I mentioned, redesigned connection manager. Added a new toy Jawbreaker. A detailed review of the new operating system will be released shortly.
Tests
Whip up a few benchmarks machines. Had two programs: the good old VOBenchmark and a new program of domestic developers SBP Benchmark, the company SPB Software House. For comparison, results Dell Axim X5 Basic and Acer n10.
The test program VOBenchmark The following table - the results of tests of models using SPB Benchmark. This test allows to evaluate a large number of parameters of the CCP. In the columns is the average time to perform the specified operation and data transfer rate. More detailed test methodology and to decipher the names of tests can be found at the site of the developer program.
HP iPAQ h2200 made a very good impression. In chain stores computer in the palm of "model will be available approximately 2 weeks, and the cost will be around 450 U.S. dollars. In the near future will be more substantive review of the handheld, including detailed testing and for the description of the new operating system Windows Mobile 2003. The authors, translation:
