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Thursday, January 15, 2009

PDA with Fingerprint Reader - the HP iPaq hx2750

By Matt Ryan

The HP iPaq hx2750 is HP's latest addition to pocket PC's. The overall design is sturdy and functional - the rubber grips, on the side of the phone, make it easy for users to handle the phone, along with adding a little protection in case the phone is dropped. HP has integrated many technologies, within this PDA, including a fingerprint reader - their first ever.

The iPaq hx2750's 3.5-inch TFT touch screen offers clear, crisp images of your data. Whether you have the new clear screen protector open or closed you can easily see all accessible information, including existing battery life and available memory.

Standard available memory, on this unit, is 192MB; however, there is plenty of room for growth with additional CompactFlash and SDEO / MMC slots available. SpeedStep and Wireless MMX technologies have been tightly integrated, into the iPaq hx2750, in hopes of prolonging battery life in addition to enhancing multimedia performance.

The iPaq hx2750 operating system is Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003 Edition. With this OS there are many applications already installed and ready to use: Pocket Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player 9.0. Security, on this unit, is high. HP integrated the ProtectTools software, VPN- and WEP-enhanced security, along with the fingerprint reader which uses Credant security software - all of which provide the utmost security to their users. For quality performance the iPaq hx2750 runs on an Intel 624MHzXscale processor and 128MB RAM and also has WiFi, Bluetooth, and Serial IR.

As great as this all sounds, there is a minor setback with the price of the unit - averaging around $549. The sticker price, on the iPaq hx2750 makes this PDA more accessible by the business market rather than typical consumers. There are a number of options, for PDA's, on the market that consumers can fit into their budgets a little easier than this one.

HP integrated their SpeedStep and Wireless MMX technologies in hopes in increasing the battery life, between charges, on the iPaq hx2750. Unfortunately it does not appear as though this has happened. The longest stretch of battery life appears to be around 4 1/2 hours. This is only if wireless and all other applications are turned off. Granted, the battery life on any Pocket PC is not extensive.

PDA's vary in size, but typically, are bigger than a typical cell phone. The iPaq hx2750 measures in at 4.7" x 3" x 0.6" and weighs around 5.8 ounces. In addition, that rubber grip that helps to grip and protect the phone, adds to the overall size of the phone. All-in-all, this pocket PC is not one of the smallest out there, and by appearance alone, appears to be a bit bulky (not so much that it is obtrusive).

Overall, if you're looking for functionality, and not style, the HP iPaq hx2750 is a great fit - if you can fit it into your budget. The applications, security, and functionality, offered to you through this PDA, is hard to pass up.

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