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Hewlett Packard Jornada 680 Handheld PC
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Compatibility: PC Serial
CPU Speed: 133 MHz
Display Size: 6.5 inches
EAN: 0088698785508
Item Dimensions: 3201610450990
Label: Hewlett Packard
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Model: HPF1262A
Modem Description: Fax / modem
MPN: HPF1262A
Platform: Windows CE, Windows NT, Windows 95
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features:- Touch-type keyboard
- 6.5-in. 65,536-color touch screen with stylus
- 16-MB RAM (upgradable)
- 56 Kbps internal modem
- What's in the box: Jornada 680, Stylus, Rechargeable battery, AC Adapter, Docking cradle, Serial cable, Documentation guide
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Editorial Review:
Looking to fill the niche between a notebook and a palmtop? The Jornada 680 offers the features of a PC with pocket-size convenience. Loaded with software for personal information management and featuring a complete keyboard for touch typing, this sleek hand-held PC makes a great traveling companion.
The Jornada 680 connects to your PC through a docking cradle via the PC's 9-pin serial port. Setup consists of following the Quick Start instruction sheet, attaching the battery, and connecting the docking cradle. In our tests, the entire process was intuitive, and software installation on our PC went without a hitch.
The keyboard on this small, portable unit is about two-thirds the width of a normal desktop model, so typing feels a little cramped at first. Taking quick notes and memos for testing was easy, but composing longer documents would not be practical.
File synchronization with the desktop "partner" PC occurs through a serial cable and by running Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.2 with ActiveSync. The Partnership Wizard guides you through establishing a connection and synchronizing shared files. When the two units are connected, you can access the Jornada's desktop as an ordinary window on the partner PC's Windows desktop.
We set up the Jornada to connect to an ISP through its internal modem and to send and receive email through the ISP's POP3 server. This process was easy--we just ran the Make New Connection wizard and answered its questions. (Make sure that you have your ISP's e-mail protocol information handy.) Surfing the Web is fun and fast, although you have to get used to the half-height screen when viewing Web pages.
The printed User's Guide is thorough, clearly written, and well organized. The Jornada's online Help is more limited but covers the most important topics. The pleasant, intuitive user interface precluded the need to consult the documentation for most tasks. --Mike Brown
Pros:
- Large, bright CSTN color display
- 7-hour battery
- Built-in modem
- Loaded with software
Cons:
- Larger and heavier than a palm-size PC
- Does not include a 9-to-25 pin serial port adapter
HP announces the new HP Jornada 680 Handheld PC, a Windows CE color handheld PC to answer all your mobile computing needs.
What's in the box
- Jornada 680
- Stylus
- Rechargeable battery
- AC Adapter
- Docking cradle
- Serial cable
- Documentation guide
Small enough to drop into your coat pocket or handbag, the HP Jornada 680/690 Handheld PC weighs just one pound and yet packs all the features you would need in your busy day away from the desk. With a brilliantly lit color screen, you can work up to 8 hours without recharging while the built-in 56kps modem allows you to stay in touch via e-mail and surf the Web. Work comfortably on the roomy keyboard and when you finally return to your desk, enjoy fast and automatic synchronization with your desktop PC. The Jornada 680/690, give you no-hassle work and personal information management plus fast access and capture of important business information. The advantages continue with Microsoft Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition software and Microsoft Pocket Office preinstalled and ready to go. Together with HP's exclusive productivity software, the HP Jornada 680/690 combines the power of desktop computing into a PC companion that's compact, convenient, and ready to work when you are!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - what junk
I write under very special conditions. I was using a palm with a keyboard, but I found it not to be powerful enough. A laptop was too heavy, the battery life was miserable, and it took forever to turn on. I found a jornada on Ebay. It is a piece of junk! They get constant memory losses, and it took a week for the screen to fall right off its hinges. I got another and it was wiped with the most crucial information of my life. Like you I read negative revues and gave it the benefit of the doubt(after ... Read More
Rating:  - I like It!
This Jornada 680/680e very good devices but just i can't get the accessory on Malaysia then make me not confidence to use it , but now i still using it just finding and finding for the accessory ! Hewlett Packard need to make more accessory for it and continues to product this Jornada ! Very good deivices , Them must continues it ,if not very wasted to discontinued this product and make us who have thie Jornada 680/680e have no accessory to buy ! Then how we can use the device for a long long time ? ... Read More
Rating: - Very Good device !
This device is very good I like it so much! Just got one problem is why the hp don't want to continues to sale the product? This product very good to use ! If HP din continues this Jornada 680/680e then we at Malaysia difficult to find the accessory for it then when the Jornada got some problem we can't find the accessory then what can we do? Them must continues this product or make more accessory for this product to make us more confidence to use it right? Won't scared difficult to get the accessory ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect for students
it is a great product for typing documents in word, but a little confusing on internet hookup, a little pricy if bought new
Rating: - Great, but I would like to see more!
These companies of HPCs are playing the market. This Jornada 680, has the size and portability that a laptop doesn't have, and I love it for that, but the features are pittyful! If the size were a little bigger, than they could easily put in a 10 Gig hard-drive, 64mb ram, and 400+ mHz proccesor. A PERFECT example of this is a small sony laptop, but I do not remember the model name. It is a little larger than my Jornada, but has a 30 Gig HD, 700MHZ proccesor, 128 RAM, and Windows XP!!!... I recommend you ... Read More
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