HP iPaq Pocket PC H4150

At first glance, the H4150 looks like an ideal Pocket PC, introducing built-in Wi-Fi to the thin and light H1940 form factor, as well as adding a faster CPU. Also of note: HP has finally equipped this device with a standard-size headphone jack. That's all well and good, but before bringing this $450 iPaq home, you should ask yourself what exactly you want to do with the onboard Wi-Fi. If you plan on sending lots of e-mail and instant messages in a work environment with good Wi-Fi coverage, you might be better off with a keyboard-equipped handheld such as HP's H4350, which retails for $50 more.The H4150 looks to be almost a dead ringer for its Wi-Fi-less sibling, the H1940. It's virtually the same size (4.47 by 2.78 by 0.5 inches) but weighs about half an ounce more (4.67 ounces), making it the lightest handheld currently on the market to include 802.11b WLAN support. It also features the same sharp, transflective, 65,000-color TFT screen found on other iPaqs released this year.

e330 and e335, and its white background has less gray. The display also did well outside; reading text in bright sunlight was no problem. With both wireless modes disengaged, we were able to play a looping WMV video file in full-screen mode at standard (half) brightness for 3 hours, 40 minutes. At that point, the unit quit playing media files but still showed 13 percent battery life. That's decent, but it's nowhere near the prodigious levels of the H4350's 6 hours, 5 minutes or the Dell Axim X5's 6 hours, 22 minutes. Of course, activating the Bluetooth or Wi-Fi transceivers will result in faster battery drain. Hide Review Compare to other s Compare selected select HP iPaq rx1950 Editor's rating: 3.0 out of 5 select HP iPaq Pocket PC H1940 Editor's rating: 3.5 out of 5 select HP iPaq Pocket PC hx4700 Starting at $399.00 Editor's rating: 3.5 out of 5 select HP iPAQ Pocket PC H5550 Editor's rating: 3.5 out of 5 David Carnoy Hunkered down in New York City, Executive Editor David Carnoy covers the gamut of gadgets and writes his Fully Equipped column, which carries the tag line "The electronics you lust for." He's also the author of "Knife Music," a novel that's available at Amazon, bn.com, and as a Kindle, iBooks, or Nook e-book. Follow @DavidCarnoy User Reviews See all user reviews Average User Rating 4.0 stars out of 115 user reviews Rating Breakdown 5 star: 50 4 star: 49 3 star: 9 2 star: 6 1 star: 1 My Rating 0 stars click stars to rate product Most Helpful User Review 2.0 stars 5 of 6 users found this review helpful "Nice Features - Terrible Reliability" Jan 12, 2005, 5:50 pm By Pros I really like the HP brand and have always been loyal. My local rep saw I had recieved a Dell Axim as a gift and stated he would give me a new H4150. I have now had it for a few weeks, and I must say it is a huge disappointment. Battery life is terribl Cons Slim Chassis Most Recent User Reviews (Showing 2 of 115 reviews) 4.5 stars "Wan't another incase this breaks" Feb 12, 2009, 2:34 am By willy13664 3.5 stars "Unreliable, but so useful" Feb 23, 2008, 12:28 pm By cboulden Thanks for your submission! Thank you for helping us maintain CNET's great community. Write a Review Quickly sign in with: or Log in or create an account to post a review. You are logged in as . Please submit your review for HP iPaq Pocket PC H4150 1. Rate this product: 0 stars 2. One-line summary: (10 characters minimum) Count: 0 of 55 characters 3. Pros: (10 characters minimum) Count: 0 of 250 characters 4. Cons: (10 characters minimum) Count: 0 of 250 characters 5. Summary: (optional) Count: 0 of 15000 characters Add Your Opinion The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited. Click here to review our site terms of use. Where to Buy Pricing not available Sponsored Premier Brands on CNET Samsung LG Cinema 3D Samsung Sprint Phones Where to Buy Pricing not available Recently Viewed Products My Lists My Software Updates Promo Log In | Join CNET Follow: Close Like Us / Follow Us CNET on Facebook Follow @cnet