ThinkPad X200 Tablet Save Extra 5%
- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 12 reviews Back to product review
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"Powerful PDA is utterly worthless as a phone."
Pros: I hated this phone, but will concede that it connected flawlessly to my home Wi-Fi. And was even more impressive in effortlessly providing broadband to my tethered notebook pc.
Cons: Even though every review I had read mentioned the low volumes for the phone and speakers, I was still shocked at how low they really were, even at full volume.
Summary: Volume level was so bad that I couldn't use it out-of-doors, near a TV or radio, or near anyone engaged in normal conversation. The speaker-phone quality was nowhere near the level required to be used for that function, but it did provide a slight boost to call volume (but the annoying echo also gave my callers a reason to join me in complaining about my new phone.) If I had been able to physically examine the iPAQ before purchasing it, I might not have discovered the phone voice deficiencies, but would have rejected the purchase based on the complete failure of both physical and visual keyboard design elements. The dual task of distinguishing the desired key and successfully pressing it was a continual challenge, which became even more difficult when the back-light feature was not the brightest. Also, the feature that disables the touchscreen when a call comes in was missing. Since it couldn't be disabled, once you get on a call your ear is able to do all sorts of mischief. I would have to close up to 5 or 6 programs sometimes. This wasn't even addressed in the HP documentation. Only after users complained in forum posts was an instruction to briefly disengage from the call, and take it away from the ear to perform the key combination presses to lock the screen.
I feel that the reviewers either did not fully use the device as a phone, or just took it on faith that HP would not allow such a piece of crap to be sold as a high end smart-phone.
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HP iPAQ 910c Business Messenger:
$262.75 - $499.99
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