Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 Handheld PC

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Small but Sweet

Good memories but you can't go home again

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Excellent little machine

A Major Disappointment ! !

Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 Handheld PC

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Get fast performance with 206 MHz processor, 32 MB SDRAM, and 2-D graphics acceleration

Features 640 x 240 screen and 3/4-size keyboard

Powered by rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Includes pocket versions of familiar Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint as well as Internet Explorer for Handheld PC

What's in the box: Jornada 720, Stylus, AC adapter, Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, USB Docking cradle, Sync cable, User Manual

ASIN: B00004ZEPB

Product Description

As a busy professional, getting more done in less time is a challenge you face every day. You need a convenient and reliable way to store your information - and keep it up-to-date - while away from your desk. Small and light, the HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC delivers the power, speed, and flexibility you need while on the go. Packed with memory, it lets you run the applications you need, as well as send and receive e-mail and use the Internet to do business away from your office.

Amazon.com Review

One of the nice things about Windows CE devices is that manufacturers don't have to stick to a specific design. They can make large screens or small screens, add keyboards or rely solely on the touch screen for input, and basically do whatever they want. Hewlett-Packard decided to make a do-anything device when they designed the Jornada 720, and on most counts they have succeeded.

The device sports a keyboard just large enough for comfortable touch typing and a large 640 x 240 screen that makes Web browsing and document editing much easier than is the case with a smaller device. This useful combination means that most people will be able to use the Jornada 720 as a notebook computer replacement. However, if you're looking for the ultimate in portable handheld computing, you'll have to look elsewhere.

The 720 is about as loaded as a Windows CE device can get; it comes with an integrated 56 Kbps V.90 modem, docking station for easy connection to a PC, AC adapter, and rechargeable battery. It's outfitted with 32 MB of RAM and a 206 MHz StrongARM processor that really makes applications fly. On the multimedia side you get an integrated speaker and stereo headphone jack for audio playback, and one of the most beautiful TFT active matrix displays we've seen. It can mix and match more than 65,000 colors at once, renders very crisp text, and never had trouble keeping up with our input like inferior passive matrix screens do.

The very thing that makes the Jornada 720 so useful--its relatively large size--is also its biggest drawback. Its weight can make it unwieldy, and there's no good way to get a grip on it when there isn't a flat surface to use it with. We ended up accidentally pressing keys far too often when holding the unit with one hand, though with a little practice juggling becomes much easier.

If you are graduating to the Jornada from a smaller handheld (such as a Palm) instead of slimming down from a notebook, prepare to be underwhelmed by its portability. Expect to be impressed, however, by its zippy performance, generous display, and expansion possibilities. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

Large, colorful display makes working with large documents practical
Keyboard is large enough for touch-typing, albeit at a slower rate than a full-sized keyboard allows
Comes standard with so many features that you likely won't have to buy upgrades for some time

Cons:

It's heavy and too big for most pockets
Difficult to use without sitting it down on a flat surface

Amazon.com Product Description

The 32 MB Jornada 720 is designed for the busy professional and is a convenient and reliable way to store your information and keep it up to date while away from your desk. With the Jornada 720, you can access your critical data with the high-performance processor, high-speed memory data bus, and 2-D graphics acceleration. It features a comfortable keyboard (three-quarters the size of a normal keyboard) with embedded numeric keypad and a touch screen. The quick-launch screen icons and user-configurable hot keys make finding the information you need easy. Enjoy a crisp, richly colored display with a 640 x 240 resolution.

The Jornada 720 software allows you to send and to receive e-mail while away from your office. It features Microsoft Pocket Outlook and Internet Explorer for Handheld PC 4.01 (as well as the desktop version of Microsoft Outlook 2000). Create or edit documents as well as spreadsheets, and view presentations using pocket versions of familiar Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

At just over a pound, the compact HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC fits easily into your briefcase or handbag and offers you the advantage of up to nine hours of continuous use. It comes with a docking cradle that supports a serial connection to your PC, allowing you to synchronize with your desktop or notebook PC to keep all your work current. (You can also use an optional USB cable to connect to your PC.) It's powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that lasts up to nine hours and includes an AC adapter.

Other features include PC Card Type II, CompactFlash Type I, and Smart Card reader card slots; and an infrared port that can connect with compatible IrDA- equipped devices. It also has an audio speaker and microphone, a headphone jack, and a built-in voice recorder.

The Jornada is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the box

Jornada 720
Stylus
AC adapter
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
USB Docking cradle
Sync cable
User Manual

Customer Reviews:

Small but Sweet.......2007-01-17

This is a marvelous device, great for a writer. I can work on my stories on the fly and synchronize to my laptop for editing.
Containing Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, it is everything you can ask for in on-the-go computing.
The charge lasts about 9 hours at a time; I plug it in every other night to keep it topped off, and carry it in my pocket on the subway.
Lay in an extra battery if you can (before HP stops making the product - they are up to Jornada 900)

Good memories but you can't go home again.......2006-07-23

I am on my 2nd Jornada 720; the first one I positively loved, but in the rush to upgrade (and free up some money) I sold it in 2003.

Recently the Jornada handhelds have fallen into Bargain Bin status, and I picked up my current 720 and a 680e (older sibling) for almost nothing. The 720 is by far the snappier and better of the two. The 680e is a little heavier and bigger, and better as a mobile typing platform.

However, these are 1998-2000 era machines; and things have changed substantially. Heck, they can barely play video! The two biggest signs of obsolescence are the serial cable for connecting (though ActiveSync still works) and Pocket Internet Explorer 4.0. For most of the serious business stuff people would use these for such as taking notes, spreadsheets, calendar and contacts, these are invaluable.

However, the lack of a modern web browser hurts severely, as checking your e-mail, accessing bank accounts, corporate intranets, secure websites, etc., becomes difficult or impossible.

Still, despite all the whiz-bang functionality of the Pocket PC toys, I still prefer the palmtop format. I've had more than a few people wonder what these new gizmos were I was taking notes on at meetings, not having any idea how old they are. And for discreetly being able to type notes/ideas there's nothing better. The 720 can support flash cards and PCMCIA network cards, so it can (or was) useable as a mini web terminal with a wireless card.

That was a lot of fun, being able to whip it out, surf the web and take care of errands/business, and put it back in your pocket while the old school road warrior is still trying to get their laptop booted up and connected.

While the 720 is at the tail edge of usefulness, it's still a neat little computenmaschinen to have around.

Consider This Before Accepting Negative Reviews.......2006-05-10

The HP Jornada 720 (the final model of this line was the 728) is the finest, practical design mobile Handheld Computing device ever made. The Jornada rival is the NEC MobilePro 780-800 line. Both clamshell, mini-laptop looking, devices were high quality and expensive (average retail was over $1,000).

These devices are authentic handhelds and they are true mobile PCs. In comparison, PDAs are very expensive toys. Both NECs & Jornadas have practical data input-- a useable keyboard & a touch screen. Both Jornadas and NECs have built-in card slots. Being PDA type devices, handhelds have no moving parts & they are instant on - off. They come with built-in phone modems & infrared wireless ports. Neither line, the Jornada or NEC, was designed for modern radio type wireless Internet but both lines are fully capable of it.

By the way, the chief reasons laptops break down are all related to their being moved about. Damaged screens (from being dropped or handled roughly) & hard drive failure are problems. Own a 720 and like me you will soon consider a laptop a lug-a-bout portable desktop computer. Make a home made bubble wrap envelope for your Jornada or NEC and they should be O.K. There is no hard drive to fail from chuck hole caused rough movement in a car, or from dropping.

Don't let the memory limitations throw you off. Your basic productivity programs are permanently hardware loaded in ROM & Many mobile Windows CE programs can be installed and run from CF cards and both Jornada & NEC lines can handle up to one gig or bigger CF cards. Some enthusiasts report success runing CF micro drives. There are also inexpensive CF card slot adapters that allow additional adaptability.

Some of the software that comes with these devices is severely outdated, especially the Microsoft syncing software, Microsoft Activesync. No problem. The best version is Activesync 3.8 anyway and it is freely available. Download and install it to your XP system and you'll have no problem syncing with a Jornada or NEC

These handhelds were never meant for the general consumer market. They are enterprise devices, which is why few consumers know about them.

I own a Jornada 680e (under $90 like-new refurbished)& a 720. I also own a NEC Mobilepro 780 and the 790. My favorite is the NEC 780 - 790 because NECs have a larger keyboard than Jornadas do. I have big hands but I am able to two-finger touch type with the Jornada models (680 - 728).

Among handheld enthusiasts the Jornada 720 and 728 is the clear favorites. While both Jornadas and NECs are high quality engineering and make, the Jornada is the best. The 720 & 728 has external voice record and playback buttons and they have a stereo headphone jack.

Get this: Both Handheld lines get 7 or more hours active use time per battery charge and they weigh less than 2 pounds including the Li-ion battery. The Jornadas are more energy efficient so you can be a little more sloppy about leaving a CF or wireless card plug in the off state. The NECs need to be plugged in if you leave cards plug in. No problem. I simply make sure my cards are disconnected when I am not using them.

I do about everything with a computer that computers are used for. When I leave my house, I never take a laptop. I always take either my NEC 780 or NEC 790. I connect with public access points automatically without any problem. I like the Jornada 720 better but I can type much easier and faster on the larger NEC.

There are a lot of things you can do to update a Jornada or an NEC and there is a very active, quality user support group whose members will help you as you have never before received information and assistance for a Computer. The site? HPCFactor.com... Registration is easy and free and the site is a storehouse of free software and drivers for handheld computers.

The site again for everything handheld is hpcfactor.com

I give the Jornada 4 stars because I consider the Sharp Zaurus SL 3500 the best handheld made. They are Sharp Linux devices, are not sold in USA, are cheaper than current HP and Dell PDA toys & the keypad is too small for many westerners.

Excellent little machine.......2005-09-29

I bought my Jornada 720 three years ago on ebay for a fraction of the "new" price - and I love this machine. The best thing is instant startup (unlike any laptop, which takes forever to start), and of course its size and battery life (again longer than any laptop). I added a 64MB card, and use another Compact Flash card to store and transfer large files from and to my deskotop. ActiveSync works fine too, but it is slower.

I was able to find better business apps than the Microsoft inferior "pocket" products included in the package - Textmaker (from a German software designer) which is a fully functional text editor (including footnotes and embedded objects); the same manufacturer also has a fully functional spreasheet, but I recommend SpreadCE from Bye Design Ltd. in the UK - it is a fully functional spreadsheet that has virtually all desktop Excel functions and some charts too. Cash Organizer (from Inesoft, which I belive is a Russian company) is an excellent addition to manage multiple financial accounts. One Cat Doodler 3 (from the US) is a great graphics program. Mobibook has a wide selection of titles, including dictionaries.

In short, it is a great, very dependable machine with nearly full business functionality, if right third party applications are added. It also doubles as a good mp3 player. The machine clearly has limitations - processing large Excel files can be painfully slow, no external file links, not so great graphics - but it is not a substitute for a desktop. But it certainly has many advantages over a laptop and doubles as an i-pod substitute. Too bad HP discontinued the model - perhaps because it is an effective substitute for other overpriced products such as clunky laptops and even clunkier windows XP - but it is still available here and there.

A Major Disappointment ! !.......2005-07-27

I purchased this refurbished from TigerDirect in May 2005; the product arrived in VG condition; it was impossilbe to synchronize this PDA with my desktop PC; I tried! 2 technicians tried, all failed!! The proprietary Microsoft software, 85% of it useless, can't be changed; new software couldn't be added. This is by far the worst PDA I've ever used, of 5 - 8 over the years; Hewlett Packard & Microsoft should be ashamed to put this inferior hardware on the market. A colossal failure.

HP Jornada 720 - H/PC 2000 - SA-1110 206 MHz - RAM: 32 MB 6.5" ( 640 x 240 ) - black

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HP Jornada 720 - H/PC 2000 - SA-1110 206 MHz - RAM: 32 MB 6.5" ( 640 x 240 ) - black

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 Handheld PC

ASIN: B00066GU0M

Product Description

Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 Handheld PC with Docking Cradle

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Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 Handheld PC with Docking Cradle

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: CE

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Product Features:

HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC with Docking Cradle General Features:
Microsoft Windows for Handheld PC 2000 pre-installed Processor: 206 MHz 32-bit StrongArm RISC
Memory: 32 MB SDRAM, 51 MHz Display: 6.5 inch color LCD display (supports up to 65,536 colors)
640 x 240 pixels on screen 2D graphics acceleration
Comfortable touch-typeable keyboard (3/4 full-size)

ASIN: B000RLQTBQ

Product Description

HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC for your mobile life! As a busy professional, getting more done in less time is a challenge you face every day. You need a convenient and reliable way to store your information and keep it up-to-date, while away from your desk. The HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC lets you move at a fast pace. It keeps you current by synchronizing with your desktop or notebook PC and gives you the flexibility and power you need, anywhere, anytime. Order today!

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