NOT BAD FOR $250.00

Author's Rating:

Pros: PRICE, WIFI, BLUETOOTH, DUAL MEMORY SD & CF

Cons: WIFI SUCKS THE BATTEY DOWN

The Bottom Line: 
GREAT PRICE IF YOU CAN FIND THEM FOR $250.00

Author's Review
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE PDA MARKET NOW FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I NEVER REALLY PURCHASED ONE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICE. I SAW THIS IPAQ 2415 ON CLEARANCE AT SAMS CLUB A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR $250.00 AND PURCHASED ONE ON THE SPOT. I KNEW IT WAS A GOOD PRICE BECAUSE THE USED OLDER IPAQ MODELS GO FOR THAT MUCH AND MOST OF THEM DON'T HAVE BUILT IN WIFI. YES THERE IS NICER ONES OUT THERE WITH MORE BUILT IN MEMORY AND ALL BUT RIGHT KNOW I DON'T WANT TO SPENT $500-$700 DOLLARS. IM NOT A HEAVY PDA USER SO FOR NOW IT SERVES THE PURPOSE. I LIKE THE FACT IT HAS BUILT IN WIFI SO I CAN GET ON THE INTERNET CHECK MAIL ECT. MY COLLEGE HAS FREE WIFI FOR THE STUDENTS AND MANY PLACES NOW OFFER FREE WIFI SERVICE WHICH IS REALLY WORKS OUT WELL. THE PDA ALSO SERVES AS A MP3 PLAYER AND I CAN WATCH MOVIES ON IT TO WHICH IS WAY COOL. THERE IS A COUPLE OF THIRD PARTY SOFT WARE PROGRAMS FOR ABOUT $30 THAT WILL CONVERT DVD MOVIES OF ANY KIND TO FIT ON A 128MB MEMORY CARD. THE AVERAGE MOVIE IS ABOUT 70 MB IN SIZE. ITS GOT THE BLUETOOTH BUT I HAVEN'T MESSED WITH THAT YET. ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IT HAS TWO EXPANSION SLOTS SO YOU CAN USES SD & CF CARDS. IF YOU DO BUY ONE GET THE EXTRA ACCESSORIES LIKE CAR CHARGERS, SYNC CABLES AND SCREEN PROTECTORS OFF OF EBAY BECAUSE YOU WILL SAVE TONS OF MONEY ON THE ACCESSORIES. ANOTHER TIP IS THAT THE PDA HAS 64 MB OF MEMORY WHICH IS SHARED WITH THE RAM WHICH MEANS YOU ONLY HAVE 64 MB FOR FILE STORAGE AND RAM TO RUN PROGRAMS. THE PDA USUALLY SPLITS THE MEMORY IN HALF TO FILE STORAGE AND RAM SO THEY AREUSED EQUALLY (EXAMPLE 32MB SYSTEM MEMORY & 32 MB RAM TO RUN PROGRAMS. WHEN YOU LOAD EXTRA SOFTWARE INTO THE PDA CHANGE THE DEFAULT INSTALL DIRECTORY TO THE SD OR CF CARD. IT WILL ASK YOU AT A PROMPT DURING THE INSTALL. THIS WAY THE SOFTWARE WILL LOAD ON THE EXTERNAL MEMORY AND NOT THE INTERNAL MEMORY AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE MEMORY FOR RAM TO RUN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. ANOTHER THING IS I DID IS UPDATE THE ROM (BIOS) AND I FOUND IT TO BE A LITTLE BUGGY AFTER THE UPDATE. THE ROM UPDATE FIXED A FEW THINGS THAT I NOTICED BUT IT ALSO ADDED A COUPLE OF QUIRKS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE THE UPDATE. NOTHING MAJOR JUST A FEW LITTLE THINGS I NOTICED. OVERALL A GOOD PDA FOR $250.000 WHICH IS CHEAPER THAN AN IPOD AND IT DOES MUCH MUCH MORE.