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HP iPAQ 300 Series Travel Companion (310,312,314,316,318) Reviews Analysis
GPS receiver - automotive More product details
202 reviews
November, 2009
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What people think about the HP iPAQ 300 Series Travel Companion (310,312,314,316,318): (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 202 reviews from across the web.
price
4.5
- Pricey
- great value for money
- good price picked mine up for $350AUD
performance
4.5
- sluggish performance
- Slow to respond
- >• 3D maps slow things down
- and the iPAQ 310 needs a better processor to handle them
- Although we're still excited about 3D maps, they didn't make navigation easier, and the iPAQ 310 needs a better processor to handle them
- fast performance
- Powerful dual-core Titan processor
- Super fast satellite acquisition
- Super fast route recalculation
- Super fast satellite acquisition, Good routing, Super fast route recalculation, Best screen in the industry
- very slow
- I found that route recalculations are fast
- Contrary to what the review said, I found that route recalculations are fast, and there are a multitude of POI
- routing flexibility and 600 mHZ fast
- Fast Route Recalculation
- Get navigating fast Great GPS with fast connection
- fast
memory
3.5
- Memory: 128MB SDRAM
- Only two measly gigs of included memory
- Built-in 2 GB memory leaves lots of rooms for my songs, photos and videos
LCD
5
- Text on the bottom of the screen is a bit small
- screen is freezing
- Can't modify screen colors (yet)
- no access to standard windows screen to load tomtom
- The HP iPaq 310 Travel Companion is a sleek portable navigation system with a gorgeous screen
- The HP iPaq 310 Travel Companion is a sleek portable navigation system with a gorgeous screen, text-to-speech functionality, and integrated Bluetooth
- A screen to die for
- A screen to die for, Pleasing design, Multimedia features actually usable
- Stunning screen
- Good screen
- Crisp LCD touch screen
- Wonderful screen
- Large screen, very good screen quality, easy to use
- Screen Size
- Screen Size, features
- bright super-clear screen
- Best screen in the industry
- nice screen
- nice screen, lot of features, solid car mount
- Big and Beautiful screen
- Robust screen mount and car charger included
- Big screen
- Big clear screen
menu
1.5
- confusing menu icons
- Toggling between features often causes menu to temporarily stall
usability
5
- Easy to follow
- easy to use
- Once you get a hold of the menues its ok to use
- Use third party app that plays almost all media types
interface
4.5
- weak instructions and non user friendliness
- Fairly intuitive interface
- Fairly intuitive interface, bright super-clear screen
maps
2
- Although we're still excited about 3D maps
- GPS
- Despite these shortcomings, we're still impressed with the HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion's ability to handle multiple waypoints and plan long trips on your PC before hitting the road., , , Hands-On With Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60 and nuvifone M20, Garmin and ASUS Offically Team Up to Bring Nuvifone M20 to Market, GPS, >• 3D maps slow things down, • Hard to look up POIs
- maps
- Tele Atlas maps (good
- 2-D and 3-D map options are clean and easy to read
- Scroll-wheel controller makes zooming in on maps smoother than a Barry White album
- Forty-channel GPS receiver
- 3D maps and buildings in select cities
- free map updates when available
- Does not tell which side of the road your destination is on
- Can't get maps
- Only Australian map included
- I hope they would throw in the New Zealand map as well
- Really only a GPS device as all other functions like media player
- Really only a GPS device as all other functions like media player, videos and so forth are quite useless compared to other similar devices
- getting maps outside country is issue
- As a GPS for the car
- As a GPS for the car, it really couldn't take the heat
- Then it became a silent GPS (which can be hazardous), and now even the GPS works intermittently
- Fast Route Recalculation, bright display, 12 million Points of Interest, 3D maps and buildings in select cities, free map updates when available
- Maps are detailed and the device is easy to see while driving
- An impressive lineup of voices/languages available in the GPS
screen
4.5
- device froze
- device froze, had to be reset during trips
- loading media onto the device is a hassle
- Beauty only skin deep - worst nav device I've ever used
- Unreliable route calculation, screen is freezing, very slow, bad video playback with lousy sound
- Gorgeous display
- Great display
- Great display, robust GPS software, touch screen works flawlessly, 3.5mm headphone jack
- high res display
- Best display ever
- Surface mounted on/off button means that unit turns on accidentally very easily
- Best display ever, routing flexibility and 600 mHZ fast
- bright display
- Big display
- Great screen and compact unit
voice guidance
5
- text-to-speech feature gives unclear voice prompts
- Voice directions include spoken names
- Multiple voice and language options
- Via point calculation, Bluetooth, Multiple language option for voice and a few more probably
resolution
0.5
- because of high resolution some video clips stutter
- High-resolution widescreen display
connectivity
4
- Bluetooth support patchy
- WiFi and a Browser would be useful additions to the feature set
- first to go was the bluetooth
- The functions have "conked" off one by one, first to go was the bluetooth
- and integrated Bluetooth
- including media support and Bluetooth 2.0
- lots of features, including media support and Bluetooth 2.0
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- bluetooth wifi
- Big screen, fast, multifunction, bluetooth wifi
- Bluetooth is great
build quality
5
- Great build and finish
- Solid build quality
energy efficiency
0.5
- Power connects to device directly
- Power connects to device directly, not via mounting bracket
- Even if you switch it off to save power
- Even if you switch it off to save power, it gets switched on if you leave in a bag
glare
5
- • 4.3-inch glare-resistant screen
- >• Easy to plan multistop itineraries, • Large 12-million-POI database, • 4.3-inch glare-resistant screen
design
5
- we're still impressed with the HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion's ability to handle multiple waypoints and plan long trips on your PC before hitting the road
- Pleasing design
- Nice styling
- >• Easy to plan multistop itineraries
- Looks like we're not giving up our iPods anytime soon
- slim design
- Good features, slim design
- Looks nice
- Good looking device
sound
0.5
- forget about the sound instruction when you open the window
- Nav direction is awful, forget about the sound instruction when you open the window
- Sound level could be better but with the audio out
- sound
- Navigation, sound, no access to standard windows screen to load tomtom
image quality
0.5
- Poor quality speaker
- quality
appearance
3
- • Hard to look up POIs
- Pretty face
reception
5
- picks up GPS signal quickly
battery
0.5
- Battery life?
- Tele Atlas maps (good, but not on par with Navteq yet), Can't modify screen colors (yet), Battery life?
- battery is out of electron)
- On-off switch is too sensitive (100% the time, battery is out of electron)
- battery life is a few days
- battery life is a few days, needs a shield when operating on hot days
- battery life
- Bad battery life
- Short battery life and the lack of a "hold" on the power switch means that it is quite useless for hiking
flash
0.5
- 2GB flash ROM
- >• 3D maps slow things down, • Hard to look up POIs, Memory: 128MB SDRAM, 2GB flash ROM, , , , , , , On a product billed as a travel companion, we expected more, such as a currency conversion tool or a directory of travel discounts
video
0.5
- video play stutters
- Some slowdown at times, video play stutters, not all icons are clearly labelled
- bad video playback with lousy sound
- Video and music playback also good
size
5
- • Large 12-million-POI database
lens
3
- Spades of extras + deep operating system = steep learning curve
- TIRED Spades of extras + deep operating system = steep learning curve
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