HP iPAQ 114 Classic Handheld Reviews

While most companies are all about convergence these days, the HP iPAQ 114 Classic handheld is completely the opposite. Harkening back to the days of the traditional PDA, it's an excellent performer with a transreflexive screen perfect for use both outdoo...

Wi-Fi; transflective screen with auto sensor; weight/design; standard headphone jack; performance

No phone element; no GPS; no VGA; virtual keyboard; standard interface; battery

If you look at the HP iPAQ 114 Classic for what it is -- a traditional PDA with strong performance and a large 89mm (3.5-inch) screen -- then it does fit the bill quite nicely. However with the transflective screen, this could have been an excellent oppor...

For those who want a standalone PDA, this is a well-designed, light organiser at a reasonable price

Supports many media servers Works with memory cards and some USB hard disks Reasonably easy to set up

Unappealing text menus Can't play WMA or WMV files No HDMI port

In these days of smartphones it may seem a bit of an anachronism to use a standalone PDA.

HP are soon to release a stack more new iPAQ's into the market, but we get our hands on the 114 to start with, which is a traditional based PDA. ...

With the majority of devices becoming converged, HP obviously feel there is still a market for the traditional PDA. Granted its a good performer but in this modern day and age its use will be limited.