Customer Reviews
It's nice while it lasts, but... 
2004-05-08
The four months I had this in working condition, it worked wonderfully well. I never had any problem with it. Unfortunately, that wasn't to last.
I had it on its charger while I was working and next think I know, there's a crack in the glass about an inch up from the bottom of the screen. I had never dropped this PDA, I was always very careful while using it. There was no reason for this to happen, and it did so without any outside interference.
And they really get you coming and going on this one. A replacement LCD screen with glass top (you can not buy the glass top alone for this model) is almost $200. That's about what the PDA costs in the first place!
Since this happened to me, I have seen where several other people have complained of the exact same thing happening to them. This is obviously a product default, and I would never recommend that anyone buy this model. I can't vouch for any of the other HP models, but this one is a definite waste of money. Don't take the chance.
THe most horrible purchase you can ever make 2004-05-06
NEVER EVER buy an iPAQ. I bought one, and what do you know, just one month later, I pick it up and the screen is cracked. I treat this thing better than I would a baby, and I did not drop it or do anything at all to it. So I call HP, they tell me to send it in, and what happens? They want $200 to fix it. Well, I thought that was obviously a bunch of bull since I had just paid $300 for it. Apparantly all the 19xx line is like this. If you buy iPAQ, you are a fool. They don't give a crap about their customers, I am 17 with a temp job, how am I expected to come up with $200 to fix it, I spent gd long enought coming up with the $300.
The Hewlett-Packard 1935 
2004-04-19
I recently got an HP 1935. I was turned on by its cheap price, and since this is my first Pocket PC, I didn't want to invest in something more expensive. It's very little and light. Although it's not the fastes PDA on the market, I don't think there's really big difference since it takes not even a second for most things to load up. It lacks the Bluetooth which it has a Irda beaming thing. So you don't really need if you don't have anything else Bluetooth enabled.
My only turnoff is the screen. Already there's two scrates. I treat the thing like a baby. So I don't know how they got there. I recommend this PDA. But just be VERY carefl with the screen.
BUYER BEWARE, HP now gives Compaq service 2004-03-29
I bought a 1945 from ERITech International (great place) for work about 1 month ago. I used the PDA 5 times and always had a screen protector on it. I took prestine care of the unit. I set it on my desk plugged in over-night to let it charge. When I left it, there was nothing wrong with it. In the morning I grabbed it and noticed that there was a crack all the way across the screen about 1 inch up from the bottom. I immediately started looking over the documentation and called HP. Their support people told me "Tough Luck!" They then proceded to tell me to send the unit in and they would put a new screen in it for $250. Well, you can get the whole PDA for less then that if you find a good deal. Absolute rip off. I, like others I have read about, do not need the entire LCD. We simply need the all too fragile glass sliver that they manufactured the thing with. I really think this PDA should have had a lexan screen or some other type of durable plexiglass that would not break quite as easily.
Good but could have been better... 
2004-03-17
I bought the HP Ipaq 1935 about 3 weeks ago. Here are some pros and cons to sum up:
PROS:
1) Very very light
2) Very slim
3) Great screen, great resolution
4) East to set up
5) Good included apps (word, email)
CONS:
1) I always have to soft reset to have my Socket SDIO low power modem registered and recognized by the PDA
2) The touchscreen seems very very fragile
3) Apps hang and you have to soft reset or go into the pda's equivalent of Windows' task manager and kill it (I never had this issue with Palm OS)
Overall I have been happy with the PDA, but the need to soft reset often and the need to kill apps still alive in memory are definitely grating on my nerves. I still like it better than Palm OS devices b/c I had a Palm V for 3 years and the interface got a little boring to use. If I had more money I would buy a higher end Ipaq ($350+ range) so that it had more features built in and also would probably be more stable. If you can afford a more expensive Ipaq, go for it.
Cheap, easy... Multi-purpose wonder 
2005-06-25
This PDA is great. The small size allows it to fit in my pocket where I can play music off a storage card while I am biking. The processor is adequate enough for relatively intense games. The battery life is pretty long, I can listen to music for hours (beware of backlight, though.) It has everything you'll need: all apps in pocket windows (also Resco Explorer), recorder, speaker, bright screen, infrared... It doesn't have wireless or bluetooth though. The only annoyances are an audio jack that does not comply with the standard audio plug, you have to carry a mini-converter. Also the charger is inconvenient; there's no dock, and it doesn't fit well into the PDA.
Overall, for a casual PDA, this is the one!
I've also had mine for about 2 years... 2005-05-18
I have had very few problems with my 1935. It needs the occasional soft reset, but that may be attributed to the PIM and Today plug-in I downloaded. The screen on mine has stayed in great shape, and I let my 4 year old "draw" in the notes area!! (And, yes, she has dropped it without the screen shattering!) Would recommend to anyone who needs a great organizer without wireless capability.
I've been using mine for a couple of years now 2005-04-14
No problems with it. I've dropped it several times, with and without its case on, and nothing has broken. I use it every day, and didn't use a screen protector for about 8 months.
It's not the best ipaq on the market but it looks and feels great. I guess if I wanted to play action games on my PDA I might prefer a more potent model, but it covers all my necessities, which are to write (using TextMaker), read eBooks, store information and photographs, and play music and movies. I certainly don't feel the need to upgrade because I have yet to find Pocket PC software it can't deal with.
Until Microsoft or life's accidents force me to, I will not buy a more powerful model.
But I do wonder what on earth people do to theirs to break them. No PDA review sites or articles refer to unusually weak screens on this model, and reports of cracked ones are almost exclusively found at Amazon.
screen cracks 2005-02-22
I was given this as a Christmas gift Dec 2003. About 4 or 5 months later, I pulled it out of the case to use it one day & the screen was cracked (about an inch above the bottom). It was not dropped; it was kept in the case because I did not use it on a daily basis. I took it to a Best Buy store since it was purchased through them. The tech said he had never seen a crack like it & that it was not an intentional crack (I believe he said it was not a "tension" crack). However, they will not cover the damage. Best Buys says it is HP's problem. HP says it is Best Buy's problem. So--I am stuck with a $300 piece of junk that no one will replace. Oh, HP will replace the screen for $200. It's probably not even worth that anymore. The sad thing is, my husband even purchased the service plan for it, but it does not cover screens---IMAGINE THAT!!!!
BB did send it off to "check it out" & it is in worse condition than when I took it in. I could at least view my contacts & other programs. I could even use the keyboard (above the crack). The problem was only below the crack. When I used the stylus on the keyboard, it would not type the letter I was touching. Now I can't sync the info stored on it to my computer or do anything but turn it on. No one seems to care--good customer service, huh?
Don't buy this IPAQ. The screen breaks for no reason 2004-07-28
Look at all the reviews here. You'll find out that a large precentage of them is saying "good product, until the screen cracked for no reason". Same here. One day I found the screen bleeding from the top left corner. This was about 4 months after I got it (90 days warranty, thank you very much). This IPAQ was hardly even used.
Save yourself. Don't buy this product. Get a Palm (had one for 3 years before this Ipaq, never had an issue with it).
