I recently purchased the iPAQ rz1715 in the store. It was so new that I couldn't find any reviews on the item, but I took the risk anyway. I reviewed prices online but I wasn't sure what capabilities this product had in comparison with the higher priced hp models. I was afraid that since it was a "Mobile Media Companion" that it wouldn't have the same functionality and wouldn't serve all of my needs. Don't let the marketing gimick fool you, this is the same as the other pocket PC's.

There are two major differences between this model and the higher priced models, it does not have built in wireless capability (you can use an SD wireless card if you need to add this functionality later)and it does not have as much build in memory. This is the main reason for the $100 to $150 price difference. Since external memory is so cheap and I have no use for the wireless technology it was the perfect choice for me.

It has the exact same functionality despite being marketed as a media PDA. It comes with pocket Excel and pocket Word, both of which I really needed as well as all of the other standard programs. It also does not come with the Nevo (I think that's what it is called) universal remote software.

This is the perfect pocket PC for someone who doesn't need built in wireless and wants a top of the line PDA for a reasonable price. I am extremely happy with my purchase and would recommend any of the HP pocket PCs over any of the available Palm models.



Link: Check out the iPaq RZ1715 at Amazon