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Countryman Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 40 Location: South of France
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject: Replacement for stolen hp2210 |
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Hi Guys,
For the last six months I have had an iPaq hp2210 pda with TomTom 5 Navigator on it. Well I don’t any longer as some toe*ag has nicked it Unfortunately, the 2210 is not made any longer and I cannot find a replacement with a CF slot. I particularly chose the 2210 having read on this forum the problems between iPaqs and TT5 maps on SD.
Do later iPaqs behave themselves or do I need to look at another make?
Many thanks.
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oddsock Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: May 01, 2004 Posts: 706 Location: Monmouthshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Newport Gwent branch of Staples were still selling 2210's last week!!
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Countryman Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 40 Location: South of France
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Dave! It is no longer on HP's site and the store I bought it from, Micro Anvika, told me that it was no longer in stock and to buy its replacement; the 2490. The 2490 is £315 as opposed to the £215 I paid for the 2210!! 8O Having said that, it might not be a good idea to buy a product on its death bed.
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astrocompass Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 15, 2005 Posts: 156 Location: Windsor, UK
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Countryman
I'm so attached to my 2210 that I got another as a spare. Seems to be a robust machine - never given me any probs. Got the second one on eBay for £165, hardly used. Give it a try - plus check out the HP Store on eBay too - occasionally bargains on handhelds. _________________ Garmin 2360LT
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I'd have to agree, I love my 2210 and haven't seen anything that is as reliable and has both SD an CF.
However, Dell have some popular solutions worth investigating. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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StevenGourlay Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 28, 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Ullapool
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:54 am Post subject: |
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The 2210 has always been a winner, the 2490 has the same features with WM5 so you wont loose the data if your battery goes flat. Do you have satnav that would have to be installed on the new PDA? _________________ Regards
Steven Gourlay
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ROBBINS Regular Visitor
Joined: Dec 04, 2003 Posts: 82 Location: Worcestershire
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Countryman
Try ebay. I have just bought a second HP2210 on ebay for £175.00 that has had little use and came with extras. If you are not in a rush, some good ones can be found with very little usage. Best buys seem to be auctions ending on weekday or at night - avoid auctions ending on Saturday or Sunday as you will pay extra.
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Countryman Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 40 Location: South of France
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Guys,
Thanks very much for your help and advice. I have now claimed under my Home Insurance (thanks Border_Collie). Unfortunately, I was unable to source a 2210 (thanks for the suggestion Dave/Oddsock) but the insurance company have agreed to pay for the nearest equivalent which is the 2410. However, it now seems that this too is discontinued and is becoming rapidly unavailable. 8O (What is going on at HP!) Instead, we now have the 2490. The only big difference is the change of operating system from Pocket PC 2003 2nd Edition to Windows Mobile 5.0. However, I also use my GPS & PDA for walking in France and have invested in Bayo’s CartoExploreur3. It certainly works on Pocket PC WindowsCE but will it work on WM5.0?
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StevenGourlay Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 28, 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Ullapool
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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there is a good chance it wont without a patch contact where you bought the software. _________________ Regards
Steven Gourlay
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nej Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jun 16, 2004 Posts: 454 Location: London, Ingerlund
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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What about a 2110? I've got one of those as well as a 2210 and it's quite similar to the 2210, e.g. Bluetooth, SD, CF. |
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Countryman Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 40 Location: South of France
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:44 am Post subject: |
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nej wrote: | What about a 2110? I've got one of those as well as a 2210 and it's quite similar to the 2210, e.g. Bluetooth, SD, CF. |
Nej,
I thought about the 2110, but for not much more money you can have WiFi on the 2490. Almost all of our internal company communication world-wide is now via broadband courtesy of Skype. The 2490 has a decently fast processor and WiFi. However, this opens up a whole new can of worms with the problems of the internal microphone. Might have to consider another make!
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