More devices that use compactflash:
HP Jornada 820
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At first glance most people will think the HP
Jornada 820 is a subnotebook. This most
conventional-looking of the first wave of H/PC Pro
devices looks like a slightly underfed notebook; it
has a clamshell design and a touch pad. Jornada
is Spanish for journey, but the company wants
you to pronounce it "Jornada," not "Hornada." The
Jornada's expected street price of $1,000
includes a 56K V.90 internal modem. If you prefer
a touch pad to a touch screen and want a
conventional notebook-style design, the Jornada
820 is a likely candidate with an unexpected
name.
Hewlett-Packard plans to sell the Jornada 820 to
corporate customers, who will use it for mobile
productivity and for keeping in touch with the
office, particularly for accessing e-mail and
centrally located information. The Jornada 820 is
powered by a 190-MHz Intel StrongARM
processor and comes standard with 16MB of
RAM, upgradable to 32MB, and 16MB of
burst-mode ROM. In addition to the near-standard
Type II CompactFlash and PC Card slots, the
Jornada 820 has a USB port and XVGA-out for
connection to an external monitor.
The 1.3- by 9.5- by 6.8-inch (HWD) Jornada 820
weighs 2 pounds 10 ounces with the
10-hour-rated lithium ion battery installed and 3
pounds 4.4 ounces if you add the AC adapter. The
QWERTY keyboard's layout, which has 17-mm
key spacing, is broad enough that many people
will feel comfortable using the Jornada 820 for
moderate typing or data entry. A series of task
keys are located in the top row of the keyboard as well.
The 8.2-inch-diagonal 256-color 640-by-480 display was clear on the test
model, and the touch pad action was smooth and responsive. The display
measures 5 inches wide and 6.6 inches high. Not having a touch screen on
a Windows CE device took some getting used to, but the additional
resistive layer required for a touch screen adds to the cost and dims the
screen slightly.
The Jornada 820's AC, CompactFlash, and serial ports are on the right
edge; the PC Card slot and a ROM upgrade slot are on the left; and the
XVGA, USB, infrared, and RJ-11 ports, as well as a Kensington security
slot, are on the back of the device. The unit's speaker and microphone are
located on the palm rest.
In addition to the standard Windows CE software, HP includes Sierra
Imaging's Image Editor CE (see the sidebar "Image Expert CE--a Defining
Digital Tool for Windows CE") and HP Jornada Viewer for searching for
data across PIM applications. Bundled software includes LandWare's
OmniSolve and Bsquare's bFAX Pro and bFIND. HP TopTools Agent is
also included for system management for the DMI-compliant Jornada 820.
REX and REX PRO users will also be able to use the bundled TrueSync
CE 2.0 for plug-and-play synchronization of Pocket Outlook data.
The Jornada 820 kit includes two 3V backup batteries, the 10-hour
standard lithium ion battery, and AC adapter, and a serial PC
synchronization cable. Options include extended-life batteries ($189),
CompactFlash memory cards, RAM upgrades (16MB, $79), and parallel
and printer cables ($49).
Jornada is the new brand for the HP Windows CE hand-held line. The
familiar shape and user interface of the Jornada 820 should ease its
acceptance in corporate applications. |
