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If you read Riyad’s review of the h1940 but feel you need something a bit more powerful, then the h2210 might be just what you’re looking for. It’s not much bigger than the h1940 at 76.4 x 115.4 x 15.4 mm (WxDxH) and it weighs a very reasonable 142grams. This does however mean that it’s just a little too large and heavy to be carried comfortably in a shirt pocket.

Let’s take a closer look at the specifications. There are some major differences here between the h2210 and the h1940. The CPU is a much faster Intel XScale PXA255, clocked at 400MHz. This does of course help to drain the battery faster, but if you need that extra helping of power, then you’ll be happy that those extra MHz are there. As with the h1940 there is 64MB of memory, with 56MB free to use. The only odd thing here is that the iPAQ File Store has been reduced to a meagre 3.84MB, but at least there is enough space to store important documents, but not much else.

You’ll find all the features of the h1940 such as Bluetooth and an SDIO memory card slot but the h2210 has a trick up its sleeve. As well as an SDIO slot you also get a CompactFlash Type II slot, making the h2210 that little bit more versatile. Another improvement over the h1940 specification is the inclusion of both a docking cradle and an elasticated nylon slipcase. The disadvantage with a protective pouch like this though, is that you have to put it somewhere when you’re using the PDA.

The docking cradle really shines when it comes to syncing the PDA with Windows. The docking cradle makes the whole process much smoother with the PDA resident in one place rather than floating around the desk. The cradle also doubles as a charger, as long as you attach the power brick to it and it can even charge a second battery behind the PDA. The supplied Lithium-Ion battery is rated at 3.7V and 900mAh and it lasted me around four days with sporadic usage over that time. The charger itself features a connector for the cradle as well as a special adapter allowing it to connect directly to the PDA.

The display is similar to that of the h1940 with a screen size of 3.5in capable of a 240 x 320 resolution in 16bit colour. In use it seemed very bright and clear, but it’s not the best display I’ve seen on a PDA. Below the display are the usual shortcut keys to the calendar, the contacts list, the inbox and to what HP calls iTask which brings up a small window that lists recently used applications. There is also a four way rocker button, which can also be depressed in the centre. You can use this to navigate the menus and select the options you need. It’s still a lot easier to use the stylus though.

At the bottom of the h2210 is the sync connector for the cradle, which also doubles as the charging connector. At the top is a slot for the stylus, the combined card reader for SD/MMC and CompactFlash cards, the IrDA port, as well as a built in Mic and a 3.5mm stereo socket for headphones.

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