Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Who needs a Palm. Get the 2215.
Was going to get the ipaq 1945 for less $$$. But once I buy the cradle to go with the 1945 I'd would have spent about the same as if I purchased the 2215. For just a few extra $$$ I'll get the cradle included with the 2215. 64 MB of RAM. Double the processor speed from 200 to 400 mhz. Get both SD and compact flash slots, Pocket PC2003 premium not Pocket PC 2003 professional. Better all around value. Beats the Palm Zire71 (I think that's the model name) I was looking at in total value too. Ambicom wifi compact flash card works great with this device (I used the 2002 drivers that came on the CD). Can't wait for the SD wifi cards to hit the street. As the SD slot is SDIO compatible. I'm very happy with this device. Also folks say Money 2002 doesn't work with this device so I upgraded to Money 2004 and it works fine.
Rating: - One of the best handhelds!
All the features you want in a small package at an affordable price. It has BT, infrared, SD/CF expansion slots and all the usual features you can expect from a Pocket PC.The PDA looks cool, although I would have prefered a metallic or brushed aluminum body. The buttons are all standard PPC type and its easy to use. Light weight, slim and has good battery life for a color screen PDA. A superb multimedia gadget (best in its class) but its of no use to majority of the population:( I had rather spend my gadget budget on a better cell phone or a digital camera. And the accessories are all too expensive, for example a simple keyboard or CF Wifi card for iPaq costs more than an average CPU! Until they start making a sucessful phone/PDA these PDA's won't be become mass market items. What's the point of carrying around an extra device, charge it, sync it and all the troubles when a simple post-it along with a decent cell phone with reminder/calendar does it? Unless you a really busy executive and your company pays for the purchase price! Anyways back to the iPaq 2215... its a superb gadget for PPC and gadget [addicts]. One of the best PPC 2003 released so far. 19xx series lacks connectivity options and so its of even lesser use. Go for the 2215 if you really need a handheld. Its marvellous peice of engineering and you will love it!
Rating:  - Update - found a MS Money & pocket PC 2003 workaround
After venting, I checked out the Microsoft Community Newsgroups to see if there was an answer to when Microsoft having an update so that Pocket Money can be used on PPC 2003 (on my HP iPAQ 2215). Luckily, someone posted directions so that you can install the Pocket Money for PPC 2002 on PPC 2003.I did it and it works like a charm! Too bad Microsoft won't post the instructions on their website for Pocket Money --------------
Follow these instructions and you should be able to
install Money for the
PPC (2003 version): 1. With the PPC in the cradle and ActiveSync running,
start the installation
of Pocket Money for Money 2003 on the desktop. 2. Go through the normal install routine, following the
prompts on the
desktop machine. 3. When the PPC pops up an error message, don't clear it.
Instead, open File
Explorer on the PPC. (I don't know if the error message
needs to remain
open, but without having experimented, I suggest leaving it on
screen for now.) 4. Browse to "My Device /Windows /AppMgr /Install" and
tap-and-hold on the
file that is in that folder. (This is the one caveat...
your folder may end
up being different, but something tells me that this is the
folder you should
look in). The file should be obviously related to Pocket
Money. 5. When the menu appears, choose copy. 6. Still using File Explorer on the PPC, browse to "My
Device /Temp" and
paste the file in this new folder. 7. Once the file appears in this new folder, single tap
the file. The
installation will begin on its own. 8. Close the error message from the original installation. 9. After you have successfully installed Money, with the
PPC in the cradle,
explore the PPC (use Explore from within ActiveSync). 10. Browse to "My Device /Windows" and look for "MoneyCE". 11. Right click on this file and choose "Create a
shortcut". 12. Move this shortcut to "My Device /Windows /Start
Menu /Programs" to
finish the install. 13. Rename this new shortcut as "Microsoft Money". 14. Remove the PPC from the cradle. Check the settings
for the Money Conduit
in ActiveSync, place the PPC back into the cradle, and
away you go. At this point, it should be working like a charm. Money
shows up in the
uninstall listing on the PPC, but I actually don't know
if it will work or
not. Good luck!
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