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Compaq iPAQ - CF Card Expansion Jacket | 
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| Brand: Compaq
Category: CE
Buy Used: £28.99
New (1) Used (2) from £28.99
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 96761
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 3.9 x 3
MPN: 170339-B21
Model: 170339-B21
UPC: 720591307905
EAN: 0720591307905
ASIN: B00004TB3P
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: SATISFACTION GUARANTED
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Compaq iPAQ doesn't have built-in expansion sockets but with the CF Card Expansion Jacket you can plug in any CompactFlash card. Rather than tying you to a single type of expansion slot, the iPAQ stays slim and sleek by having a special connector on the base that lets you add different jackets, depending what you want to plug in. They wrap neatly around the iPAQ and the CF jacket doesn't make the iPAQ much thicker. You'll mostly see CompactFlash cards with extra memory (from 4MB and up) but you can also get hard drives, SmartMedia adaptors, 56K modems, GSM modems, network cards, wireless Ethernet cards, digital cameras and even barcode readers in the CompactFlash format. Because the CompactFlash standard is based on the PC Card, it's often easy for manufacturers to bring out CompactFlash versions of existing PC Card devices so we'll see more and more CompactFlash devices coming out. What the CF jacket doesn't have is a second battery, but CompactFlash memory cards don't use up a great deal of power so you won't find your iPAQ running out of batteries much sooner. If you're using a wireless card or a hard drive that will use up the batteries and if you have an IBM MicroDrive with a PC Card adaptor, you might prefer to get the CompaqPC Card Expansion Jacket instead, because that has a second battery pack. Without expansion, the iPAQ is desirable but not as powerful as it could be. If you want to do everything you can with Pocket PC, the CF Jacket lets you plug in more memory or a variety of other extras, without making your iPAQ too big and bulky.--Mary Branscombe
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| Customer Reviews:
Not for everyone, but most people ;o) August 20, 2001
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Just picked one of these up. YES - it does turn the ipaq into a bit of a fatboy. YES - it does mean that you need to pick up a new case for your ipaq (is anyone really happy with the original slipcase anyway? I recommend the flakjacket...) BUT - turns your ipaq from a standard PDA into an mp3 player, mobile doc unit, gameboy-beater, pocket slideshow projector etc etc.Only thing - if you're copying big docs to a flash card, you are going to need an alternative way to do it than the serial cable, cos it's SLOOOOOOOOW. PCMCIA adapter (dirt cheap) or USB sync (not reliable, apparently).
Watch the Battery Life June 7, 2001
E. P. Warmington
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This expansion card is a great addition but ... if you leave a Compact Flash card in it it will drain your rechargeable battery in 12 hours even though the Ipaq is switched off. Remove the Flash Card and all is well. 64 Mb Flash Cards are the most useful and will hold oodles of e-books, maps and all the other junk we can't live without. Supposedly there is a CF modem available but they seem as rare as hens' teeth like most of the Ipaq accessories.
An essential add-on! April 27, 2001
M. Hatson (Leicester)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Okay, so you've paid a lot for your iPaq, why buy this? BECAUSE YOU NEED IT! Adding CFs to your iPaq turns the machine into a document storage unit and an MP3 player for those long journeys. It adds little to the size or weight of the unit and is a must-buy accessory.
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