I have to travel and create reports daily. This machine will help me carry around my other materials and not carry a computer. I am happy with the size, the price, and the capability of the machine. I only wish it had a CD drive. I also plan to try a smaller hand held computer. This is more like a small laptop computer for old timers like me who have to be dragged into this technological age kicking and sighing.
I had wanted a netbook or small and light laptop, and I thought the HP 820 I saw for sale would be just the ticket. The netbook itself is fine. The problem is the battery. I was okay with the netbook coming with a dead battery, but when I went to get another it would have cost several hundred dollars!...more than I paid for the netbook!!! Grrr. I would advise everyone to look at the battery purchsing of whatever netbook before purchasing it. I learned the hard way.
Cannot find a replacement battery, so it is not portable
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Not really sure why I got this. It really does not do a lot and because of the size I may as well have gotten a lap top. Maybe in it's day it served a purpose but not today. It's time has passed and that's what I should have done on this item,passed.
I bought the Jornada 820 last month. With this one I can write a lots of report in Pocket Word and save all information in the server. I plan to install Linux. The kernel works OK and I am loocking for a goo userland to load.