Compaq Ipaq $99. Picture frame, inet access, networkable, printable. Who needs Kodak? (Recert)

[clarkmo]

Link Tiger Direct
Can do what the Kodak picture frame was supposed to do plus a bunch more.

 

[iwearnosox]

The nice thing about the kodak frame was the fact that it's the same look and feel of a picture frame, and not a terminal. Maybe I've been overly influenced by my ikea catalog but I like my living room to look like a living room, not a laboratory. =)

Good deal outside of that!

 

[DieselMan]

<< The nice thing about the kodak frame was the fact that it's the same look and feel of a picture frame, and not a terminal. Maybe I've been overly influenced by my ikea catalog but I like my living room to look like a living room, not a laboratory. =)

Good deal outside of that! >>



Also:


<< 10.1" HPA flat panel color display >>



Not as nice a screen either...

 

[kendogg]

DOH!!

i thought it was gonna look like a picture frame at the least..

i suppose its a nice price for that though

 

[DonBlack]

I'm guessing that these things can be hacked so that they run off of Ethernet? A USB->Ethernet converter, for example? Thanks.

 

[clarkmo]

<< The nice thing about the kodak frame was the fact that it's the same look and feel of a picture frame, and not a terminal. Maybe I've been overly influenced by my ikea catalog but I like my living room to look like a living room, not a laboratory >>

Put some plants around it! And stow away the keyboard. Nice for the folks who can't get the hang of a pc. Turns on and off like a tv. Put it in the den, the kitchen, the bathroom!

 

[k-train]

I thought I was at a friends house who had one of these already hooked-up through their router. I believe he had a USB - Ethernet adapter.

I think you still have to pay access fee to use the Ipaq whether you are using Cable/Broadband by somebody else. I thought that is what he had told me.

Something like this connected to my router sitting on the table next to the family room couch has potential. Small footprint, cheap price, small keyboard. Unsure of a few things however. Need to investigate-it a bit further.

 

[GnatGoSplat]

Interesting. Is this a super compact PC, or a WinCE type device?
If it runs Windows, can the SDRAM be upgraded? Can a Microdrive or something similar be added to it?

 

[clarkmo]

<< think you still have to pay access fee to use the Ipaq whether you are using Cable/Broadband by somebody else >>

6 months free MSN access.


<< I'm guessing that these things can be hacked so that they run off of Ethernet? A USB->Ethernet converter, for example? >>

Si, go to bottom of page.

 

[DonBlack]

Good to know. Thanks. Now can anyone answer the mandatory service question?

 

[clarkmo]

<< I thought I was at a friends house >>

It svcks when that happens. What'd they do? Steal your wallet?

 

[clarkmo]

Home page
Review $9.95 monthly MSN if you use your own isp.
MSN Companion- the OS

 

[maxcom]

(Recertified)

 

[vetteguy]

This deal has been on here at least a couple of times. I bought one last time someone posted about it.

 

[howiehour]

<<

<< I thought I was at a friends house >>

It svcks when that happens. What'd they do? Steal your wallet? >>



LO-friggin-L!!!

Honestly, I almost sprayed Pepsi on my LCD. Please warn me in advance next time...

 

[Rab]

<< Interesting. Is this a super compact PC, or a WinCE type device? >>



WinCE variant.



<< If it runs Windows, can the SDRAM be upgraded? >>



Only if you're willing to break out the soldering iron, and then only if you can find the right chips.
(One has been upgraded to 64MB, but any higher and there might be a bios limitation, or the guy might have just had the wrong chips for the job.)



<< Can a Microdrive or something similar be added to it? >>



As is? A CF card will work, I don't think a Microdrive has been tested yet, and a laptop hdd will function with a CD-IDE 44pin adapter.



<< Now can anyone answer the mandatory service question? >>



Yes, the service is mandatory if you want to run the device "as is", without hacking it into something more useful.

There "is" a linux image for it though, and CF cards/IDE devices can be used for a 9x OS, to get around that limitation.

 

[k-train]

Clarkmo:

Was merely commenting on the fact that I had seen this working. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, I could have just said that. Can't say that I re-read my post for snipet slam-proof compatibility.

If ya wanna get technical and read through the information, it said the free 6 month MSN access or 6 Month out of service offer was valid until December 31, 2001. Sure it is probably still going-on, and I could care less if that is a fact.

To each his own on their style of posting, I suppose.

 

[clarkmo]

 

[hardwarejunkee]

I have one and it is pretty neat.

I had to get a Compact Flash to IDE Adapter ($44) and then mounted a laptop hard drive internally.

I is actually an AMD K6-266 PC running Winblows 98se very well (OK, As well and Microsloth can run)

 

[AnyMal]

These units are also available directly from Compaq and right now include FREE shipping. As for the ISP, according to the Compaq it is free for 6 months and $21.95 thereafter with NO OBLIGATION. Someone may correct me, but I believe these are the terms.
Link

 

[DonBlack]

How's the speed on these things? The ePods were cool but way too slow...

 

[GnatGoSplat]

6 months free for an ISP isn't bad, especially for someone like me who's still on dialup.
Can I use the 6-months MSN using DUN (on my router)? Maybe using Rasspy or something?

I'd be all over it if it could take at least 128MB and had a TFT screen instead. But if I could use the 6-months MSN using my router's built-in DUN, I might buy one anyway.

 

[winryan]

Are there any items like this out where you don't have to pay a per month fee. If anyone knows please post.

Ry

 

[winryan]

 

[GnatGoSplat]

Well, you can always do as others have mentioned and convert it over to Linux or Win98SE. Then you can use any ISP that works with DUN. If you mean 100% free, I think you'd have to convert to Win98SE and use Juno, as they still have a free ISP, although it is VERY restricted.