HP iPAQ 300 Series Travel Companion (310,312,314,316,318)

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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65% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Great display, robust GPS software, touch screen works flawlessly, 3.5mm headphone jack

Some slowdown at times, video play stutters, not all icons are clearly labelled

Performing well in a number of areas, HP's iPAQ 312 is a bit of a jack of all trades. While the media playback features are a bit of a gimmick, the GPS is robust and the Bluetooth hands-free functions well, making this a solid choice for users who have...

Great display, robust GPS software, touch screen works flawlessly, 3.5mm headphone jack

Some slowdown at times, video play stutters, not all icons are clearly labelled

Performing well in a number of areas, HP's iPAQ 312 is a bit of a jack of all trades. While the media playback features are a bit of a gimmick, the GPS is robust and the Bluetooth hands-free functions well, making this a solid choice for users who have...

Good screen ; Easy to follow ; Nice styling ; Powerful

Poor quality speaker

With a whole host of good features, it's disappoiting that this device should fall down on something so important as it's audible directions

2-D and 3-D map options are clean and easy to read. GPS tracking while on foot or in a vehicle works without a digital hiccup. Multiple voice and language options. Scroll-wheel controller makes zooming in on maps smoother than a Barry White album

Spades of extras + deep operating system = steep learning curve. Toggling between features often causes menu to temporarily stall. Only two measly gigs of included memory? Looks like we’re not giving up our iPods anytime soon

Voice directions include spoken names ; Crisp LCD touch screen

Must register to sync contacts ; Connected Web travel-planning service needs work

The 310 iPaq Travel Companion is good-looking hardware that handles navigation basics fine. But until the extras work better, it's not worth the high price

Powerful dual-core Titan processor. High-resolution widescreen display. Forty-channel GPS receiver. Excellent 3D rendering. Buildings rendered in 3D in 40 U.S. cities. Multisegment routing.

Power connects to device directly, not via mounting bracket. Text on the bottom of the screen is a bit small.

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Powerful dual-core Titan processor. High-resolution widescreen display. Forty-channel GPS receiver. Excellent 3D rendering. Buildings rendered in 3D in 40 U.S. cities. Multisegment routing.

Power connects to device directly, not via mounting bracket. Text on the bottom of the screen is a bit small.

The HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion is the first GPS device to use a speedy dual-core processor. When it's coupled with a high-resolution widescreen display, the results are pretty impressive.

A screen to die for ; Pleasing design ; Multimedia features actually usable

Bluetooth support patchy ; Text-to-speech poorly implemented ; Speed and red-light camera locations not included ; Pricey

Our experience was also tempered by the fact that our first two 312s died unceremonious deaths. The first of these occurred as we were barrelling along a motorway to nowhere at great pace and unsure of the exit we should take. We do, however, suspect...

Well I was about to buy one of these but this has ALMOST put me off. The device runs a version of iGo - little heard of but probably the best navigation software on the market and 800% faster when running on an old HP travelerthan a Garmin 660. Also...