Compaq iPAQ PA-1 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Sleek, small, compact, fast, cheap
Cons: memory cards cost alot

This Mp3 Player, which was produced by Compaq was rated highly by Consumer Reports, so that is why I purchased it. This Compaq iPAQ Personal Audio Player is sleek, cheap and works effiecntly. You can store many works of music on it. You can buy unlimited...

Pros: Small compact size, holds 64 mb worth of songs, good looking, big buttons
Cons: Slow upload time, Slow scrolling in menu, not very loud/powerful

I purchased this Mp3 player in October of 2001. At Best Buy I was told it was a great player for the money, so far that has held true. It was about smack dab in the middle of the other Mp3 players price-wise. I picked it because of its small size and...

Pros: Extremely lightweight and compact. Sounds great!
Cons: Poor battery life and useless software.

After looking at several MP3 players, I decided to buy the Compaq iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-1. I not only liked how it looked, but I thought its size would be handy for taking to the gym.
I don't mind having to use the two 32 MB MMC cards that...

Pros: Great size/weight, good sound
Cons: Horrible customer support, poor battery life, poor reliability

OK, I did the research and found that a lot of people out there liked the IPAQ PA1... and there is a lot to like. It is a great size, small and light. The supplied belt clip is more than sufficient for clipping it to the waistband of your shorts while...

Pros: Light, Compact & Great for Running
Cons: Poor Battery Life; No AC Adapter Capability

To get to the point - in my opinion and for what I use the Compaq MP3 player for, its a great product and there isn't anything else on the market that I would rather have. Why? Because...

* Very light and compact

* Belt-Clip that...

Pros: Size, Cost, Ease of Use
Cons: Software, Packaging, Not sure about battery life yet

I just received my new IPAQ PA-2 today and so far I love it. While it did take me 1/2 hour to open the package and figure out how to use the software, once I got it going it was great. I used it on my walk home today and loved it. I didn't even notice...

Pros: Small, easy to use, good sound quality.
Cons: Rioport software, cost of additional memory, small screen, belt clip battery life.

About a month ago I decided to finally pick up an MP3 player and I did the research and finally decided on this little player. My main considerations were: size (I wanted something unobtrusive when I go bike riding), sound quality, expandibility (I knew...

Pros: Incredibly small, lit LCD shows track names, Good sound quality, Easy to use.
Cons: Software takes some getting used to, a bit pricey for the amount of memory.

I bought a couple of these for relatives around Christmas of '00 and liked it so much, I bought one for myself. At the time, the price was reasonable for the amount of memory and the compactness of the player is great.

First, the pros: ...

Pros: Good Sound
Cons: Horrible service

I got a Compaq MP3 player for Christmas this past year (2000) and recently, I have had nothing but trouble with it. It was working fine until one day when it just stopped working. I then sent it into the Compaq service department. Two days later when I...

Pros: Well built, easy to use controls, expandable memory, upgradeable
Cons: pricy, memory is more $$ then Compact Flash, software interface is poor

The short version is that Compaq has made a very nice audio player. No moving parts, backlite screen, removable memory cards and quality construction all make this player a joy to use.

Battery life has been pretty good and the audio quality...

Pros: Very Compact, backlit display, AA rather than AAA batteries
Cons: Belt clip needs to be removed to change batteries

The PA-1 is nice to use for working out, because of its size. I cannot get a straight answer from Compaq, but it appears to be maxed out at 64MB total memory. I tried several times to ask them if I can place two 64MB MMC in it with no real good answer....

Pros: Large memory- 2 32MB cards-additional memory available-very small
Cons: They should lower the price to $225.

I received the ipaq mp3 player for Christmas. It was one of the best gifts I have ever gotten. I am able to store over 20 songs on this little mp3 player. The ipaq comes with two 32MB cards that store an hour of high-quality music each. To put...

Pros: Good sound quality, no skip
Cons: Low storage capacity for the price

I must admit that I did receive my Compaq IPAQ PA-1 for free as a prize in an online contest. I would have never considered buying one at the current price because of the limited storage. With that in mind, here is my review...

I did...

Pros: when it worked, it seemed to be a great product
Cons: poorly built ~ LOUSY customer support!!!!!

Before buying my MP3 player, I did quite a lot of research about MP3 Players and read MANY reviews. I came across a few reviews that complained of poor quality construction of their Compaq PA-1. Unfortunately, I ignored these because I thought Compaq was...

Pros: Small and extremely lightweight Upgradable (hopefully) Great Sound
Cons: Packaging Headphones (Minor) Memory door (Minor)

I recently was in Hong Kong, which electronics are released prior to the US and was amazed at the various mp3 players. So much that I had to have one. So upon returning home, I began my shopping only to discover some of the models they offer aren't...