Viewsonic V35 Review

The Viewsonic V35 is a new player in the Pocket PC arena. Viewsonic decided to enter along with Dell to offer a more affordable Pocket PC. The V35 has been pretty well received and may be a decent product. But a first effort is usually not the best effort. Viewsonic will probably get even better products on the market if the V35 turns out to be successful.

The V35 may be a good choice for anyone on a budget. It's a remarkably affordable Pocket PC and doesn't seem to have any fatal flaws. The V35 and Axim are competing for the low-end market. The Viewsonic V35 is particularly small, which will appeal to some people. It's certainly one of the smallest Pocket PCs, if not the smallest.

The Viewsonic V35 has gotten decent enough ratings, but nothing to get too excited about. Of 65 votes on one web site, 68% recommended the V35.

Professional Ratings: 7 out of 10 (3 reviews)

User Ratings: 7.8 out of 10 (32 reviews)

The V35 has been criticized for a short battery life. Furthermore, the battery indicator may not accurately tell you how much charge you have left. Additionally, some users have reported that although 64 MB of memory is advertised, only 32 MB is actually available to the user.

Memory

64 MB SDRAM
Expansion slot
Compatible with Secure Digital

Display

240 X 320 pixels
Color

Processor

Intel PXA250 300 MHz

Operating System

MS Pocket PC 2002 Premium Edition

Audio

Built-in speaker
Stereo
Headset jack
Voice recorder
MP3 playback
WMA playback

Dimensions

3 X 4.8 X .5 inches
3.5 ounces

Software

Pocket Word
Pocket Excel
Pocket Outlook
Pocket Internet Explorer
Microsoft Reader
ClearVue Image
ClearVue Presentation
Windows Media Player for Pocket PC