Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
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Hello there! I am interested in purchasing a handheld, but am COMPLETELY out of the loop on what's good, what's not, what's new, what's old. I would basically be using it as an electronic calendar, reminder, address book and notes/memos. I am somewhat familiar with the Palm Pilot, but as I have been researching, I see that other people make them such as Sony, Casio etc. Any thoughts on coolest ones for the best price? I'm also interested in purchasing a used one - know of a good place to get good deals?
RE: Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
Hope this helps.
RE: Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
Once you've decided on a handheld, eBay is a great place to check for used and new handhelds. You'll have an idea of the price range and be able to choose from a good selection.
I've been using an HP Jornada 548 for the past 2 years, but I'm ready to upgrade. Two models worth considering are the new Dell Axim, and the HP/Compaq Ipaq.
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For about $199, you get a color Pocket PC 2002 PDA with a brilliant screen, jog dial, and CF *and* SD slots. Spend $100 more for more memory, a faster processor, and the coolest Syncing cradle ever :)
I've had a Palm IIIx for years, and hardly ever used it. The Axim is a Porsche next to the motorized scooter that is the Palm Pilot (sure it'll GET you there, but... :)
--RHYNO
RE: Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
WiFi may not be important to you. In that case the Dell appears to be an excellent buy( and the sync cradle sure does look cool) P.S. I didn't even consider the e740 for it's advertised $599 less $100 rebate totaling $499.00, but if you can find a deal like mine, it's hard to beat!
RE: Hand-held Newbie - which is best?
Pocket PC or Palm, the number of applications you can load depends on the size of the memory. Palm devices have historically been short on memory. My HP Jornada 568 has 64 Mb of RAM and I have another 256Mb memory card in the expansion slot all the time. I can play MP3's at the Y and have lots of programs stored on the 256Mb CF Card.
So, to sum it up, you need to decide what you want to do with it. Then, you can find the machine you want.
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The downside to most of the Pocket PC's is their modularity. You have to purchase additional hardware, in most cases, to fully exploit their functionality.
If cost is not a factor go with a high ROM and RAM config at purchase. Otherwise purchase a memory upgrade (you'll find it useful).
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