Getting a PDA...whos got one?
11-11-2005, 08:10 PM
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Getting a PDA...whos got one?
Been looking into picking up a PDA, have done a little research....
would like:
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA screen
-Exchangeable battery
Would use it to track and keep a record of clients, daily schedule, and to keep myself entertained between appointments by mean of games or WiFi hotspot..bluetooth is required to sync with phone and laptop
Anyone have any recommandations or experiences with whats out there? I have been looking at the Dell Axim x51v and the HP iPAQ 4700. Looking to keep the price <$400
Any help would be appreciated
would like:
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA screen
-Exchangeable battery
Would use it to track and keep a record of clients, daily schedule, and to keep myself entertained between appointments by mean of games or WiFi hotspot..bluetooth is required to sync with phone and laptop
Anyone have any recommandations or experiences with whats out there? I have been looking at the Dell Axim x51v and the HP iPAQ 4700. Looking to keep the price <$400
Any help would be appreciated
11-11-2005, 08:41 PM
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11-12-2005, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Meinbeast
Been looking into picking up a PDA, have done a little research....
would like:
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA screen
-Exchangeable battery
Would use it to track and keep a record of clients, daily schedule, and to keep myself entertained between appointments by mean of games or WiFi hotspot..bluetooth is required to sync with phone and laptop
Anyone have any recommandations or experiences with whats out there? I have been looking at the Dell Axim x51v and the HP iPAQ 4700. Looking to keep the price <$400
Any help would be appreciated
would like:
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA screen
-Exchangeable battery
Would use it to track and keep a record of clients, daily schedule, and to keep myself entertained between appointments by mean of games or WiFi hotspot..bluetooth is required to sync with phone and laptop
Anyone have any recommandations or experiences with whats out there? I have been looking at the Dell Axim x51v and the HP iPAQ 4700. Looking to keep the price <$400
Any help would be appreciated
I just got Dell's Axim x51v last month, and I love it!! I had a PDA phone (Verizon/Samsung i700) for about a year and a half... and I'll admit... it was kinda cool at first... but walking around with the "brick" just got old...
I'm not familar with the HP iPaq 4700, but I love how the x51v has both SD AND C.F. expansion slots! I use them for saving all kinds of stuff instead of using the main memory storage... (view pictures taken from my digi camera, download music, etc. etc.), you can also back up all your info (calendar, contacts, etc.) on either card, a feature that my old i700 didn't have.
At work AND at home I have wireless internet... so the wifi feature comes in handy... it works great!!! BUT the battery life just drains when the wifi is turn on...
....the screen's awesome, you can see pretty good in direct sunlight...
has bluetooth, but I haven't used that feature yet...
the only thing that I'm piss about is that... with Dell... you never know when it's gonna go on sale (like right now 11/12/05), and I paid about $100 a month ago
11-12-2005, 11:59 AM
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I heard that battery life was an issue, but wasnt Windows mobile 5.0 supposed to make it run more efficiently? Also, can it be charged while in use or does it have to be shut off?
11-12-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Meinbeast
I heard that battery life was an issue, but wasnt Windows mobile 5.0 supposed to make it run more efficiently? Also, can it be charged while in use or does it have to be shut off?
..oh, by the way, the Dell PDA does have exchangable battery... in fact... I'm pretty sure, on some packages, it comes with an extra battery, I wish now, that I had gone with a package deal...
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11-13-2005, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Meinbeast
I heard that battery life was an issue, but wasnt Windows mobile 5.0 supposed to make it run more efficiently? Also, can it be charged while in use or does it have to be shut off?
The really cool thing about the utilization of the persistent memory is that this will enable hardware manufactures (Dell, HP, Toshiba, Palm etc.) to make PocketPCs with possible integrated micro harddrives. Similar technology is already applied in Palm's LifeDrive and other PDA phones. We should soon expect to see PocketPC devices with 4 - 8 GB storage spaces.
