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Help me pick a pocket PC

post #1 of 21
2/21/04 at 1:59pm
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I wanna get the absolute fastest most feature rick pocket PC out there.

The "sager" of pocket PC's, so to speak.

So far the toshiba e800 seems good. What do you guys think?
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post #2 of 21
2/21/04 at 2:32pm
Get the Sony Clie TH55, f**k PocketPC, you want something reliable, good looking, etc. Dont waste your time and $$$ on any Windows Mobile 2003 product. I have had TWO of them before, including the Thoshiba e805 (Same as the e800 but has image editing software), I ended up returning them and sticking with the Palm OS. You can get much more free stuff and much better not-free stuff for the Palm OS. I used to have a Tungsten T, but now I have my brand new (just got it today) Sony Clie TH55. It is an awesome deal. You might like the Tungsten T3 more, look around...

Doggonit.out.
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post #3 of 21
2/21/04 at 3:16pm
While I might agree *a bit* with Doggonit's colorful and insightful analysis of PocketPC's in general, I would never recommend a SONY to anyone.
(*any* sony)

Having said that, the Toshiba's do appear to be the top dogs for PPC's right now... then again, wait 3-6 months and it'll probably be another mfg or model number.

I'd say get the one that does what you want it to right now, and worry about future capabilities later. Another theory is buy a fairly cheap one that barely meets your minimums, but then get a new one in 12-18 months or so (start a cylcle like that).

I mean, if a top of the line is $600 (let's say), but there are $200 units, that's basically getting a new unit every year for the cheaper ones, but once every 3 years for the expensive one (and I don't know many people that have PPC's over 3 years old). I dumped mine (iPAQ 3635) about a year after getting it. I went back to Palm because I needed dependability more than flash and pizaz. But that's me.

-myrkat
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post #4 of 21
2/21/04 at 3:48pm
there should be a pocket gaming pc hehe $ ownage
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post #5 of 21
2/21/04 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by 2pac
there should be a pocket gaming pc hehe $ ownage
Check out the Tapwave Zodiac...
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post #6 of 21
2/21/04 at 6:10pm
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Seems to be no better than a GBA
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post #7 of 21
2/21/04 at 6:11pm
The Zodiac, you mean? It is a Pocket PC with a 3D engine...
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post #8 of 21
2/21/04 at 6:26pm
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I have a GBA and an Ngage, and while Id love to game on a PDA, it seems that the zodiac pushes graphics similar to ngage...

I wonder if high end PDA's can do the same thing the zodiac can, since they have similar or higher specs...
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post #9 of 21
2/21/04 at 6:34pm
Well, the big selling point for the Zodiac are the analogue controls...

But there is an adapter for regular PDAs to add analogue controls, but it's not a very elegant solution.
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post #10 of 21
2/21/04 at 7:32pm
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So does this thing perform solidly as a PDA? Or is it a stripped down PDA? Does it have wi-fi?
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post #11 of 21
2/21/04 at 10:52pm
you own an n gage? i didnt know people actually bought those things!




anyone ever hear of the gp32? I've heard good things, and its super user customizable and programable, can install many emulattors on it. Check it out... http://www.gp32emu.com/
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post #12 of 21
2/22/04 at 1:42pm
Isn't the Tapwave unit a PALM-OS based one? I remember reading about it many moons ago, but do not recall the precise info.

-myrkat
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post #13 of 21
2/24/04 at 12:48pm
Ipaq 5555
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post #14 of 21
2/24/04 at 4:31pm
I wish I said this when I first saw your thread. Well, it's neve too late to make a joke.

PC's cannot help you master the skill of pick-pocketing. You will have to practice it on people.
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post #15 of 21
2/25/04 at 10:10pm
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Originally Posted by Vandelay
I wanna get the absolute fastest most feature rick pocket PC out there.

The "sager" of pocket PC's, so to speak.

So far the toshiba e800 seems good. What do you guys think?
Well the Flipstart is not in production yet, so if you take a long time choosing this may be an option down the road.
http://www.flipstartpc.com/
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post #16 of 21
2/25/04 at 10:26pm
Similar to the Flipstart is the OQO

http://www.oqo.com/hardware/video/
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post #17 of 21
2/25/04 at 11:37pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
Similar to the Flipstart is the OQO

http://www.oqo.com/hardware/video/
If the Flipstart had Firewire it would be a no-brainer for me. The OQO uses USB 1.1 for some reason. Both have are a good choice but I give a slight edge to the Flipstart. But I would really like to see both in action myself before making a choice.
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post #18 of 21
2/26/04 at 3:13pm
I like the looks of the flipstart (even though I don't like HDTV mentioned for 600 line screens, but oh well). Still, it lacks firewire, so that's something for the next version...

-myrkat
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post #19 of 21
2/26/04 at 5:19pm
1024x600 could be a HDTV resolution. ATSC defines several HDTV resolutions. The two most popular ones are 720P and 1080i, but they are by no means the only ones. There are a few with not-so-high resolutions. But since they are still above 640x480, they are still HDTV.
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post #20 of 21
2/26/04 at 5:59pm
deltawalkerl: that's what I meant, 600 lines is really a nifty EDTV rather than a HDTV in my opinion. I think they'll settle on 1080i just because it's a bigger number for the marketing materials.

-myrkat
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