umm If u can read JApanese :
edit : Offecial SITE in JAPANESE :
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-U70/
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umm If u can read JApanese :
edit : Offecial SITE in JAPANESE :
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGN-U70/
here are some nice reviews :
trustedreviews : http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=876
PCMAG : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1754438,00.asp
and just to see the size of it in hands
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/...2006/01/45.jpg
complete specs :
CPU: 1Ghz INTEL 512 cahche ULV 400 FSB
chipset: Intel 855GM with onboard intel extreme graphics (real 3D DX8)
Memory: 512MB DDR 266
LCD : TFT-SVGA 800x600 !!!!!!!!! 5 inch and Bright one
External VGA : 1600×1200、1280×1024、1280×768、1024×768、800×600
harddisk : 20GB （Ultra ATA/100）
WIFI : IEEE 802.11b/g
I/O : 100/10 , Firewire i - link, USB2
dimensions 165mm×19.5mm×113mm
now after this u consider PDA??? this is released 2004
I wonder whats coming now.. a dual core one ulv ??? :)
PDA are History now
I bet new even lower sized is coming
It doesn't look very practical for other than off-line gaming.
No keyboard.
No phone=no communications (most places).
it has standard type II notebook slot (pcmci)Quote:
Originally Posted by ua549
u add the commuication device u need
plus wifi roaming??
and most PDA even DEll Axim, ASUS,looX have no keyboard..
anyway this is 2004 stuff
PDA is DEAD
now it is REAL PC callit MPC (micro pc) no PDA at all
man this is a real pc
a Movie player killer too at 800x600 with FULL PC capabilities
a full DX8 PDA sized too
and there is the optional portaable keybaord u can carry around , u can use any wirless pocket keyboad if u wish
and the docking station is very nice too
WiFi roaming is a joke compared to cellular roaming.Quote:
Originally Posted by sna
Unfortunately, when one uses a cellular PC Card the price for data triples.
The Blackberry and similar units have a complete keyboard.
True ...Quote:
Originally Posted by ua549
but anyway the PDA is dead, and when sony comes out with the next U90 , I think it will include missing things here remember this tiny thing is an 2004 product. and if they managed to put ULV P-M 1G , DDr ram , i855 chipset and MOST IMPORTANT 800x600 LCD in this tiny size, then expect to see some REAL tiny PC , 2004 we didnt have .8 inch harddisk inside this one is 1.5 inch one ;)
and new yonah ULV are coming :)
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the thing is , why researching PDA system (Crap) while u can use FULL win XP now?? it is possible
I don't care for my cellphone, so I just bought the cheapest one there is $40ish.
I admit, the phone does kinda suck and the provider sucks more (there are only 3 and this one is the biggest one in Mexico...)
Bought a used a Dell Axim, give me a style pen over any 12-16 button cellphone any day.
Considering the price I payed for my cell phone and pda, I can do a lot more with my pda then with my cellphone.
Now, if I really needed cellphone with an OS, then my next choice would be a Palm Treo (smarphone)
Now something I hate about the cellphone gimmick, low life cycle. I don't know about you guys, but most of the people I know change cellphone AT LEAST 2 times per year.
I don't think people change cell phones for more features too often, people usually do it because they want to have the newest phones.Quote:
Originally Posted by freedonX
Don't blackberry's and pdas in cell phones like that make regular pdas useless? You can get your email, set reminders, the only thing that a pda can do over a blackberry is type documents and maybe go on the internet? I have a feeling I overlooked something.
What do you guys use pdas for and what features do you need?
I change cell phones about once every 5 or 6 years per line. I really don't think there can be much in the way of new features in cell phones, only small incremental improvements. IMO there has not been a new feature in the past year and a half. The last significant new feature was streaming TV/video that came out in the middle of 2004.
I change my mobile phone every three to four months, there's usually enough improvements to make it worthwhile.
John
i used a palm for a while (not for a long time it was a friend's) . it had a anatomy book, and a few basic medical books. i tought its great to have them with you all the time. but searched some software sites, i see that every other software i find is somewhat insufficient. there isnt much high quality medical software (or i didnt see any)
But for this purpose where you do little input , but lots of data to read a keyboard isnt necessary. nor you need a full winxp computer. i think a screen at minimum 4' is a must. it must have a very very fast boot time . so that if you want to check one work in an medical encyclopedia you can turn on , look at it , shutdown.
Have you looked a electronic book readers?
PDAs, by themselves, are dead nowadays because we are so dependent on connectivity and networking when working with our data. The future of PDA OS'es are in PDA phones. And the two killer apps for PDA phones are email and GPS (although GPS will operate just fine on a regular PDA).
Why would I buy and carry a PDA + Cell Phone, when I can just carry a smart phone that does them both?