What the topic says. Desktops (mainlly PCs) I can say I known them pretty well, but PDA that's another story.
What the topic says. Desktops (mainlly PCs) I can say I known them pretty well, but PDA that's another story.
It really depends on what you want to do with it. All of 'em can do your basic address and calendar type stuff, but what additional features do you want?
Is size/weight a concern?
Wireless networking?
Ability to read CompactFlash, MMC/SD?
GPS?
Network utilities (terminal services, VNC, command line, wireless)?
If you just want a calender, notes, etc. get a palm os pda. If you are looking for more, such as an mp3 player, get a pocket pc. I'd recommend a pocket pc that has the new 2003 os. I'd also recommend getting one that has an sdio and cf type 1&2. That way you can put memory in the sdio and most 802.11 cards and gps units use a cf slot. I'd recommend an HP ipaq. Toshiba's are also very good, but they are bigger and not as stylish. I used to have two pocket pc's that had the 206mhz Strong arm processor and my new Ipaq 2215 has the 400mz Xscale processor. The only difference i noticed was it opens applications around a second faster. If you want to wait, I beleive they are coming out with a Samsung 600mhz processor.
what you guys said are the things I need to know.
Like desktop pcs
Do you want to play games? Get a good video card
You want faster access time from hdd? Get a Sata or Scsi drive
Want mobility? Get a laptop
etc
Until yesterday, I thought pocket pc was another name for tablet pc.
So in mobility there are 4 types now. Laptops/notebooks, PDA, pocket pc and tablet pc?
A pocket pc is just a type of PDA. Pocket pcs use the M$ OS. Palms use the palm os, but they are also pdas.Quote:
Originally posted by freedonX
Until yesterday, I thought pocket pc was another name for tablet pc.
So in mobility there are 4 types now. Laptops/notebooks, PDA, pocket pc and tablet pc?
Yeah PDA's could be a lot of things, but we mostly think of them as Palms or Pocket PCs.Quote:
Originally posted by Findels
A pocket pc is just a type of PDA. Pocket pcs use the M$ OS. Palms use the palm os, but they are also pdas.
Sony Clie's, Handspring Treo's, Palm's all use the Palm OS.
Pocket PC use an MS OS.
I personally think Palm OS pda's suck. You might as well get a Pocket pc, because they have many more features.
What are the basic hardware I should know? For example, in desktop AGP is used for gaming or CAD, in PCI slots you can connect lots of different things, hard drives have different rpm and cache size, cpu have cache and fsb, etc. Stuff that on Best Buy ads won't say
I thought everything was just considered as 'memory stick'Quote:
Originally posted by SkyDog
Ability to read CompactFlash, MMC/SD?
GPS?
My dad wants to buy one. A fellow co-woker of my father has a HP (iPaq?) that can load the insurance programs that my parents sell. A PDA/pocket pc would help because my father can show a client all the information right there, instead of bringing a laptop.I don't know yet if it has to be a specific model.
A cousin just bought a Palm that already has a camera and a 256 MB stick for around $340, seems like a good deal.
Do all PDA/pocket come with a usb cable to be able to transfer data to a desktop?
Ahhh ok then, I'm seeing some of your issues.
Amount of RAM/ROM is an issue in terms of onboard storage space.
There are a number of small memory, solid state formats. The most popular is Compact Flash, which is a little larger than most of the others, but also is available in larger storage sizes (up to 1 GB I believe). There are 2 types of CF slot- CF 1, which will only allow you to use it for memory, and CF 2, which will also allow you to plug in fun things like GPSes, WiFi cards, etc. Another popular format is SD/MMC- a little more expensive than the CF cards for the same storage capacity, but they're really useful, especially if you've got something plugged into your CF slot. "Memory Stick" is a very lightly used format, I believe that only Sony uses it.
Other things you may want to look for include built in WiFi- it's available on some models (I know the high-end Toshibas have it). There are different speeds of processor too, but I'm not familiar enough with PDAs to tell you what would take a 300mhz proc. and what would take a 400mhz proc.
AFAIK, most PDAs come with either a USB cable or a cradle (I know the Dell Axim has a cradle).
thanks for the info!
I'll keep the thread updated
after a month of waiting, asking question to the person in charge of what PDA can be used to use the Companies software (where my parents work). It came to Palms. They offer credit for a Palm M515 (not a bad credit plan). On the palm website it costs $250 usd.
Insteed of my father buying one, he's going to receive it as a gift and he can choose anything around $300 (give or take $30).
My cousin bought the Zire 71 (has a camera) and a 128MB SD card for around $330 at BestBuy some weeks ago. Newegg has them cheaper :)
Saddly newegg does not offer the M515, only the Zire (the cheap one), Zire 71 and Tungsten family
Here's the comparision table found at the palm site
http://www.palmone.com/us/products/compare/
Zire 71, M515 and any Tungsten will be nice, but the Zire 71 does have a camera, it doesn't have Bluetooth nor a keyboard but I dought my dad will use all the functions from the Tungsten but will use the camera now that he has two 2 year old niece.
Something that I should be aware of?
will this card work?
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...160-019&depa=1
the palm site mentions 'SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCards for memory expansion' but in the newegg it says 'Digital Music Initiative (SDMI)'
is it another version of SD?
Off hand I don't know of a pcmcia adapter set for a Dell Axim, but they come with a SD card slot and CF card slot (type2 I believe). They're also cheaper than Ipaq's - Ipaq's used to sell for about $740 I believe, but it seems that since last December they've come down to about $530. A Dell Axim X5 Advanced is about $399 I believe - I had actually picked mine up for $299. There is also the Dell Axim in a 300mhz processor version, the Advanced is 400mhz, and the slower model is I think around $250.00.
The Axim uses the XScale processor and is supposed to be compatible with software written for the StrongARM processor. I personally have used software that is advertised for the StrongARM Ipaqs on my Axim, but some if it doesn't work. However the new Ipaqs also have the Intel XScale processor, so I imagine in the next year a good 90% of the PocketPC software is going to run on Xscale anyway due to the customer base.
The other thing is some add-ons, like some GPS devices, are designed for Ipaq only as an expansion pack. You see, on a lot of Ipaqs (that I'm familiar with anyhow), you have to buy an Expansion pack to even use the CF slot - because they don't already have one. So that $530ish price, well, add something like another $100 to it to be able to use a CF card.
Quote:
Originally posted by freedonX
after a month of waiting, asking question to the person in charge of what PDA can be used to use the Companies software (where my parents work). It came to Palms. They offer credit for a Palm M515 (not a bad credit plan). On the palm website it costs $250 usd.
Well.. which is it then? I would make sure that guy you asked is competent, because for one thing if it took them a month to get back to you about a simple question like that, he may not even understand what it is you're asking. Make sure, because if you ask me a PocketPC would be the better device...Quote:
Originally poster by freedonX
My dad wants to buy one. A fellow co-woker of my father has a HP (iPaq?) that can load the insurance programs that my parents sell. A PDA/pocket pc would help because my father can show a client all the information right there, instead of bringing a laptop.I don't know yet if it has to be a specific model.
Verneir-
the Axim advanced is at $325, the basic at $199.
I still love my Palm Vx, does everything a pda should
Verneir:
saddly this person is not very competent, he said the Zire 71 or any Tungsten would work, yesterday he said only the M515 would work.
My parents said, screw it then.. do be on the safe side, they will buy the M515. If it's the model the company is offering a credit plan, so be it, it will work.. if any problems occur with something uncompatable, then it's their fault.
On the bright side, first pda I will use, won't be mine.. but I'll be the tech support for my parents :D
thanks guys for posting your ideas