Re: What should I buy?..Palm vs PPC?..PLEASE ALL HELP ME!

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From: Kevin Wehner (kevinwehner)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:37:03 -0500

> Note: I can afford any of them so its not the money......I just dont know
> what to buy?
> Example: HP Ipac 2215, or a higher model of the
Ipac?........or.........the
> Sony UX-50?
>

I used to own a Palm M500 and switched to an iPAQ 1945 last year. There is
no way I would switch back to a Palm OS. The only things that I miss are the
vibrate mode when the sound is muted and a graphic calculator I had that
hasn't yet been released for PPC.

> 1. *The "HP Ipac 2215" seems like a good one or should I go with a higher
> model of Ipac if I go Ipac?
> Seems like the 2215 leaves you more room for variuos cards etc...whereas
you
> loose some of this as you go up the ladder in Ipac models.

Ocassionally I do wish that I had a slot that was compatable with my camera,
but other than that, one SD slot has been plenty.

>
> 2. *The "Sony ux-50"wins to me on the "cool-scale" and would seem to offer
> me more software but I dont know if Palm os is better or Pocket pc is
> better?
>

I haven't had a problem finding software for PPC and, in my opinion, the
quality of the PPC software is much better than the Palm OS alternatives.
Search handandgo.com and you'll get a good idea of what the availability is
for the type of software that you need for either OS.

I'm not a fan of thumb size keyboards, so I already think that half of the
Sony is useless. The basic concept isn't bad, but that thing is almost twice
as thick as my iPAQ. You might as well just buy a tablet PC instead of the
sony. I went for the 1945 over higher models, because the smaller size was
more important than and extra slot and a faster processor. Running a lot of
engineering type software, I haven't really found a situation where I needed
a faster processor (which has suprised me).

> 3. *What pda should I buy to satisfy myself and why?

If you want a gadget, buy the Sony. If you want a practical tool, go with
the iPAQ.

>
> Please feel free to email me direct!
> Help!!!!!!
>
> Thanks
> Rich
> rich@threewayzone.com
>
>
>

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