Re: larger ROM or larger SD ?

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From: Lior T (none_at_none.com)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:12:01 GMT

Do you supposed the larger ROM with the newer screen (*same* resolution
though) and a better battery (1100 instead of 900) of the x50 is worth
the cpu downgrade from x30 624mhz to the x50 400mhz ? (they are of the
same cost...)

i find it had to decide ... hope to get your insight...

thanks
LT

Marc wrote:

> AlanS wrote:
> > > find out of the ROM will wipe if the batteries run out.
> > > Storage cards dont which is an important think to considder.
> >
> >
> > ROM = READ ONLY MEMORY.
> >
> > How can it wipe if the batteries run low?
> >
> > Volatile memory like RAM will lose contents if there is no power to
> > it.
> >
>
> Ok, well no iPaqs use ROM any more anyway!
> I was using the same terminology as the original poster, you're right
> it should be RAM. My iPaq has a store file which is non-volatile. If
> the PDA in question has this, then I'd got for it. If however the
> memory is part of the system RAM and is volatile then I wouldn't
> bother, I'd use a memory card for data or backups.

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