iPaq rx1950 vs. hx2190
- From: fake.e-mail@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 16 Mar 2006 06:46:10 -0800
I'm in the process of deciding which Pocket PC to buy (it's going to be
my first, although I used to have a Palm Tungsten T2). I'm limited in
my budget so I've narrowed things down to the iPaq rx1950 and the iPaq
hx2190, both under $400CND (if you know of other PPCs in this price
range that are worth considering please let me know). I'm going to be
mainly using it for scheduling, reading/research, and other such
mundaine things, however, I also would like to play games while I'm
stuck traveling.
I know the 2190 comes with an extra 32MB of RAM and quite a lot more
ROM, however, the key layout makes me wonder if it's going to be any
good for action games, plus it just doesn't look anywhere near as nice
as the 1950. The 2190 also comes with bluetooth unlike the 1950,
however, I never even once used that on my Tungesten T2. I'm also
concerned about the 2190 battery life. Most reviews mention that the
2490 (almost identical to the 2190)has a decent battery life, however,
if you read the fine print, the 2190 comes with a way smaller capacity
battery (920mAh vs 1440mAh).
On the other hand the biggest thing that concerns me about the 1950 is
it's low RAM. I've read some reviews that mention that you only have
about 12-13MB left after the OS loads, while others mention that you
should have 23-24MB left. 12MB seems a little low, but if it's 23MB
than that's not too bad ... if anyone could tell me which reviews are
correct, or why they offer different figures that would be great.
Other than that, the 1950 seems very nice. The keys loook like they
would be suitable for some good game playing. And I think I'm more
likely to use the WiFi than the non existant Bluetooth on the 1950.
So if you have any opinions about either unit ... how they compare ...
which one you like more ... which one you'd buy ... etc. ... I'd love
to hear it.
Thanks,
Harry
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