Re: HP IPAQ 211

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I wish HP would come up with a cradle for it. I don't appreciate the cords
lying across my desk and the 210 with no "home"

Terry

"Sven" <sejohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Couple of data points to add here
1) No real personal experience here, but expect fully that a netbook, even
with a SSD, does not provide the 'instant' on that a PDA would, for that
quick note. Beyond that the minimum sized netbook, ~ 8" screen, is still
no where as 'pocketable as a pocket PC, aka, PPC, aka Windows Mobile
device.

2) Checking e-mail needs some explanation. The device you are considering,
the HP211, has WiFi, and BT. With WiFi you can check mail any place with a
WiFi hotspot, though some (most?) are pay for subscription sites. The BT
can be used to access the internet via a cell phone that also has BT and a
data plan. The 211 is a Windows Mobile Classic device. If you cram a cell
phone into a device like the 211 you get a Windows Mobile Professional
device, and can do that e-mail/web browsing via the cell data plan. If
that interests you check your favorite cell carrier for options, or ask
here.

3) Minor web browsing can be achieved with the 211 as above, WiFi via
hotspot, or BT via data capable cell. The experience, depending on the
site visited can be adequate, to unusable, as Pocket IE doesn't support
anything near what you are accustomed to on the desktop. The mitigation to
that is there are many sites that are specially formatted for small
screens/disadvantaged devices, that detect what you are viewing from and
deliver content accordingly.

4) You will like the PIM capabilities and sync (as long as it works), as
long as you are using Outlook on the desktop, or do not intend to sync,
but rather do it all on the handheld.

5) You have an option on the 211 that many don't consider. You can get a
Compact Flash wired modem for the 211 and use old fashioned dialup for
internet access. Even folks with cable and DSL internet at home may have
some limited amount of dialup time available to them from their ISP to use
on the road.

Aside: I own a 211 and am fairly pleased with it's performance. Great
battery life, good screen, though the insensitivity is often commented on.
To me it just needs a firmer hand than any other PPC I have ever used.
Maybe a little overkill for a first device, and I might suggest looking at
the 111. The 211 is not a daily use device for me, but was for my wife who
just switched to a Samsung EPIX (AT&T). She got tired of two devices,
phone and PDA. (The HP211 replaced a Dell X50 which replaced an ipaq 4155
preceded by an HP Jornada, bought the day those were released in 2000) My
main squeeze is an ATT Tilt. Similar legacy, but I succumbed to a
converged device well before my wife.


"KStahl" <ktsahl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes. I use several different names depending on which of my computers I
happen to be using at the moment.

I need a handheld device to take quick notes when I don't want to drag
out my laptop and there are times when I'd like to be able to check email
without the need to have my laptop available. Perhaps also some minor web
browsing. The calendar feature is also very important to me. I have just
never gotten used to carrying around a day planner because I prefer to do
almost everything on a computer. Beyond that, I'm pretty sure I'll find
other uses as well.




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