Re: Need recommendation for PDA

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I have found my Sprint HTC Touch Pro to be excellent for reading ebooks. The
excellent resolution makes it easy to read, despite the overall small size.
Ron S.
"Tim Layton" <TimLayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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An iPaq running windows mobile is likely the best fit for your
requirements.
Enjoy!


"Gabriel Knight" wrote:

Hi all,

I have owned several PDAs and now I'm on a Samsung Omnia which is my
cellphone as well.

However I've found that I would really like to have a PDA for reading
eBooks and PDF documents, and also for the occasional web browsing.
Therefore I decided it might be a nice thing to have something
separate from my Omnia something with a much larger screen that I can
use for reading mostly.

So I need a recommendation because it has been years since I owned a
PDA that was not also my cellphone.

Here are my preferences:
1. LARGEST screen possible. I cannot over-state this it is #1
preference as large a screen because I'll be doing LOTS of reading on
it.
2. FAST CPU... my friend recently got a used ipaq - I used to own an
ipaq as well, and though I'd been happy with them, he seems to have
trouble he says it is quite slow. Since my current phone/pda is a very
recent model I'm very used to FAST performance. I'd like something
with a really good CPU.
3. Good battery life. I'll be spending probably 80% reading pdf files
and maybe 20% using my wifi connection. I am fully aware that wifi is
a battery killer and I know that from many other products I've
experienced it with. So given that I know that already, I want a
product with a really good battery life to accomodate this occasional
wifi use.

Aside from those preferences in terms of what is important to me, it
MUST be windows mobile and I should at least be able to use version 5
or 6. I know from experience quite a few of the units I've owned have
been upgradable to newer versions of winmo so even if the product
originally had something a bit older, as long as it will run a recent
version like 5 or 6, I don't mind doing an upgrade.

Again, of utmost importance is a really nice screen size.

Recommendations are appreciated.
I am fond of manufacturers like Asus, I am indifferent about HP, and I
hate Sony products so that might give you an idea of my preference in
terms of reliability of manufacturer.

Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can offer.




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