Acer drops best PocketPC/PDA ever!

[Revolutionary]

The buzz on the PDA/PocketPC forums: Acer's new n310 and n311 PocketPCs.

Chinese Language page with specs and photos

"Official" announcement coverage by InfoSync

The down-and-dirty on the n311:
Windows Mobile 5.0
3.7" VGA-resolution screen
400Mhz Samsung processor (equiv. to Intel 520Mhz Xscale)
64MB ROM
128MB non-volatile flash memory
Bluetooth 1.2
802.11b wireless
USB 1.1 Host (plug in that thumbdrive!)

And the best part? Dig the dimensions:
110mm x 70mm x 14mm @ 135gm

:Q

For comparison, some other PDA dimensions:
[Tiny] Closed Palm Tungsten T/T2 (the smallest of Palm's sliders)
101mm x 76mm x 15mm @ 159gm

[Small] HP H4150
114mm x 71mm x 13.5mm @ 132gm

[Smallish] HP h2210
115mm x 76mm x 15.5mm @ 144gm

[Modest] Dell Axim x51v (3.7" VGA screen)
119mm x 74mm x 17mm @ 175gm

[Big] PalmOne LifeDrive
121mm x 73mm x 19mm @ 193gm

[Bigger] Fujistu PocketLoox 720 (3.7" VGA screen)
122mm x 73mm x 16mm @ 170gm

[Huge] HP H4700 (4" VGA screen)
131mm x 77mm x 15mm @ 187gm

[Frickin' Huge] Toshiba E800 (3.7" VGA screen)
134mm x 76mm x 15mm @ 193gm


No other combination of features and size comes even close!

Probably not going to be released directly in the States, and probably not available elsewhere until Q1 CY2006.

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Cheese is good

 

[Revolutionary]

And your point would be... ?

 

[Vegito]

i been looking to get rid of my axim x5 (old old) how much do u think it'll cost ?

 

[Revolutionary]

No idea. Their current high-end N50 Premium can be had for $375US through Expansys. UK price with VAT on the N50 is around $430. That one's got wireless, same RAM (not NVFR, though), 520mhz Xscale, USB host, etc, but no VGA screen. Its also bigger (just a tad smaller than an x50).

I'm going to guess that the n311 will be around $450US, closer to $500 in the UK with VAT. (Acer doesn't distribute PDAs in the US directly. Expansys and a couple other international-network retailers--not including Amazon--are the only outlets that sell them here.)

I'm also betting that it won't be available in Europe/UK until January or February--when I will be promptly snatching one up!