need ppc advice

[Cascaderanger]

Relatively New Poster here:

What I want to do, per week; Is 30-40 hrs of word processing, 1-2 hrs of connectivity and a few watts extra for a cell phone. Powered by Battery & Solar.

Question is; How to get there for less that $750 total. I already have the solar panel access, assume 5-Watts. 7-10W if lucky.

BTW the battery is going to be carried several miles, so best energy solutions under 70lbs, please.

What I need: on a budget of <$750.

1. Pocket PC-Win Mobile 5.0/ or a Palm OS. $200-$400 range pls.
2. Battery reccomendations. What kind (under 70lbs please.) will give me the most power per pound?

3. how to connect: I can get almost free wireless access and gear. power consumption would be the problem there. Range is 10-12 air miles. I have good cell reception but would prefer not to use it due to added cost. figure 10min./ day is the target for net access.

If anyone thinks a different forum topic would be better, sound off.


My 'used to be bad' game rig, it's no A64, but runs cool & sweet:

MS 865-PE mobo
P4-Northwood 3.2 Ghz
Zalman 7000Cu flower HS
1 Gig KVR DDR400
BFG-6800-GTOC
36Gb Raptor [boot drive]
160Gb Seagate SATA for bulk storage
w/ the overweight Cu HS, it doesnt travel much

 

[mechBgon]

Based off the thread title, I was going to recommend Clan Extended-Range PPCs if you can get them. Less weight, less crits, longer range, more damage... but longer recycle and way more heat. In the end, it's up to the individual Mechwarrior what he/she prefers. I'll try not to look down on you if you settle for the Inner-Sphere version.



Lithium-Ion batteries would have the most punch for their weight. You may want to check out BatterySpace.com, they have lots of ingredients for cooking up a setup to suit your need. Next down the list from Li-ion would be NiMH, and could be more practical if you want to just cook up a rack of D-cell NiMH cells and then charge them with a 12-volt-based charger.

Hope that helps