Palm is coming out with a new handheld, LifeDrive

[NFS4]

LOL, POS

http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2525&review=palmOne+LifeDrive

One of the biggest adaptations to the Lifedrive is that it's slower than other Palm OS models. The snappy interface, long the hallmark of the Palm platform, has bowed to the necessities of having a built-in hard drive.

Sometimes an application will come up quickly, sometimes it will take several seconds to load. The same goes for the application launcher. Documents To Go dragged a bit while loading a PalmOne press release included on the internal drive. The delays were longest when an application was searching for a file or files: 4 GB is a lot of space to search for a small machine, and it could sometimes take upwards of ten or twenty seconds to search the entire drive. Likewise, powering down is no longer an instantaneous operation. The period from the time that you hit the switch to the machine actually shutting off is usually 3-4 seconds. It still does instant-on, though.

LOL x2 (LifeDrive on the Left, Axim X50v on the right)

http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/3879.jpg

The pricetag for the Lifedrive is also rather high for some of the features--you could literally buy a dual wireless PocketPC for half the price of a Lifedrive, and still have money left over for a 4 GB solid-state flash memory card. But the Lifedrive is a one of a kind model, for which you usually have to expect higher pricing. It's also currently the only option for dual wireless on PalmOS, which commands a hefty premium. I'm not neccessarily saying I like it, and I would very much like to see a model with the dual-wireless and large battery capacity without the microdrive selling for $300. But in the interim, the Lifedrive packs in a lot, even if I wish it were cheaper.

Haha, POS

 

[rh71]

You use "POS" like people would use "POS" with an inferior car like a Camry, when compared to a Jaguar. Choose your terms wisely.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: rh71
You use "POS" like people would use "POS" with an inferior car like a Camry, when compared to a Jaguar. Choose your terms wisely.

The only thing is that a Camry doesn't compare with a Jaguar of any type. The LifeDrive does compete directly with an Axim X50v. Hell, an X30 would mop the floor of it for half the price and you'd still have enough coin to buy a 2GB SD card.

 

[SynthDude2001]

I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: rh71
You use "POS" like people would use "POS" with an inferior car like a Camry, when compared to a Jaguar. Choose your terms wisely.

The only thing is that a Camry doesn't compare with a Jaguar of any type. The LifeDrive does compete directly with an Axim X50v. Hell, an X30 would mop the floor of it for half the price and you'd still have enough coin to buy a 2GB SD card.

I saw this article and I guess you may interest in that link.

don't people say mac is pos too?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

I'd wait.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

I'd wait.

*drool*

I bet that thing will cost $1000 when it's released though

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

I'd wait.

*drool*

I bet that thing will cost $1000 when it's released though

How long until that thing comes out? I'm drooling over the Samsung i730.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Kyteland
How long until that thing comes out? I'm drooling over the Samsung i730.

now thats what im talking about!

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Kyteland

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

I'd wait.

*drool*

I bet that thing will cost $1000 when it's released though

How long until that thing comes out? I'm drooling over the Samsung i730.

"Second half of 2005." The i730 is cool too. I've been eyeing those 2 and the new HP Windows Mobile phone (hw6500).

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I've wanted an X50v for quite a while, and especially now that they'll offer a Windows Mobile 5 upgrade for it. I don't really need one though, so I'm holding out on such a device that can also double as a phone....(at least with a Bluetooth headset, if nothing else).

I'd wait.

you got at least 3 years to wait for the US 3G network to develop.

 

[User1001]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Windows Mobile/PocketPC > Palm

That is all

It'll be one cold day in hell if I go back to active sync. It was the buggiest POS ever.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: User1001

Originally posted by: NFS4
Windows Mobile/PocketPC > Palm

That is all

It'll be one cold day in hell if I go back to active sync. It was the buggiest POS ever.

Never had a problem with AS and I've been using it since it was called Windows Syncronizer Manager or whatever the heck it was called back in CE2.11. Go figure

 

[cain]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
link

pretty sweet

this thing looks bad ass. anyone know if the office programs in there are compatible with MS word and such?

 

[Hottie]

Originally posted by: NFS4
The LifeDrive does compete directly with an Axim X50v. Hell, an X30 would mop the floor of it for half the price and you'd still have enough coin to buy a 2GB SD card.

a$$ >>>>> Dell

And I have more problem on my Asus w/ PPC 2003 than my Palm E