PDA?

[npoe1]

Hi, suddenly I think that I need to have a PDA or something like that, I usually have to make annotations and I tend to use any piece of paper that I have at my reach to do such thing, I?m considering to buy one, but I?m not sure, I know that I can live without that I do not know if you have some advice about this thing or maybe an alternative or whatever, I would appreciate any comment.

 

[swtethan]

Pocket PC's are fun, kinda expensive though.


DONT EVER BUY A PDA PHONE!


<-- owner of a cassiopeia pocket pc w/windows ce (not used anymore) and UTStarcom xv6700 PDA Phone (sold cause they suck)

 

[npoe1]

can you recommend me one?

 

[Midlander]

Originally posted by: swtethan
Pocket PC's are fun, kinda expensive though.


DONT EVER BUY A PDA PHONE!

That sounds like the voice of experience.

 

[Kaido]

I carry around 3x5" notecards and a pen. Keep them in your pocket or wallet. I've tried using a PDA before, but it's 1000x faster to use a pen and paper. PDAs are handy because you can store EVERYTHING on them, all your lists from to do to shopping list to movies to see to music you want to buy. You might also consider a smart phone. I'm upgrading to a Motorola Q in April and you can make lists using the QWERTY keyboard on it pretty easily. How would you want to carry it? In your pocket or in a case clipped to your belt? It seems like Palm PDAs are much slimmer than PocketPC PDAs in that regard.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: npoe1
can you recommend me one?

I am a BIG fan of the Dell Axim series of PDAs. I've had an X5 and an X51v. They go as high as $399 depending on what features you want (Bluetooth, Wifi, etc.). Do you plan on doing anything else on it, like surfing the net, listening to MP3s, etc.?

 

[npoe1]

well I would like to check some web pages, but I do not care about the MP3.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: npoe1
can you recommend me one?

Windows Mobile 6 just came out, I'd recommend anything with WM6


you could have bought my phone last month http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/swtethan/phone2.JPG

 

[waggy]

i want a PDA. just don't want to spend the money heh

 

[npoe1]

What is the problem with the PDA phone?

 

[RichUK]

I?ve got a company Pocket PC, it?s a Qtek 2020i. I mainly use it for company related communication via GPRS though.

It?s got a feature embedded that enables me to set the processor to 'turbo mode' :shocked:

 

[johnjbruin]

I have a dell axim. Windows mobile is pretty good. Installing other applications has been fun too.
Most used feature is calendar and wi-fi browsing for email.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: swtethan
Pocket PC's are fun, kinda expensive though.


DONT EVER BUY A PDA PHONE!


<-- owner of a cassiopeia pocket pc w/windows ce (not used anymore) and UTStarcom xv6700 PDA Phone (sold cause they suck)

while i do agree that PDAs and phones aren't ideal when mashed together, i also think that a PDA without access to some sort of cellular data network is a castrated device.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: npoe1
well I would like to check some web pages, but I do not care about the MP3.

The Dell Axim X51 is a pretty good model:

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/product...spx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=221-9720

$299 and comes with Bluetooth and Wifi. It's slim, lightweight, has both an SD and CF card slot, and runs Windows Mobile 5.0.

 

[npoe1]

Ok, and then if I have a cell phone and a PDA like 2 separated devices, is it, ok?

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: npoe1
What is the problem with the PDA phone?

aside from it:

1. not being pocketable
2. weird to hold as phone without bluetooth
3. bad signal (3 vs 5 bars in same location)
4. people call in when in the middle of doing stuff on PDA
5. dont know if im on a call vs flip phone you close it, its ended
6. akward using IE to brows, websites arent scaled down.

PROS:
1. good voice quality (except for bluetooth)
2. dont have to bring along two things
3. Wifi

 

[npoe1]

I'm considering the Dell Axim X51 very seriously right now, I will buy one sometime this weekend or the next one, unless something else happen.

 

[ppdes]

I wouldn't buy anything with less than VGA resolution. The difference in usability when I upgraded to one with that was huge.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: npoe1
I'm considering the Dell Axim X51 very seriously right now, I will buy one sometime this weekend or the next one, unless something else happen.

Be sure to visit AximSite, a great resource and forum for all things Axim-related:

http://www.aximsite.com

 

[bobdelt]

get a treo... you wont regret it

 

[krunchykrome]

I bought a used Clie a couple years ago thinking it would be useful for sorting out my life instead of using the dry erase board in my room. I ended up never using it and I eventually sold it to a guy on craigslist.

About three months ago, I bought another PDA. At the time, I was interviewing for jobs right out of college, and I also had a million things I needed to do on a weekly basis. So I bought a Palm TX. I picked the TX because it got good reviews, it had wifi, and it was cheaper than an Axim. I use it everyday.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

I really like my Palm TX

For about $250, you get bluetooth and wifi, office docs togo, etc... Dopewars is freeware. A little utility called SyncML lets me synch my PDA calander and notes to my business calandar (oracle) anywhere I can get an IP. Good screen color and brightness, decent battery life.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Go to www.aximsite.com and you can get a pretty good deal on a used Dell x50v or x51v. They're great for taking notes with a bluetooth keyboard, compiling shopping lists, compiling check lists, and are great as GPS units when paired with a $100 GPS receiver. I've literally driven across the country and back with the above combo.

 

[npoe1]

Thanks for the advices, but what is the best and cheaper PDA that I can have, an Axim or maybe other one?

I?m willing to spend at most like $400, but I want to make a good choice, so the cheaper the better but I don?t want to get something useless.

 

[Viper0329]

I :heart: my x50v. Make SURE to get the VGA model if you stay with the dell axim.

The wifi and GPS capabilities alone are worth it. Plus, with large capacity SD and CF cards being cheap, it makes a really good media player too.