PocketPC vs Palm benefits/drawbacks of either one? I need help deciding on a PDA.

[RoninRXN]

<< come on guys give potatosalad a break, he's just trying to justify his purchase of overpriced palm device that can't even play mp3 or video
I would say peace of mind came if he can bash at ppc weaknesses and point out palm is the best, just cuz he own a palm. The only strength i can find on palm is it's size. period. Bah i can't even understand how to write in grafitti.. it took a long time to learn. >>



...you couldn't just let the thread die, could you?

 

[SinNisTeR]

i think SloppyB summarized this whole thread in one post, about 4 or 5 posts up. nice one, and i totally agree.

 

[RoninRXN]

<< All this talk of software market share made me think?so I took a look at this:

Chart

Interesting?potato had better invest in Palm so they don?t go under.

As for me, I have owned a Palm 1000, 5000, IIIXe, Handspring Visor, Handspring Deluxe, Handspring Platinum, Handspring Prism and now a Compaq iPAQ. And you can have my iPAQ?when you pry it from my cold dead hands?or when the new model comes out.

And as for your asinine battery argument?compare a Handspring Prism or a Palm 505 to an iPAQ using the same features, syncing the same number of times and I bet the difference isn?t that great. My Prism never lasted a week. Sure I could get a week out a battery on an 8088 computer running DOS and not accessing any drives and only using a 7? screen but I would prefer 3 hours on my Tecra 9000 using WiFi to connect to my cable modem or watching a DVD.

BTW?as simplistic as you are potato?you have been entertaining?kind of like watching a lab rat getting repeatedly shocked by selecting the wrong food over and over and over. Too funny. >>



Hehe...you're right, Sinister. This is a great post.

 

[NFS4]

Two cool new iPAQ accessories!!

 

[RoninRXN]

<< Two cool new iPAQ accessories!! >>



For something supposedly not available for "Microsoft contraptions"...they look pretty real. Hmm...

 

[SinNisTeR]

how do i get my ipaq to play off of the storage card. when i open windows media player i cant access any folder above my documents. tia.

 

[Czar]

sinister,
create a folder on the storage card called "my documents" should solve it.

 

[SinNisTeR]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH Czar!!!!!!! does everything have to be in a folder to be able to be accessed?

 

[MOgeeks]

This thread reminds me so much of what happened when a group of kids gather around with their new toys and compete for the coolest title.

heheheee...this is not a flame...I just find that the deciding factor is personal preferences. ....

 

[RoninRXN]

<< This thread reminds me so much of what happened when a group of kids gather around with their new toys and compete for the coolest title.

heheheee...this is not a flame...I just find that the deciding factor is personal preferences. .... >>



It's not about that. NFS4, myself and the other "PPC supporters" fully recognize what Palm OS is good for but potatosalad simply doesn't like PPC because it's a "Microsoft contraption".

Either way. The arguement is over.

 

[Joony]

i borrowed my buds palm IIIc...its a piece o crap. No good games, the screen is a bit too sharp for me, i can see pixels and such and the color is bad. No network expansion cards (802.11 and ethernet). I can't wait till i get a pocket PC...