Smallest, thinnest, and lightest PocketPC is a....gulp...Packard Bell!!

[NFS4]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/node1018.asp

5.14 ounces
.58 inches thick

 

[Imdmn04]

this company still exists?

 

[joohang]

<< this company still exists? >>

 

[datalink7]

<< this company still exists? >>



I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

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<< this company still exists? >>

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I thought that by now they would have been doused in gasoline and set on fire by angry users. Maybe they've been reincarnated.

 

[NFS4]

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<< this company still exists? >>

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I thought that by now they would have been doused in gasoline and set on fire by angry users. Maybe they've been reincarnated. >>


NEC bought them. NEC makes a version of the PocketGear, albeit a thicker version.

 

[zippy]

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<< this company still exists? >>



I was thinking the same thing. >>

Me too. Just last night actually. Spooky.

 

[joohang]

w00t!! w00t!

Battery life is short but still. Has a built-in SD slot and looks pretty nice too.

 

[amdskip]

die, I say die already and save yourself the suffering

 

[spanky]

<< this company still exists? >>




last i heard, weren't they bought by NEC or something?

 

[amnesiac]

You guys realize this is being released in the UK, not the US, right?

 

[NFS4]

<< w00t!! w00t!

Battery life is short but still. Has a built-in SD slot and looks pretty nice too. >>


Battery is replaceable too

 

[joohang]

However:



<< LCD Panel Size
Resolution
Color depth
Type QVGA, 3.5 inch
320 x 240
65536 colors
Reflective display w/ front light >>



Blah.. I'll pass. iPAQ LCD all the way.

 

[Digobick]

How do they expect to sell anything if it says "Packard Bell" on the front of the product? I have never in my life recommended a Packard "Hell" anything, and I'm not about to start now.

 

[joohang]

<< Battery is replaceable too >>


Holy shmokes!

What other PocketPCs have replaceable batteries? Does Jornada?

 

[NFS4]

<< However:



<< LCD Panel Size
Resolution
Color depth
Type QVGA, 3.5 inch
320 x 240
65536 colors
Reflective display w/ front light >>



Blah.. I'll pass. iPAQ LCD all the way. >>


The iPAQ is the only PocketPC2002 devices with a 3.8 inch screen. I personally prefer 3.5. The pixels are closer together for a crisper image. And ClearType actually works like it should with the other PocketPC2002 devices.


<< What other PocketPCs have replaceable batteries? Does Jornada? >>


Jornada 56x and Casio E-200

 

[joohang]

That's true. ClearType screwing up on the iPAQ is a bummer.

I want to "upgrade" my iPAQ in the coming months but there are so many darn choices. I wonder when X-Scale will go mainstream.

 

[NFS4]

More pics:

http://www.tomshardware.fr/articletendance.php?IdArticle=108&NumPage=12

 

[gopunk]

what's the story behind packard bell? i remember them, but don't ever remember noticing their disappearance...

 

[HamSupLo]

back in the day, i was considering buying a Packard Bell 486DX2 50 with 4 megs of RAM and a 340 mb HD.

 

[Yeeny]

My Packard Bell may have been slow, but it lasted me 5 long years. I really cannot complain about them stability wise.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

NEC bought them? That explains why my NEC laptop was a complete POS, along with the support. Bah.

 

[TallBill]

i still got 2 PB"s runnin in my room.. eek

 

[joohang]

<< back in the day, i was considering buying a Packard Bell 486DX2 50 with 4 megs of RAM and a 340 mb HD. >>


hahaha

The good ol' days. I remember Packard Bell during perhaps when P200 or PII were mainstream. Kinda forgot about them as time passed.