Which PDA?

Anakist · 26th August 2004, 2:17 PM

Going to get my GF a PDA for Christmas. Just looking for a basic one, appointments, calendar, a scratch pad / doodle / notepad thingy. Must have connectivity to PC or wireless network.

Don't want excel.

James

PogiPinoy · 26th August 2004, 2:44 PM

the cheapest ipaq that has inbuilt wifi is the ipaq 4150..these retail around $650

you can purchase the lower spec'd ipaqs such as the ipaq 1930, 1940 or 2210 but you will need to purchase separately a Wifi SD Card for the 1930/1940 or if you opt for the 2210 you have a choice of either a SD or CF based wifi card.

if youre on a tight budget go for the 1930 with a wifi sd card. as that will be the cheapest. If not jump into the 4150, wifi would be better if its inbuilt as it would save your slot space

The_Cheat · 27th August 2004, 12:41 AM

I recommend the Dell Axim X30, i got one myself and it's great. Has all the things you want even Excel! I picked up the mid range model, which has everything you need. Just check out the dell site.
I picked mine up for $455 (because of the free delivery deal), so i had cash spare to get the USB cradle.
Some people complain about the plain shape, but i don't mind, it is still fairly small, light and does what i want it to do.

Anakist · 27th August 2004, 7:20 AM

Are there the same problems with Dell in PDA's as there are in PC's??

James

The_Cheat · 27th August 2004, 9:00 AM

what problems are you refering to?
I have the PDA and a Inspiron 600m. I have had no problems with either.

dr_evil6_6_6 · 15th September 2004, 12:17 AM

Tungsten E. Not as usefull as iPaqs, but its less then $300 new, they look really cool, are very small, and can connect to a pc via a small cable (as opposed to the iPaqs docking station). IT does not have any wireless features or bluetooth tho.

26th August 2004, 2:44 PM	#2
PogiPinoy Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney (No Cable) :( Posts: 1,300	the cheapest ipaq that has inbuilt wifi is the ipaq 4150..these retail around $650 you can purchase the lower spec'd ipaqs such as the ipaq 1930, 1940 or 2210 but you will need to purchase separately a Wifi SD Card for the 1930/1940 or if you opt for the 2210 you have a choice of either a SD or CF based wifi card. if youre on a tight budget go for the 1930 with a wifi sd card. as that will be the cheapest. If not jump into the 4150, wifi would be better if its inbuilt as it would save your slot space __________________ BLAQUE - Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest of Unity in Everything OCAU Club PDA Member #6 Nintendo Club Member #4 OCAU iPod Owner #65 ASUS Owners Club \|\|Dr. Pepper Club Member #21\|\| Motorola V-Club Member - V3i DELL Laptop Owners Club

27th August 2004, 12:41 AM	#3
The_Cheat Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 65	I recommend the Dell Axim X30, i got one myself and it's great. Has all the things you want even Excel! I picked up the mid range model, which has everything you need. Just check out the dell site. I picked mine up for $455 (because of the free delivery deal), so i had cash spare to get the USB cradle. Some people complain about the plain shape, but i don't mind, it is still fairly small, light and does what i want it to do. __________________ Desktop: Athlon XP 2500+ @ 3200+ \| Spire Whisper Rock IV \| Gigabyte GA-7VA \| Kingston PC2700 256MB x 2 (512Mb) \| Winfast A280LE TDH MyVIVO GeForce4 Ti 4200 \| 60GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm \| 200Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm (8MB Cache) \| LG 32x10x40 \| LiteOn 16x DVD-ROM \| Antec Sonata \| WinXP Pro \| Logitech MX Duo Work Laptop: Dell Inspiron 600m PM 1.4\| 512MB DDR SDRAM \| 64MB Radeon 9000 \| 14.1" SXGA+ \| 30GB HDD \| DVD/CD-RW \| WinXP Home \| Logitech MX700 ANTEC/CHIEFTEC CASE OWNERS/MODDERS MEMBER #113

27th August 2004, 9:00 AM	#5
The_Cheat Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 65	what problems are you refering to? I have the PDA and a Inspiron 600m. I have had no problems with either. __________________ Desktop: Athlon XP 2500+ @ 3200+ \| Spire Whisper Rock IV \| Gigabyte GA-7VA \| Kingston PC2700 256MB x 2 (512Mb) \| Winfast A280LE TDH MyVIVO GeForce4 Ti 4200 \| 60GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm \| 200Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm (8MB Cache) \| LG 32x10x40 \| LiteOn 16x DVD-ROM \| Antec Sonata \| WinXP Pro \| Logitech MX Duo Work Laptop: Dell Inspiron 600m PM 1.4\| 512MB DDR SDRAM \| 64MB Radeon 9000 \| 14.1" SXGA+ \| 30GB HDD \| DVD/CD-RW \| WinXP Home \| Logitech MX700 ANTEC/CHIEFTEC CASE OWNERS/MODDERS MEMBER #113

15th September 2004, 12:17 AM	#6
dr_evil6_6_6 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wollongong Posts: 244	Tungsten E. Not as usefull as iPaqs, but its less then $300 new, they look really cool, are very small, and can connect to a pc via a small cable (as opposed to the iPaqs docking station). IT does not have any wireless features or bluetooth tho. __________________ Give a man fire and he's warm for a day. Light a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.